South Wales Hauliers sixties and seventies onwards (Part 1)

UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUMS OLD TIME LORRIES, COMPANIES AND DRIVERS (INTERACT
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pete 359:
we were very quickly surrounded by dozens of “foreign language speaking transport professionals” :wink:
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Andrew lovely picture, that lorry is a credit to your skill and hard work. Cheerio for now.

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ARB 432T still at work, gardner 6lxb 180

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ARB

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E916TTH up and running, been off the road since 1995

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916, e16

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bcr and vob

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Brilliant pics, Paul. Thanks for them… :smiley:

I love companies like that - still making a living the old-fashioned way, running older, tidy kit and everything based on providing good service with everyone working together towards that common aim. I loved my time working for guys like that :smiley:

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Paul, east cefn coed:
E916TTH up and running, been off the road since 1995

hi,
thanks for sharing those cool pictures,i agree with piston broke,images like that remind us of how it was.am i right in thinking that those pictures were taken in illtyd thomas’ former yard :question: saviem,thanks very much your compliment means a lot to me :sunglasses: .
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Piston broke:
Brilliant pics, Paul. Thanks for them… :smiley:

I love companies like that - still making a living the old-fashioned way, running older, tidy kit and everything based on providing good service with everyone working together towards that common aim. I loved my time working for guys like that :smiley:

hiya,
Yes PB I too could have happily ended my working days with this type of
outfit and Rossers amongst others would have been fun to work for, it is
certain you would have needed a bit of mechanical knowledge like we did
in the old days and the compulsory box of spanners and bits and bobs. I got
many an old girl home by just “knowing a bit”, Oh’ yes and the jar of hand
cleaner for after doing the same running repairs, the happiest days Eh’.
thanks harry, long retired.

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hi all,
here are a few i took in upton on seven yesterday morning,firstly kevin brake’s erf ec15 olympic :sunglasses: .
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Hi Piston Broke and Pete, thankyou very much for your kind comments , E916TTH and ARB342T are the last surviving lorries of Illtyd Thomas, still belongs to John Thomas son of Illtyd, and the yard is the same too, John and Spencer are cousins and im Spencer’s son Paul.

Regards Paul.

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Paul, east cefn coed:
Hi Piston Broke and Pete, thankyou very much for your kind comments , E916TTH and ARB342T are the last surviving lorries of Illtyd Thomas, still belongs to John Thomas son of Illtyd, and the yard is the same too, John and Spencer are cousins and im Spencer’s son Paul.

Regards Paul.

Hi Paul,any idea who the original owner of ARB 342T was,a Derbyshire reg.? It sounds familiar to me.

Chris

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Hi Chris,
I did find the owners name out by taking the head board pannel out was under the paint , can,t quite remember name now think it was shedlands or shentons, their lorries were all red, will look again tomorow for sure ,
Regards Paul

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Paul, east cefn coed:
Hi Chris,
I did find the owners name out by taking the head board pannel out was under the paint , can,t quite remember name now think it was shedlands or shentons, their lorries were all red, will look again tomorow for sure ,
Regards Paul

Thanks for that Paul. :sunglasses:

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A tight fit for one of c.j.Bird’s :sunglasses: .

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