bradfordlad9999:
Jack Graham:
keith 2:
Jack Graham:
Well Kieth 2, it looks like interest in A1 have run out of steam, no-one is looking at it any more except for yourself and sometimes me, no-one has replied to have another reunion or any interest since last year, which is a shame but may-be it’s time for a rest for a while, but I see you’ve started a Leeds page which is having some response, so good luck for now to you and thanks for all your support in the past, I will be looking from time to time to hope-fully see if A1 drivers have decided to re-new there interest, and if they do I’ll try organising another get-together in the future, so keep up the good work you’ve done in the past for all drivers in our area, and I hope you got all your problems sorted out at home since the thieving scum-bags messed up your life, and hope it’s all settled down and living life to the full again for yourself and your wife.
Kind Regarda :-Jack
Hi Jack,yes I think you are right,no one seems to come on any more 
got more problems at home now,my youngest who still lives with us has just passed her exams to be a police officer and starts this month.i will have to make sure my car is taxed and not drive home from the pub 
yes that was many years ago 
she looks like a page 3 model, some eye candy for the force 
keith
Hi Kieth thanks for your reply, it was good for a few years but interest has dropped off, I think it is an idea to give it a miss this year and see how much responce we get, providing some-one finds time to look on the site, Dont worry about your daughter joining the force, I have a couple in my family, one has been in since leaving school and her brother has been in since leaving the army a few years ago and he’s now a sargent in the police force in Catterick, but in reality it’s only a uniform and regarding taxing your car I thought you was always an honnest man, but leaving the car at home these days is a normal thing, because the country is paranoied since the bag was introduced and in our job you cant afford to loose your licence, give my regards to her in her future and hope she enjoys the job, and if she looks like a model she wont have to arrest them they will be giving themselves up instead. Regards :-Jack
hi jack all this time ive been on here chatting to u all on here.I work with your lad dave we were on about old days and he was telling me about your A1 days and a model F88 he got u painted in A1 red for your 60th then i clicked on i asked dave if your name was jack told him about this site.He mite be on tonite.
Well there’s a surprise Kieth, I didnt know my David knew how to use a computer let alone have one, the model is on my shelf over the fireplace, it even has my number RUA 982 R on the front bumper, but have you got the right Dave, because my lad drives for a guy in Bradford on bulk scrap and now running to Redcar smelting plant, and he’s got a Scania, “which keeps breaking down”, buit I’ll give him a call just in case. Regards :-Jack
Jack Graham:
bradfordlad9999:
Jack Graham:
keith 2:
Jack Graham:
Well Kieth 2, it looks like interest in A1 have run out of steam, no-one is looking at it any more except for yourself and sometimes me, no-one has replied to have another reunion or any interest since last year, which is a shame but may-be it’s time for a rest for a while, but I see you’ve started a Leeds page which is having some response, so good luck for now to you and thanks for all your support in the past, I will be looking from time to time to hope-fully see if A1 drivers have decided to re-new there interest, and if they do I’ll try organising another get-together in the future, so keep up the good work you’ve done in the past for all drivers in our area, and I hope you got all your problems sorted out at home since the thieving scum-bags messed up your life, and hope it’s all settled down and living life to the full again for yourself and your wife.
Kind Regarda :-Jack
Hi Jack,yes I think you are right,no one seems to come on any more got more problems at home now,my youngest who still lives with us has just passed her exams to be a police officer and starts this month.i will have to make sure my car is taxed and not drive home from the pub yes that was many years ago she looks like a page 3 model, some eye candy for the force keith
Hi Kieth thanks for your reply, it was good for a few years but interest has dropped off, I think it is an idea to give it a miss this year and see how much responce we get, providing some-one finds time to look on the site, Dont worry about your daughter joining the force, I have a couple in my family, one has been in since leaving school and her brother has been in since leaving the army a few years ago and he’s now a sargent in the police force in Catterick, but in reality it’s only a uniform and regarding taxing your car I thought you was always an honnest man, but leaving the car at home these days is a normal thing, because the country is paranoied since the bag was introduced and in our job you cant afford to loose your licence, give my regards to her in her future and hope she enjoys the job, and if she looks like a model she wont have to arrest them they will be giving themselves up instead. Regards :-Jack
hi jack all this time ive been on here chatting to u all on here.I work with your lad dave we were on about old days and he was telling me about your A1 days and a model F88 he got u painted in A1 red for your 60th then i clicked on i asked dave if your name was jack told him about this site.He mite be on tonite.
