Muckaway:
bubbleman:
Was this the one the Davies’ bought from Kingston Minerals? I think Alan Cleaver had one of theirs aswell…And my Dad had one of those Talbot Horizons aswell. A reg and a sticker on the back bragged it was “5 Speed”
Yeah thats the one Nathan allthough it was bought from an ARC O/D called John who ran out of Lechlade at the time, when he had a new ERF six wheeler.
Martin.
retriever:
A few I posted elsewhere but as always they also belong on Marcus’s Scrapbook Memories
All are by Roger Kenney except for the M1 pic which is by Arthur Ingram. That was Harry Gill’s wagon
her are some more taken at the beginning of the Trans Pennine Rally
Hi again,good pics Lawrence and Jim…well done lads…heres todays bunch,with another shot of the black Foden S106 to start with 
One for Neil to end with.
Cheers Bubbs, 
I like the picture of the BRS Guy is it Oxford depot with the code ME? Its quite a rare model 28t gross fitted with a Perkins V8 510, usually had an emv or turner box with an eaton 2 speed. There was no big bonnet in the cab just a completely flat floor with a large square hatch for engine access, it had 2 small air filters on either side of the rear of the cab with tall thin stacks.
Hi Bubbs, a few more Forest Of Dean photos and in reply to Dieseldogsix, the guy’s Big J’s i previously posted were ex BRS Car transport and the sleepers were fitted by Forest Of Dean Caravans 
hiya,
Wow page 299 come on lads lump em’ on lets do page 300 over the weekend I can’t get enough of this fine thread, thanks a million Marc.
thanks harry long retired.
Loving those old Mercedes trucks. The flatter fronted ones are a bit before my time though, but still good.
Seeing that Viewline reminds me that I don’t remember seeing one with a sleeper cab. I loved the cab for the short time I drove one, apart from the cooking when the sun shined and freezing when it didn’t 
, but just thought that it was so roomy and suitable as a sleeper.
Spardo:
Seeing that Viewline reminds me that I don’t remember seeing one with a sleeper cab. I loved the cab for the short time I drove one, apart from the cooking when the sun shined and freezing when it didn’t
Spardo I had one for around 4 years but it did have a good heater so it was fine once it got warmed up but as you say you got cooked on sunny days and I can’t ever recall seeing a sleeper cab on one either.
Cheers Johnnie
nice photos deaneerr but i thought it was your birthday
sammyopisite:
Spardo:
Seeing that Viewline reminds me that I don’t remember seeing one with a sleeper cab. I loved the cab for the short time I drove one, apart from the cooking when the sun shined and freezing when it didn’tSpardo I had one for around 4 years but it did have a good heater so it was fine once it got warmed up but as you say you got cooked on sunny days and I can’t ever recall seeing a sleeper cab on one either.
Cheers Johnnie
I suppose the heater was ok Johnnie, well compared to Atkis I’d driven before that, but it was the large expanse of glass that left little or no insulation properties and, as you say, it was like a greenhouse in the sunshine.
Just thought it would have made a great sleeper cab though.
That little Morris Minopr steering wheel took a bit of getting use to though but I did enjoy the power after that armstrong steering on my other Atkis.
bubbleman:
I’m sure these two ended up being operated by ODs’ from the Oxford area; the reg numbers certainly ring a bell…
The Leyland Daf 75 “Tina” was owned by a chap named Colin who screened soil at a farm near ■■■■■■■■■ kept the “Tina” name and the “Dorset” part was badly erased 
Spardo:
sammyopisite:
Spardo:
Seeing that Viewline reminds me that I don’t remember seeing one with a sleeper cab. I loved the cab for the short time I drove one, apart from the cooking when the sun shined and freezing when it didn’tSpardo I had one for around 4 years but it did have a good heater so it was fine once it got warmed up but as you say you got cooked on sunny days and I can’t ever recall seeing a sleeper cab on one either.
Cheers JohnnieI suppose the heater was ok Johnnie, well compared to Atkis I’d driven before that, but it was the large expanse of glass that left little or no insulation properties and, as you say, it was like a greenhouse in the sunshine.
Just thought it would have made a great sleeper cab though.
That little Morris Minopr steering wheel took a bit of getting use to though but I did enjoy the power after that armstrong steering on my other Atkis.
David I came off of a Scammell Highwayman so it was a feeling " like winning the pools " and I did over steer at first with it
cheers Johnnie
sammyopisite:
Spardo:
sammyopisite:
Spardo:
Seeing that Viewline reminds me that I don’t remember seeing one with a sleeper cab. I loved the cab for the short time I drove one, apart from the cooking when the sun shined and freezing when it didn’tSpardo I had one for around 4 years but it did have a good heater so it was fine once it got warmed up but as you say you got cooked on sunny days and I can’t ever recall seeing a sleeper cab on one either.
Cheers JohnnieI suppose the heater was ok Johnnie, well compared to Atkis I’d driven before that, but it was the large expanse of glass that left little or no insulation properties and, as you say, it was like a greenhouse in the sunshine.
Just thought it would have made a great sleeper cab though.
That little Morris Minopr steering wheel took a bit of getting use to though but I did enjoy the power after that armstrong steering on my other Atkis.
David I came off of a Scammell Highwayman so it was a feeling " like winning the pools "
cheers Johnnie
hiya,
Always fancied having a go in a Viewline but you lads have changed my mind the bit about freezing in the winter have driven “knacker chillers” in my time, didn’t care for the baking in the sunny weather bit either.
thanks harry long retired.
But Harry look on the bright side, you are still here enjoying the things you like in life, just like me, we both endured heaterless wagons, plus ■■■■ brakes , & sometimes underpowered & overloaded, but like I said we are still here, & I think from my point of view we had the best years in the haulage game, compared to to-days ■■■■■■ ? , Plus we still enjoy our Malts , Long may it last, Regards Larry.
240 Gardner:
Davnic:
boris:
That foden rings a bell , wasn’t it on the front cover of truck n driver many moons ago ?
It was on the cover of the first ever edition of T&D.
Was owned by a guy called Phil ? who ran a small fleet but drove this one himself.
It had a 400 or 450 in it ,which for the day,was right up there.I think it was Phil Morris of P&A Haulage of Oswestry. And I recall it was 400bhp, which was big power then
That’s correct Lord Gardner of Elworth 
It was also a participant in the first and best “drop your trailer and take your place on the grid” UK Truck Grand Prix at Donnington and still earns a living on the fairground circuit.
we had the best years in the haulage game, compared to to-days [zb
you are spot there LD!
