South Wales Hauliers sixties and seventies onwards (Part 1)

pete_359 · 15 January 2014 22:53

pete_359 · 16 January 2014 19:47

punchy_dan · 16 January 2014 20:30

pete 359:
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I remember my dad hiring a trailer exactly the same as that ,it seamed like a dinosaur and that was in 1988.( the tipper that is )

komatsu_450 · 16 January 2014 20:41

Would like to thank Nigel Burton for sharing these next few pics of his father Billy,s lorries

komatsu_450 · 16 January 2014 20:42

komatsu_450 · 16 January 2014 20:42

komatsu_450 · 16 January 2014 20:43

komatsu_450 · 16 January 2014 20:43

komatsu_450 · 16 January 2014 20:43

pete_359 · 16 January 2014 22:12

Hi all,
This was part of a truck in service article in TRUCK magazine,focusing on Cardiff transport’s man’s.
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pete_359 · 17 January 2014 15:50

komatsu 450:

hi anthony,
thanks for the billy burton photos.the black and white photo of two men by a tipper,the driver is obviousley billy,the chap standing outside is i think? garry grant,it looks like him too me.his son and daughter-in-law own georgie’s diner on the a48 near pyle.
regards andrew.

mercman123 · 17 January 2014 16:28

pete 359:
A mate saw these at Swansea west today.oshkosh?

Yep they are Oshkosh’s . They are usually Tankers. Tony

pete_359 · 17 January 2014 17:55

telekonsteve · 17 January 2014 18:17

pete 359:
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I like them new volvos Andrew, haven’t had chance have a proper look at one yet though

cattle_wagon_man · 17 January 2014 20:12

E.T. Adams & Sons , from Cowbridge , South Wales , await collection of their new Volvo FM .
It is all ready for the transfer of the 3 deck livestock body from their existing FM rigid.

Photographed here , as it emerges from Houghton-Parkhouse`s works , Milnthorpe , ■■■■■■■■

Cheers , cattle wagon man.

tetris418 · 17 January 2014 21:27

cattle wagon man:
E.T. Adams & Sons , from Cowbridge , South Wales , await collection of their new Volvo FM .
It is all ready for the transfer of the 3 deck livestock body from their existing FM rigid.

Photographed here , as it emerges from Houghton-Parkhouse`s works , Milnthorpe , ■■■■■■■■

Cheers , cattle wagon man.

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mechanic77 · 17 January 2014 22:13

This months Heritage commercials magazine has a 5 page spread of Ford Transcon pictures, theres about seven Welsh related examples shown.
Neil.

rward · 17 January 2014 22:25

mecanic77 is that right I quite like transcons maybe one day you never know regards rowly

pete_359 · 17 January 2014 22:42

cattle wagon man:
E.T. Adams & Sons , from Cowbridge , South Wales , await collection of their new Volvo FM .
It is all ready for the transfer of the 3 deck livestock body from their existing FM rigid.

Photographed here , as it emerges from Houghton-Parkhouse`s works , Milnthorpe , ■■■■■■■■

Cheers , cattle wagon man.

Hi Roy,
Thanks for posting that photo,I didn’t know they were having a new fm I am having proper posting problems.keeps saying general error,when I tap submit…
Regards andrew

mechanic77 · 17 January 2014 23:27

rward:
mecanic77 is that right I quite like transcons maybe one day you never know regards rowly

Rowland, one of them is a black and orange Catnic-Garador,
theres two from ER Clissold, Abergavenny,
a white TP Trucking from Merthyr Tydfil,
theres another pulling a Hafod farms tilt,
a Castle services one and a certain A721 FLD which now belongs to Tony on here.
Neil.