Well there’s a surprise Kieth, I didnt know my David knew how to use a computer let alone have one, the model is on my shelf over the fireplace, it even has my number RUA 982 R on the front bumper, but have you got the right Dave, because my lad drives for a guy in Bradford on bulk scrap and now running to Redcar smelting plant, and he’s got a Scania, “which keeps breaking down”, buit I’ll give him a call just in case. Regards :-Jack
ye jack its your dave iam running up to redcar with him monday morning iam on scrap bulkers with a scania ye that thing daves got never out of garage
RUA982R,can just remember it,year I started work,was all well painted and had a coat of lacquer on it all ready for the Yorkshire show,funny I can not remember any other truck going after that don’t tell me my gray cells are coming to me,can you remember who took it to the show Jack.on about shows the bloody old atki I had to drive back from the pickering show which shook me to death,i would not mind I learned to drive in the beast,fixing it and driving it is another matter old guys rule,give me a I shift Volvo any day,keith
keith 2:
RUA982R,can just remember it,year I started work,was all well painted and had a coat of lacquer on it all ready for the Yorkshire show,funny I can not remember any other truck going after that don’t tell me my gray cells are coming to me,can you remember who took it to the show Jack.on about shows the bloody old atki I had to drive back from the pickering show which shook me to death,i would not mind I learned to drive in the beast,fixing it and driving it is another matter old guys rule,give me a I shift Volvo any day,keith
RUA 982 R was in the Harrogate show that year, the paint job was special with a varnish coat to finnish off, even the chassis was varnished, that’s why it kept it’s sheen for all those years, it had a P reg number first then registered it when it came back when I took it over, but our great heavy haulage man had his hands on it first and took out the second bunk, that’s why it had my home made bunk from home with a spring matress.
Driving an Atki took a special driver, you needed a rubber back-bone, rubber legs and rubber arms whith the tyres blown up to almost 200lb to give you some chance of steering the damnd thing, none of that luxury stuff they call POWER STEERING, in those days, but the same one in the picture I also took it to Elvington when I was racing there, they had a truck show on but I was too bussy trying to break the sound barrier on my bike, so didnt get any prizes but it did look good, but driving it back brought memories back on how rough and heavy they were to drive, and was lucky and happy to get back in my Volvo, Ah! the luxury of it. :-Jack
bradfordlad9999:
Jack Graham:
bradfordlad9999:
Jack Graham:
keith 2:
Jack Graham:
Well Kieth 2, it looks like interest in A1 have run out of steam, no-one is looking at it any more except for yourself and sometimes me, no-one has replied to have another reunion or any interest since last year, which is a shame but may-be it’s time for a rest for a while, but I see you’ve started a Leeds page which is having some response, so good luck for now to you and thanks for all your support in the past, I will be looking from time to time to hope-fully see if A1 drivers have decided to re-new there interest, and if they do I’ll try organising another get-together in the future, so keep up the good work you’ve done in the past for all drivers in our area, and I hope you got all your problems sorted out at home since the thieving scum-bags messed up your life, and hope it’s all settled down and living life to the full again for yourself and your wife.
Kind Regarda :-Jack
Hi Jack,yes I think you are right,no one seems to come on any more got more problems at home now,my youngest who still lives with us has just passed her exams to be a police officer and starts this month.i will have to make sure my car is taxed and not drive home from the pub yes that was many years ago she looks like a page 3 model, some eye candy for the force keith
Hi Kieth thanks for your reply, it was good for a few years but interest has dropped off, I think it is an idea to give it a miss this year and see how much responce we get, providing some-one finds time to look on the site, Dont worry about your daughter joining the force, I have a couple in my family, one has been in since leaving school and her brother has been in since leaving the army a few years ago and he’s now a sargent in the police force in Catterick, but in reality it’s only a uniform and regarding taxing your car I thought you was always an honnest man, but leaving the car at home these days is a normal thing, because the country is paranoied since the bag was introduced and in our job you cant afford to loose your licence, give my regards to her in her future and hope she enjoys the job, and if she looks like a model she wont have to arrest them they will be giving themselves up instead. Regards :-Jack
hi jack all this time ive been on here chatting to u all on here.I work with your lad dave we were on about old days and he was telling me about your A1 days and a model F88 he got u painted in A1 red for your 60th then i clicked on i asked dave if your name was jack told him about this site.He mite be on tonite.
