Viking:
glenman:
bubbleman:
Hello,nice old pics Tankerian…Sorry I cant help you find more shots.Heres some more from the bubblevaults
any more of this about bubbleman ? its a bit of a beast isnt it .
Here’s KED 505P when I had it at NorthWest Freighters 1982…It was a bit of a beast then!
sorry to offend anyone but thats gone poofy looking compared to the brown version. 
KED went from NW Freighters on to Dens, then it went on to the firm who had it in that 'orrible brown colour.
After that, John Huddlestone had it, then Hedgers got it (this was when KED505P was taken off and a naff private plate got pinned on)
did the brown version travel far from the uk ? it looks like a comic/cartoon truck mind you.
glenman:
did the brown version travel far from the uk ? it looks like a comic/cartoon truck mind you.
Never left these shores a far as I know - unless you count the Menai Straits or Kincardine Bridge.
Come on Marcus get a move on with that decorating this week 
marky:
glenman:
did the brown version travel far from the uk ? it looks like a comic/cartoon truck mind you.Never left these shores a far as I know - unless you count the Menai Straits or Kincardine Bridge.
looks like it had just done a m/e round trip what with all the “bling”.
Hello again,Moo-moo…dont rub it in mate 
Hope these are ok.
Cheers Bubbs, 
Hope these are ok.
Cheers Bubbs,
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Love that old school Christian Salvesen colour scheme. nice, plain and simple.
Those old salt wagons (normally 8whl rigids) were always a fine sight.
sorry to offend anyone but thats gone poofy looking compared to the brown version.
bubbleman:
Hello again,Moo-moo…dont rub it in mate
Hope these are ok.
Cheers Bubbs,
Was the signwriting on the Thomasons trailer done with a crayon?
ainacs:
Hi Marc sorry can’t help you with any info on the Scania with the loft conversion it was just one I had bought to break can’t even remember where it came from!I see it has a 2 series sun visor though and Macarthy Stone were in the next yard you can see their tower crane.
Regards Pat
The 141 With loft coversion was R/H/D but 410 bhp dutch spec not the fastes of Scanias put pulled well . The roof conversion was done by Billy Sadler when he was involved with Select trucking .His partner at the time was a proper wide boy ( con man ) who had a couple of alias names Willam Thatchem & Dave Steptoe just being 2 of them ,He did a runner with the firms money . The truck was bought from Stuart Myhill and run on M/East work for R&J International ( Dow Freight).When Select bought new Iveco 220/38s the 141 was given a face lift & i sprayed it 2 tone blue then put on Swiss work . I drove the old girl for a few of months doing swiss and Italy untill Mr Steptoes disapearance . at this piont Stu came and collected the truck due to none payment and i returned to my faithfull F88 . incidentally One of the ivecos was smashed up in Turkey on its 1st Trip and was never recovered .
marky:
glenman:
did the brown version travel far from the uk ? it looks like a comic/cartoon truck mind you.Never left these shores a far as I know - unless you count the Menai Straits or Kincardine Bridge.
According to an article by Mr.Tuck, it did got to Italy when John Huddleston had it.
bubbleman:
Hi again,heres a few more oldies
Is this M T Barnsley, Marc?
Hi Marc here is a pic that Tony Eldridge who was the workshop manager of Sea Route Ferry here in Southampton gave me a couple of days ago of 4 new Scania R113 6X2’s being delivered. I think they are all ‘L’ reg but you know what my eyes are like
This would have been somewhere between 1st aug 1993 to 31st july 1994.
Tony is in the blue shirt
Hi Pat,great photo mate…it looks better when I got MY specs on too .240…yep the Atki is Mick Barnsleys…well spotted 
Bubbs,
240 Gardner:
marky:
glenman:
did the brown version travel far from the uk ? it looks like a comic/cartoon truck mind you.Never left these shores a far as I know - unless you count the Menai Straits or Kincardine Bridge.
According to an article by Mr.Tuck, it did got to Italy when John Huddleston had it.
I saw it Hendaye coming out of Spain in 92ish, OTS did a lot down that way, it was marching up that hill at a fair rate of knots when I saw it, it did look a right mess though
GCR2ERF:
Those old salt wagons (normally 8whl rigids) were always a fine sight.
Hiya that looks like woody driving that foden, he was on that firm for years he was on a Volvo artic the last time i saw him
years ago.he lived oppersite the rock salt works in Winsford
John
newmercman:
240 Gardner:
marky:
glenman:
did the brown version travel far from the uk ? it looks like a comic/cartoon truck mind you.Never left these shores a far as I know - unless you count the Menai Straits or Kincardine Bridge.
According to an article by Mr.Tuck, it did got to Italy when John Huddleston had it.
I saw it Hendaye coming out of Spain in 92ish, OTS did a lot down that way, it was marching up that hill at a fair rate of knots when I saw it, it did look a right mess though
Excellent stuff - you learn something new every day!
A few more odds
