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:

noisy jake:

pete 359:
hi all,
rowly good news on the 89 :sunglasses: .yours and bookworms opinions are equally as valid as saviem’s,keep em coming lads.llanwernslagger,is jimmy nash from hereford? does he have a son called steve? an owner driver?still waiting for the correct griffin mill first volvo sold answer :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :exclamation:
regards andrew.

Hi Andrew,my money would be on Glyn John Transport for the first Volvo sold(F86) Their yard at that time being just down the road in the old Tinplate Works at Rhydyfelin! Seasons greetimgs to you and all other Trucknet members :slight_smile: Regards Mark

Hi mark,
Seasons greetings to you mate.regarding the quiz,sorry but that isn’t the answer I have been given :laughing: where’s rowly,mechanic77 (who keeps quizzing me for clues on Facebook) :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: I think my old mate ec14 would be favourite to guess correctly :sunglasses: !!! Dave the renegade is nearest so far,as my very reliable source (bob) tells me that bill entress bought the third new Volvo truck out of griffin mill way back then :wink:

Mansel Davies are Volvo agents now,but could have bought their first F86 from Griffin Mill.Just think back who ra Volvo’s,quite a few I suppose.
Cheers Dave.

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kingswinford kit:

pete 359:

noisy jake:

pete 359:
hi all,
rowly good news on the 89 :sunglasses: .yours and bookworms opinions are equally as valid as saviem’s,keep em coming lads.llanwernslagger,is jimmy nash from hereford? does he have a son called steve? an owner driver?still waiting for the correct griffin mill first volvo sold answer :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :exclamation:
regards andrew.

Hi Andrew,my money would be on Glyn John Transport for the first Volvo sold(F86) Their yard at that time being just down the road in the old Tinplate Works at Rhydyfelin! Seasons greetimgs to you and all other Trucknet members :slight_smile: Regards Mark

Hi mark,
Seasons greetings to you mate.regarding the quiz,sorry but that isn’t the answer I have been given :laughing: where’s rowly,mechanic77 (who keeps quizzing me for clues on Facebook) :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: I think my old mate ec14 would be favourite to guess correctly :sunglasses: !!! Dave the renegade is nearest so far,as my very reliable source (bob) tells me that bill entress bought the third new Volvo truck out of griffin mill way back then :wink:

Hi chaps at a wild guess my money would be on Cyril Williams Brynmawr , a well publicised F86 at the time on an F plate regards keith

Hi Keith,
In true competitor spirit the results have been exposed in reverse order,dave correctly guessed third (entress) Keith you have just :exclamation: correctly guessed second (cyril williams of brynmawr) though the first one sold is still proving difficult to guess :unamused: : :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
Regards andrew.

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well i do not have a clue it may have been sold to someone in england for all i know i racked my brains but im not the brightest regards rowly

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Could be someone like Baldry’s Transport.

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Dave the Renegade:
Could be someone like Baldry’s Transport.

And also H L Robinson in Hereford regards keith

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Dave the Renegade:
Could be someone like Baldry’s Transport.

Hi dave,
Fair play mate.CORRECT.i am told Fred baldry transport from or cop near Monmouth bought the first new Volvo from griffin mill :sunglasses: .tbh I can’t remember them :exclamation: though I do remember green lands,I think :question: that was Fred baldry’s son.

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pete 359:

Dave the Renegade:
Could be someone like Baldry’s Transport.

Hi dave,
Fair play mate.CORRECT.i am told Fred baldry transport from or cop near Monmouth bought the first new Volvo from griffin mill :sunglasses: .tbh I can’t remember them :exclamation: though I do remember green lands,I think :question: that was Fred baldry’s son.

Hi Andrew,
Baldry’s as you say were from Orcop.I think Greenland’s were the same family.Rich Griff will correct us. I remember the firms with Volvo F86,but the memory is going a bit. :laughing:
Cheers Dave.

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Dave the Renegade:

pete 359:

Dave the Renegade:
Could be someone like Baldry’s Transport.

Hi dave,
Fair play mate.CORRECT.i am told Fred baldry transport from or cop near Monmouth bought the first new Volvo from griffin mill :sunglasses: .tbh I can’t remember them :exclamation: though I do remember green lands,I think :question: that was Fred baldry’s son.

Hi Andrew,
Baldry’s as you say were from Orcop.I think Greenland’s were the same family.Rich Griff will correct us. I remember the firms with Volvo F86,but the memory is going a bit. :laughing:
Cheers Dave.

Baldrys were from Orcop.They had quite a few lorries out there at one time.Alan is Freds son and ran out of Watkins old yard at Mansons Cross,Monmouth.Greenlands were also owned by Baldrys.Happy Xmas and a Happy New year to all.May you enjoy good health and happiness.Regards Rich.

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to be fair, i have never heard of Baldrys transport, did they buy it from the Griffins garage in Ross on wye or Pontypridd.
not sure which was opened first but guessing it would be pontypridd,the f86 was very popular around the borders griffin mill sold loads around hereford to Bulmers, Sun valley poultry etc.
anyone know who bought the first 88!

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holhan48:
to be fair, i have never heard of Baldrys transport, did they buy it from the Griffins garage in Ross on wye or Pontypridd.
not sure which was opened first but guessing it would be pontypridd,the f86 was very popular around the borders griffin mill sold loads around hereford to Bulmers, Sun valley poultry etc.
anyone know who bought the first 88!

hi holhan48,
i dare say that f86 was from pontypridd,the old place near the town centre.got it in my head? they were bedford dealers before volvo? wouldn’t be the first time i have got it wrong though :exclamation: remember going there (upper boat) as a kid,before they moved to the later facility overlooking the a470.with regard to the first f88,again i wouldn’t know the correct answer.a good guess would be caswell’s or evans of brynmawr.maybe :question: the one bookworm mentioned was the first :question:i am guessing the first f88 in wales would be a g or h reg :question: j&m transport on stormy down had ytg 480h,but they bought that one second hand with a kipppered engine :exclamation:
regards andrew.