Well there’s a surprise Kieth, I didnt know my David knew how to use a computer let alone have one, the model is on my shelf over the fireplace, it even has my number RUA 982 R on the front bumper, but have you got the right Dave, because my lad drives for a guy in Bradford on bulk scrap and now running to Redcar smelting plant, and he’s got a Scania, “which keeps breaking down”, buit I’ll give him a call just in case. Regards :-Jack
ye jack its your dave iam running up to redcar with him monday morning iam on scrap bulkers with a scania ye that thing daves got never out of garage
Sorry I was getting my wires crossed, I thought it was Kieth who said he worked with him, but as I was reading your message of going to Redcar with him, I was speaking to him and he confirmed who you were, so now were on the same level you should try to keep with him and may-be we can meet and have a jar or 2/3/4 and talk rubbish like we all do after a few jars of strong nectar up my end of the world.
Regards :-Jack
Jack Graham:
bradfordlad9999:
Jack Graham:
bradfordlad9999:
Jack Graham:
keith 2:
Jack Graham:
Well Kieth 2, it looks like interest in A1 have run out of steam, no-one is looking at it any more except for yourself and sometimes me, no-one has replied to have another reunion or any interest since last year, which is a shame but may-be it’s time for a rest for a while, but I see you’ve started a Leeds page which is having some response, so good luck for now to you and thanks for all your support in the past, I will be looking from time to time to hope-fully see if A1 drivers have decided to re-new there interest, and if they do I’ll try organising another get-together in the future, so keep up the good work you’ve done in the past for all drivers in our area, and I hope you got all your problems sorted out at home since the thieving scum-bags messed up your life, and hope it’s all settled down and living life to the full again for yourself and your wife.
Kind Regarda :-Jack
Hi Jack,yes I think you are right,no one seems to come on any more got more problems at home now,my youngest who still lives with us has just passed her exams to be a police officer and starts this month.i will have to make sure my car is taxed and not drive home from the pub yes that was many years ago she looks like a page 3 model, some eye candy for the force keith
Hi Kieth thanks for your reply, it was good for a few years but interest has dropped off, I think it is an idea to give it a miss this year and see how much responce we get, providing some-one finds time to look on the site, Dont worry about your daughter joining the force, I have a couple in my family, one has been in since leaving school and her brother has been in since leaving the army a few years ago and he’s now a sargent in the police force in Catterick, but in reality it’s only a uniform and regarding taxing your car I thought you was always an honnest man, but leaving the car at home these days is a normal thing, because the country is paranoied since the bag was introduced and in our job you cant afford to loose your licence, give my regards to her in her future and hope she enjoys the job, and if she looks like a model she wont have to arrest them they will be giving themselves up instead. Regards :-Jack
hi jack all this time ive been on here chatting to u all on here.I work with your lad dave we were on about old days and he was telling me about your A1 days and a model F88 he got u painted in A1 red for your 60th then i clicked on i asked dave if your name was jack told him about this site.He mite be on tonite.
Well there’s a surprise Kieth, I didnt know my David knew how to use a computer let alone have one, the model is on my shelf over the fireplace, it even has my number RUA 982 R on the front bumper, but have you got the right Dave, because my lad drives for a guy in Bradford on bulk scrap and now running to Redcar smelting plant, and he’s got a Scania, “which keeps breaking down”, buit I’ll give him a call just in case. Regards :-Jack
ye jack its your dave iam running up to redcar with him monday morning iam on scrap bulkers with a scania ye that thing daves got never out of garage
Sorry I was getting my wires crossed, I thought it was Kieth who said he worked with him, but as I was reading your message of going to Redcar with him, I was speaking to him and he confirmed who you were, so now were on the same level you should try to keep with him and may-be we can meet and have a jar or 2/3/4 and talk rubbish like we all do after a few jars of strong nectar up my end of the world.
