South Wales Hauliers sixties and seventies onwards (Part 1)

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Courtesy of Ron wetherall European profiles daf , also this Scania belonged to Paul Amman valley transport

[harry_gill]

Bewick:

harry_gill:
hiya,
Ah’ Gwynne Bowen always good for a backload, and according to one of my bosses was an OK payer
thanks harry, long retired.

Hey “H” now see that Bowen Foden ! I bet it’s loaded with tin plate just look at the sheet “nipped” into the dropsides !! I wonder if it was a single drive ?Probably eh! I can re-call they still ran one or two of that model when we were down in S.Wales in the mid/later '60’s.Happy days,Cheers Dennis.

Hiya,
Yes Dennis you can just see little tufts of the sheet poking out between the chock rail
and the sides, that wont blow out, that tin plate made a nice flying load, but I doubt
you would get airborne with the old Foden.
thanks harry, long retired

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smallcoal:
Courtesy of Ron wetherall European profiles daf , also this Scania belonged to Paul Amman valley transport

The scania 141 used to be owned by Alan griffiths bridgend mainly on rockwool with it and it had the tag axel fitted after he sold it, was a cracking motor

[pete_359]

[pete_359]

Hi all,
One of n&a James of nantgyredig,a long way from home.retro truckshow next weekend with the one of Middle East extravaganza on Saturday,I can hardly wait

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[lawrence_dunbar]

daibootsy:
this is a british truck,A Foden, South Wales haulier, Gwynne Bowen Ltd.

Aye a real British Made Motor, With a gear for every hill, The old S20s IMO Were one of the best motors on the road in their day, Regards Larry.

[lawrence_dunbar]

harry_gill:

Bewick:

harry_gill:
hiya,
Ah’ Gwynne Bowen always good for a backload, and according to one of my bosses was an OK payer
thanks harry, long retired.

Hey “H” now see that Bowen Foden ! I bet it’s loaded with tin plate just look at the sheet “nipped” into the dropsides !! I wonder if it was a single drive ?Probably eh! I can re-call they still ran one or two of that model when we were down in S.Wales in the mid/later '60’s.Happy days,Cheers Dennis.

Hiya,
Yes Dennis you can just see little tufts of the sheet poking out between the chock rail
and the sides, that wont blow out, that tin plate made a nice flying load, but I doubt
you would get airborne with the old Foden.
thanks harry, long retired

Well Harry it looks like its got 40 by 8s, Or 900 x 24s So I would think its top speed with the old Gardner Engine & a 12 speed box would be about 48 MPH Depending on the diff ratios, Happy days when driving was good , Not like to-days ■■■■■■ Regards Larry.

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Hi all pity I didn’t have my I pad on me 20 mins ago nr Evans doing a screwie in north Cornelly by the low bridge by your mam in laws house Andrew , how can anyone miss the signs bet he was embarrassed

[daibootsy]

some rockwool erfs

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S.W.BOWKETT, Newport.

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G.Bowen.

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daibootsy:
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Thank you diabootsy for posting the picture of yfb720 erf brought back some memory’s back it was my first brand new lorry and was a day cab when new, we had severn erfs when the rockwool contract started all went to Jennings for sleeper conversion after about a year of service and were on contract for severn years as was john Raymond’s severn seddon atkinsons with the 240 gardners,thanks again retired in Turkey Alan.

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[steelboyf10]

smallcoal:
Courtesy of Ron wetherall European profiles daf , also this Scania belonged to Paul Amman valley transport

CCCP has put a good shot of the 141 on his thread.

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VENN McPHERSON, Newport, Swansea & Brmngham.

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David Jones & Co Ltd, Swansea & Liverpool.

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Rockwool.