South Wales Hauliers sixties and seventies onwards (Part 1)

hi graham,
the traffic news on real radio earlier said,a very large overwidth dump truck was westbound on the m4 heading for waen cae gerwyn.i thought to myself,i wonder who that could be? :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:
regards andrew


Another one from the miners strike convoy.

BRS contract lorry.


Cheers Phil.

Numbum:

Another one from the miners strike convoy.

BRS contract lorry.


Cheers Phil.

Cracking pics Phil,especially the Merc from the miners strike period.
Cheers Dave.

Dave the Renegade:

Numbum:

Another one from the miners strike convoy.

BRS contract lorry.


Cheers Phil.

Cracking pics Phil,especially the Merc from the miners strike period.
Cheers Dave.

HI PHIL,
thanks for those photos mate :smiley: .i love the jones motors photo,my father drove the sister mk5 mandator to 265 rny,seen in your picture.
regards andrew

hi all,
thanks again to this threads heavy haulage guru :smiley: ,gah1950 for ringing me.here we see graham coming around south cornelly roundabout with a 385? cat.

i,ve seen people in nissan micra’s use more of this roundabout than graham does in his scania :smiley: .myself and two tarmac drivers whom i have known for many years watched and felt very proud!

being a self confessed truck anorak :smiley: .i loved the sound that v8 620 made as graham came passed me coming up the rise passed the esso garage,she was really on song :smiley: :smiley: ,awesome and thanks again graham mate.

hi all,
back in 1981? when sammy dog’s leyland bison (through NO fault of the driver) “spat it’s dummy out”,a firm from wakefield? dispatched this ford louisville wrecker to collect it.

i had hair when i was 16 :smiley: .breifly :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:


6x4 Mammoth Major, Dan Jones of Porth Rhondda, this was a trunk vehicle on the Covent Garden run
This was when the valleys Rhondda Fach & Fawr, had many wholesale fruit & veg merchants


Another well known fruit and veg firm was Charlie Riddle of Tonyrefail. this is thier Maudslay Mustang a name that
A.E.C. used later on thier twin steer Mercury

pete 359:

crikey andrew id fogotten all about mtx 182p just showed steve the picture and he informs me we have a picture somewhere i believe its the one you took and gave me a copy cheers martyn


Another early Ergo Mandator running out of Barry


Its working days are over, this Mammoth Major rests along side a E. R. F. Streamline cabbed wagon also put out to grass


Another photo of Ross Garages A.E.C. MK5 Mandator taken at a different angle, than the one shown a while ago on this thread


Bowens Thornycroft Trusty, XNY 699 taken when new

LYNXMAN:

Its working days are over, this Mammoth Major rests along side a E. R. F. Streamline cabbed wagon also put out to grass

hiya,
Can see the the old Mammoth Major has a Durham reg No.
thanks harry long retired.

hi all,
cardiff based jpm were/are? in the amusement bussiness.why oh why? didn’t i move my camera to the left when i took this photo of austin saville’s transcon. and jeff perret’s daf.

Brands Hatch Mr cooper