South Wales Hauliers sixties and seventies onwards (Part 1)

[harry_gill]

pete 359:

pete 359:

seth 70:
Hey pete 359,have you done any nice paintjobs lately m8 i had a close up inspection on the barton fh at newark truckfest,very impressive

Hi Seth,
Thanks very much.really pleased with the positive feedback from that job.full credit to Phil Barton for keeping his truck so pristine.its just past it’s first mot and covered over 100,000kms.i am waiting for permission from a customer,then I will post a few of an erf that we did between dec. and June this year.
Regards andrew.

hi seth 70,
this erf came in on dec.2013 and left in may 2014.we worked in conjunction with scania avonmouth restoring this jennings sleeper a series for evans transport bideford.to commemorate the companies 50th year in business.

Hiya
Beautiful job it does knock all this modern day stuff into a cocked hat it looks
like a proper working motor and that finish is something else, bravo Andrew.
thanks harry, long retired.

[pete_smith]

harry_gill:

pete 359:

pete 359:

seth 70:
Hey pete 359,have you done any nice paintjobs lately m8 i had a close up inspection on the barton fh at newark truckfest,very impressive

Hi Seth,
Thanks very much.really pleased with the positive feedback from that job.full credit to Phil Barton for keeping his truck so pristine.its just past it’s first mot and covered over 100,000kms.i am waiting for permission from a customer,then I will post a few of an erf that we did between dec. and June this year.
Regards andrew.

hi seth 70,
this erf came in on dec.2013 and left in may 2014.we worked in conjunction with scania avonmouth restoring this jennings sleeper a series for evans transport bideford.to commemorate the companies 50th year in business.

Hiya
Beautiful job it does knock all this modern day stuff into a cocked hat it looks
like a proper working motor and that finish is something else, bravo Andrew.
thanks harry, long retired.

Top job that Andrew,nice to see engine painted right colour,when cab was sprayed green were you tempted to make it a Joints ERF?

[rward]

lovely job Andrew spot on lovely finish regards rowly

[paul_john]

Hi all, Nice job Andrew. I doubt if she looked that good the day it was delivered new.

Regards Paul.

[seth_70]

Thats a nice job m8,is the scania in one of the shots the same firm when i was looking at the fh there was 2 blokes looking at the paintwork saying it had a nice finish to it without knowing who had painted it,i was not keen on interior though ,not my cup of tea it was like the stuff they used on old bus seats,each to their own though

[daibootsy]

LUCAS, S.Wales

[pete_359]

seth 70:
Thats a nice job m8,is the scania in one of the shots the same firm when i was looking at the fh there was 2 blokes looking at the paintwork saying it had a nice finish to it without knowing who had painted it,i was not keen on interior though ,not my cup of tea it was like the stuff they used on old bus seats,each to their own though

hi seth70,
the topline scania was part of the evans 50th anniversary celebrations,the old and the new so to speak.i know what your saying about the interior on the phil barton fh.the coaches we do at work have the same material on their seats …
regards andrew.

[steelboyf10]

Proper trucks have a red chassis nice one m8

[pete_359]

Hi all,
A few here courtesy of mansel Davies driver Carl prest.his father Daryll was also a driver and ran a few of his own trucks.i particularly remember this black 2448 merc that he had new around 1989/90.

[lance_biscomb]

Red air pipes red valves red wiring red diff red prop red springs red axles plus red wheels

[pete_359]

[pete_359]

[pete_359]

[daibootsy]

wynns.

[cliffystephens]

We had KTX 730P bought from south wales commercials…

[daibootsy]

wynns

[kenfig_bill]

daibootsy:
wynns

Dai hello , a reply to say , thanks for all the very interesting old stuff you have kindly flagged up …, very enjoyable , especially Illty Thomas and the old Swansea hauliers . Geraint .

[pete_359]

[pete_359]

Hi all,another courtesy of Carl prest from pembs.

[pete_359]