Dave the Renegade:
Hi jandyt,
Did you work with my old mate Dave Kinsey on Illtydd Thomas
Cheers Dave.
Hi Dave
I was only a kid when Dai Kinsey worked there, but I do remember him as a nice guy and a real character and good laugh- shocking bleached hair and mullett though; he should have addressed that !
Thats him jandyt,sadly no longer with us,grew up with him in this village and went to school with him,also drove for the same firm.Both of us had similar accidents.As you say he was a character.
Cheers Dave.
pete 359:
dai also tells me that this cab is still there,though it’s covered by overgrown bushes and trees and can’t be seen,sad to think that a once thriving concern that operated vehicles all over the uk ended this way.thanks again for the disc dai,that’s what this thread needs is more people like you who contribute photographs like these.more coming tomorrow.
regards andrew
Pete, I can confirm that vehicle (H953 PCY)is still there and even more overgrown now than it was in the photograph. This was also one of the Ivecos which were based in Poole from 1988 onwards.
You’re right about it being sad that a thriving business like this (like many others) finishing.
It’s been a particularly sad week, as David Thomas who was one of the directors passed away a week ago today on 3rd October after a long period of ill health.
Looking through my pictures, I found a happier picture of this old horse just after painting and before being sent out onto the road.
I do have a load of old Illtyd Thomas and David Thomas pictures online at the following site:
jandyt:
There’s also one of David Thomas here taken (I’m told) around 1960 in front of his beloved Albion.
hi jandyt,
brilliant illtyd photos mate.it’s good to see someone enjoying our thread
regards andrew
Thanks- I’ve really enjoyed this thread, so much so that I’ve read all of the 152 pages over the last couple of days. Some great photographs and memories over a period of many years. Thanks to all of you who’ve contributed.
hi pete359,
spoke to brian millar today he told me he holds the record for the Poole run, 18 YEARS. STARTED with atky 180 gardner
xcy 12j, ERF B, RWN 282S, THE MIGHTY STRAIGHT EIGHT 240, ERF C 180TURBO, A302 WTH, ERF E16 320, E916 TTH,
ERF E14 320, E915 TTH, THE LAST WAS IVECO. BRIAN was the first to have e16 320, while waiting for e14 320. when e14 came in, e16 went to ducko. cheers Daibootsy.
daibootsy:
hi pete359,
spoke to brian millar today he told me he holds the record for the Poole run, 18 YEARS. STARTED with atky 180 gardner
xcy 12j, ERF B, RWN 282S, THE MIGHTY STRAIGHT EIGHT 240, ERF C 180TURBO, A302 WTH, ERF E16 320, E916 TTH,
ERF E14 320, E915 TTH, THE LAST WAS IVECO. BRIAN was the first to have e16 320, while waiting for e14 320. when e14 came in, e16 went to ducko. cheers Daibootsy.
daibootsy:
hi pete359,
spoke to brian millar today he told me he holds the record for the Poole run, 18 YEARS. STARTED with atky 180 gardner
xcy 12j, ERF B, RWN 282S, THE MIGHTY STRAIGHT EIGHT 240, ERF C 180TURBO, A302 WTH, ERF E16 320, E916 TTH,
ERF E14 320, E915 TTH, THE LAST WAS IVECO. BRIAN was the first to have e16 320, while waiting for e14 320. when e14 came in, e16 went to ducko. cheers Daibootsy.
Well done Dai- I’d forgotten that Brian had E916 before the Duck, even if it was only for a week or so. I think he had E915 then as it had a Jake brake fitted- or did I imagine that bit?
Either way, he deserved an OBE for the way he did that job. I don’t think many of us could have managed that for that period of time and as well as it was done.
On another note, I’ve been rummaging through the attic this morning and found another load of old pictures including some real rarities. It’ll take me a while to scan them though, so be patient!
e915 was fitted with jakebrake step on box type e915 was a loverly piece of kit,also spoke to young terry wogan this evening when he left illtyd thomas, he went with taylors of martlys, taylors have been taken over by bibbys.
cheers Daibootsy.
daibootsy:
e915 was fitted with jakebrake step on box type e915 was a loverly piece of kit,also spoke to young terry wogan this evening when he left illtyd thomas, he went with taylors of martlys, taylors have been taken over by bibbys.
cheers Daibootsy.
hi dai its mike woodcocks boy barry didnt know david thomas has passed away until reading this forum i worked for iltyds towards the end when it went bust then went back with john t malopium and then worked for david 5yrs i drove h953 pcy iveco and robert harams erf e14 when david took it over whats brian miller up 2 and dolly gray last seen them on comtainers
hi barry woodcock,
sorry i didnt get back to you last night. david thomas passed away last week funneral was this afternoon
there is some pics on site of cloads international m/bezn uep35s either your dad or winston drove it for beers. Geo Beer had the two mercs and sed atk as part of buy out off Rewson transport killay. bet you dont know where the name
Rewson came from. cheers , Daibootsy.
hi barry woodcock,
sorry i didnt get back to you last night. david thomas passed away last week funneral was this afternoon
there is some pics on site of cloads international m/bezn uep35s either your dad or winston drove it for beers. Geo Beer had the two mercs and sed atk as part of buy out off Rewson transport killay. bet you dont know where the name
Rewson came from. cheers , Daibootsy.
Hi die went to David Thomas funeral have a lot to thank john David gwyn for gave me a job when I left school washing lorries. Fixing them then did a stint driving when I past my test now driving gas tankers in uk and Norway,wouldnt be where I am now probly not for them giving me a chance back to those mercs geo beer had my dad had uep 35s merc 1626 it was the full sleeper one the other was the day cab one winston had it it was the only mercs geo beer had do u have any pics of that foden he drove pgs963w ex esso fleetmaster what a dog that was
hi barry yes i have got pic of foden its in aline with the atkys i will dig it out, come and see me at the show 31st oct.
daibootsy. the merc was driven by ahsly on european work he looked after is trucks he now fitter for T R PHILLIPS.
DAIBOOTSY.
daibootsy:
hi barry yes i have got pic of foden its in aline with the atkys i will dig it out, come and see me at the show 31st oct.
daibootsy. the merc was driven by ahsly on european work he looked after is trucks he now fitter for T R PHILLIPS.
DAIBOOTSY.
hi dai,
sorry i missed you today mate.i was at the funeral of a good friend and long term joint motorways driver billy "the cap"hathaway,it was great to see alot of the guys i used to work with.especially so many of the ex joints shrewsbury drivers who made the effort to travel down to port talbot and pay their own last respects,they all told me they come on trucknet and enjoy the photos of days gone by,r.i.p. bill mate,your trailers in the yard all coupled up ready for you to go @ 3.00 a.m.
regards andrew
ec14:
hi andrew,whats happening to this thread no posts for 24 hrs?
helo mate,
i thought i would give a few others a chance.i don’t want to bore anyone with my pictures ,we’ve had some good new contributors lately.i reckon it’s time for somemore joints photos?what do you think graham?
regards andrew
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