Regards :-Jack
sounds good to me jack we was on a flyer today then my tyre exploded taking an air bag with it great start to a monday morning 
do any of you lads have any info on jacks old f88 reg RUA982R,tryed looking myself,but not getting far,keith
keith 2:
do any of you lads have any info on jacks old f88 reg RUA982R,tryed looking myself,but not getting far,keith
I dont know who took it over after I got an F10, I had it for about 3 years and was sorry to part with it, it was such a good motor didnt give much trouble and In cant remember any big problems with the engine, the only thing I can remember was when the cable broke on the accelerator, it was only a single wire instead of the multi-strand cable’s we have today, it broke going through Tatabana on my way to Budapest, and I got a lad in a garage to fix because I had nothing to repair it and get me home, but it broke again as I set off, because the heat had hardened the wire where he welded it to the ■■■■■■, but second time it was ok and got me home, but the young lad was so embarrased because it broke he didnt charge me, but that’s the difference between then and today, DIY in lorries by drivers is a long gone pass-time and now it’s cost’s a fortune, I dont know how much they pay to get a tyre fitter out today, but it must have been cheeper to do it yourself and get the tyre fixed back home, because it dont take much brain-power to change a wheel. :-Jack 
Sorry there was another minnor thing that went while I was away, it was a spring on the overdrive lever, it broke, so I fixed it with a rubber band to get me home, I remember going to XRoads for a new spring, but they wouldnt let me have a spring which would have been about 10p, they told me I’d have to take the whole swich, which probobly cost about £40/50, so I told them to stuff it and used rubber bands instead, I know it’s not my money and may-be I’m just a tight ■■■■■■■ when it comes to money but it’s the principle of if, why pay £50 when you can get away with 10p to do the same job, but that’s moddern trucking today isnt it. :-Jack
Jack Graham:
keith 2:
do any of you lads have any info on jacks old f88 reg RUA982R,tryed looking myself,but not getting far,keith
I dont know who took it over after I got an F10, I had it for about 3 years and was sorry to part with it, it was such a good motor didnt give much trouble and In cant remember any big problems with the engine, the only thing I can remember was when the cable broke on the accelerator, it was only a single wire instead of the multi-strand cable’s we have today, it broke going through Tatabana on my way to Budapest, and I got a lad in a garage to fix because I had nothing to repair it and get me home, but it broke again as I set off, because the heat had hardened the wire where he welded it to the ■■■■■■, but second time it was ok and got me home, but the young lad was so embarrased because it broke he didnt charge me, but that’s the difference between then and today, DIY in lorries by drivers is a long gone pass-time and now it’s cost’s a fortune, I dont know how much they pay to get a tyre fitter out today, but it must have been cheeper to do it yourself and get the tyre fixed back home, because it dont take much brain-power to change a wheel. :-Jack
Sorry there was another minnor thing that went while I was away, it was a spring on the overdrive lever, it broke, so I fixed it with a rubber band to get me home, I remember going to XRoads for a new spring, but they wouldnt let me have a spring which would have been about 10p, they told me I’d have to take the whole swich, which probobly cost about £40/50, so I told them to stuff it and used rubber bands instead, I know it’s not my money and may-be I’m just a tight [zb] when it comes to money but it’s the principle of if, why pay £50 when you can get away with 10p to do the same job, but that’s moddern trucking today isnt it. :-Jack
Jack Graham:
keith 2:
do any of you lads have any info on jacks old f88 reg RUA982R,tryed looking myself,but not getting far,keith
I dont know who took it over after I got an F10, I had it for about 3 years and was sorry to part with it, it was such a good motor didnt give much trouble and In cant remember any big problems with the engine, the only thing I can remember was when the cable broke on the accelerator, it was only a single wire instead of the multi-strand cable’s we have today, it broke going through Tatabana on my way to Budapest, and I got a lad in a garage to fix because I had nothing to repair it and get me home, but it broke again as I set off, because the heat had hardened the wire where he welded it to the ■■■■■■, but second time it was ok and got me home, but the young lad was so embarrased because it broke he didnt charge me, but that’s the difference between then and today, DIY in lorries by drivers is a long gone pass-time and now it’s cost’s a fortune, I dont know how much they pay to get a tyre fitter out today, but it must have been cheeper to do it yourself and get the tyre fixed back home, because it dont take much brain-power to change a wheel. :-Jack
Sorry there was another minnor thing that went while I was away, it was a spring on the overdrive lever, it broke, so I fixed it with a rubber band to get me home, I remember going to XRoads for a new spring, but they wouldnt let me have a spring which would have been about 10p, they told me I’d have to take the whole swich, which probobly cost about £40/50, so I told them to stuff it and used rubber bands instead, I know it’s not my money and may-be I’m just a tight [zb] when it comes to money but it’s the principle of if, why pay £50 when you can get away with 10p to do the same job, but that’s moddern trucking today isnt it. :-Jack
Hi Jack,when that happened JMR would have owned the firm,i would have done the same,but in the magee days I would have got a new switch 
can not put the most hated words on here about him ■■■■■■■■■■
I think I have done it lol they are in the wrong order but never mind .