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pete 359:

holhan48:
to be fair, i have never heard of Baldrys transport, did they buy it from the Griffins garage in Ross on wye or Pontypridd.
not sure which was opened first but guessing it would be pontypridd,the f86 was very popular around the borders griffin mill sold loads around hereford to Bulmers, Sun valley poultry etc.
anyone know who bought the first 88!

hi holhan48,
i dare say that f86 was from pontypridd,the old place near the town centre.got it in my head? they were bedford dealers before volvo? wouldn’t be the first time i have got it wrong though :exclamation: remember going there (upper boat) as a kid,before they moved to the later facility overlooking the a470.with regard to the first f88,again i wouldn’t know the correct answer.a good guess would be caswell’s or evans of brynmawr.maybe :question: the one bookworm mentioned was the first :question:i am guessing the first f88 in wales would be a g or h reg :question: j&m transport on stormy down had ytg 480h,but they bought that one second hand with a kipppered engine :exclamation:
regards andrew.

Hi Andrew, great little quiz mate.
Have a great Xmas with the family, and if you run into Beth Simmons say Hi from me. Quite a few Xmas’s ago we were living it up with Thomson Holidays.

Almost afraid to plan a trip to the U.K. as it always gets cancelled Lol.

Cheers mate, Paul.

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Paul John:

pete 359:

holhan48:
to be fair, i have never heard of Baldrys transport, did they buy it from the Griffins garage in Ross on wye or Pontypridd.
not sure which was opened first but guessing it would be pontypridd,the f86 was very popular around the borders griffin mill sold loads around hereford to Bulmers, Sun valley poultry etc.
anyone know who bought the first 88!

hi holhan48,
i dare say that f86 was from pontypridd,the old place near the town centre.got it in my head? they were bedford dealers before volvo? wouldn’t be the first time i have got it wrong though :exclamation: remember going there (upper boat) as a kid,before they moved to the later facility overlooking the a470.with regard to the first f88,again i wouldn’t know the correct answer.a good guess would be caswell’s or evans of brynmawr.maybe :question: the one bookworm mentioned was the first :question:i am guessing the first f88 in wales would be a g or h reg :question: j&m transport on stormy down had ytg 480h,but they bought that one second hand with a kipppered engine :exclamation:
regards andrew.

Hi Andrew, great little quiz mate.
Have a great Xmas with the family, and if you run into Beth Simmons say Hi from me. Quite a few Xmas’s ago we were living it up with Thomson Holidays.

Almost afraid to plan a trip to the U.K. as it always gets cancelled Lol.

Cheers mate, Paul.

Hi Paul,
Great to hear off you again. Thanks for the pm.good luck with everything, what is the temp. In Florida at this time of year Paul?
Regards andrew.

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pete 359:

Paul John:

pete 359:

holhan48:
to be fair, i have never heard of Baldrys transport, did they buy it from the Griffins garage in Ross on wye or Pontypridd.
not sure which was opened first but guessing it would be pontypridd,the f86 was very popular around the borders griffin mill sold loads around hereford to Bulmers, Sun valley poultry etc.
anyone know who bought the first 88!

hi holhan48,
i dare say that f86 was from pontypridd,the old place near the town centre.got it in my head? they were bedford dealers before volvo? wouldn’t be the first time i have got it wrong though :exclamation: remember going there (upper boat) as a kid,before they moved to the later facility overlooking the a470.with regard to the first f88,again i wouldn’t know the correct answer.a good guess would be caswell’s or evans of brynmawr.maybe :question: the one bookworm mentioned was the first :question:i am guessing the first f88 in wales would be a g or h reg :question: j&m transport on stormy down had ytg 480h,but they bought that one second hand with a kipppered engine :exclamation:
regards andrew.

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Hi Andrew, great little quiz mate.
Have a great Xmas with the family, and if you run into Beth Simmons say Hi from me. Quite a few Xmas’s ago we were living it up with Thomson Holidays.

Almost afraid to plan a trip to the U.K. as it always gets cancelled Lol.

Cheers mate, Paul.

Hi Paul,
Great to hear off you again. Thanks for the pm.good luck with everything, what is the temp. In Florida at this time of year Paul?
Regards andrew.

Hi Andrew, 72 Farenight today rising to 77 tomorrow as high temps, but it can go down to freezing (34). Was scrapeing ice off car a few days ago.
Silly season at the Postal Service finished today, two days earlier than normal as its so slow. Quite a few routes consolidated, and a few cancelled. My Orlando to Dallas cancelled, so extra day off, Ho Ho Ho let the party begin.

Once again, best wishes to all for the Xmas and New Year season.

Paul.

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smallcoal:
hi all any body know who used to own this i was in john stayte gas supplies in eastington on a38 at glos he uses it for shunting gas trailers brought up from neath he said it was a welsh firm could not remember who

looks like one of davis and meredeth brynmawr

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that erf got a white roof may be ebbw vale transport 


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cliffystephens:
that erf got a white roof may be ebbw vale transport 


I was thinking J.M. Watkins Abergavenny.

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your probably right paul its drab enough red for j watkins just thought his were all red how you feeling now all fixed up health wise