I have Jack Elleners conract of employment , note his starting date , also a reference from a former employer
keith 2:
do any of you lads have any info on jacks old f88 reg RUA982R,tryed looking myself,but not getting far,keith
taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/EvlPo … ution=e1s4
Try that link Keith ,it says the tax ran out in 1989 ,01/02/89 to be precise
Any of the ex A1 lads from the 80’s remember a bloke called Jack Whittard ? I worked with his sons many years ago.
the kaiser:
Any of the ex A1 lads from the 80’s remember a bloke called Jack Whittard ? I worked with his sons many years ago.
Hi Kaiser,a lot of the drivers on here will know jack on here,he worked for many years at A ONE like the rest of us,sadly died .I was a mate of mick who was a sparky with me ,but left to work for bisons on the cranes,he tried to get me to go with him, he got killed my be 12 years a go now when a crane went over in London,which broke me in two we both got married in 1980 on the same day,keith
jeffrey ellener:
I think I have done it lol they are in the wrong order but never mind .
WOW,long time since I have seen that flyer,the garage photo was the Bradford dept,and tony wood pushing the jack,the blue and white f88 which was the last batch of 88s on s reg plates ,I think they was 5 of them on that contract and they got resprayed to red when the contract finished,the f86s was also the last batch on t reg plates.as you know jeff the old bedfords was on contract for imi on armley road which your dad was on till it finshed,keith
Yes, Briggs cafe is closed,its been a filling station and now its a car lot.I used to go to school with the owners daughter and have spent many hours there.Strange thing is,in the 90s when I was driving nl\d\uk I met a scots driver who stayed there a lot,he was still driving Intrnational.Used to see lots of A1,they did mid-east also. cheers Joe.
keith 2:
Jack Graham:
keith 2:
do any of you lads have any info on jacks old f88 reg RUA982R,tryed looking myself,but not getting far,keith
I dont know who took it over after I got an F10, I had it for about 3 years and was sorry to part with it, it was such a good motor didnt give much trouble and In cant remember any big problems with the engine, the only thing I can remember was when the cable broke on the accelerator, it was only a single wire instead of the multi-strand cable’s we have today, it broke going through Tatabana on my way to Budapest, and I got a lad in a garage to fix because I had nothing to repair it and get me home, but it broke again as I set off, because the heat had hardened the wire where he welded it to the ■■■■■■, but second time it was ok and got me home, but the young lad was so embarrased because it broke he didnt charge me, but that’s the difference between then and today, DIY in lorries by drivers is a long gone pass-time and now it’s cost’s a fortune, I dont know how much they pay to get a tyre fitter out today, but it must have been cheeper to do it yourself and get the tyre fixed back home, because it dont take much brain-power to change a wheel. :-Jack
Sorry there was another minnor thing that went while I was away, it was a spring on the overdrive lever, it broke, so I fixed it with a rubber band to get me home, I remember going to XRoads for a new spring, but they wouldnt let me have a spring which would have been about 10p, they told me I’d have to take the whole swich, which probobly cost about £40/50, so I told them to stuff it and used rubber bands instead, I know it’s not my money and may-be I’m just a tight [zb] when it comes to money but it’s the principle of if, why pay £50 when you can get away with 10p to do the same job, but that’s moddern trucking today isnt it. :-Jack
Jack Graham:
keith 2:
do any of you lads have any info on jacks old f88 reg RUA982R,tryed looking myself,but not getting far,keith
I dont know who took it over after I got an F10, I had it for about 3 years and was sorry to part with it, it was such a good motor didnt give much trouble and In cant remember any big problems with the engine, the only thing I can remember was when the cable broke on the accelerator, it was only a single wire instead of the multi-strand cable’s we have today, it broke going through Tatabana on my way to Budapest, and I got a lad in a garage to fix because I had nothing to repair it and get me home, but it broke again as I set off, because the heat had hardened the wire where he welded it to the ■■■■■■, but second time it was ok and got me home, but the young lad was so embarrased because it broke he didnt charge me, but that’s the difference between then and today, DIY in lorries by drivers is a long gone pass-time and now it’s cost’s a fortune, I dont know how much they pay to get a tyre fitter out today, but it must have been cheeper to do it yourself and get the tyre fixed back home, because it dont take much brain-power to change a wheel. :-Jack
Sorry there was another minnor thing that went while I was away, it was a spring on the overdrive lever, it broke, so I fixed it with a rubber band to get me home, I remember going to XRoads for a new spring, but they wouldnt let me have a spring which would have been about 10p, they told me I’d have to take the whole swich, which probobly cost about £40/50, so I told them to stuff it and used rubber bands instead, I know it’s not my money and may-be I’m just a tight [zb] when it comes to money but it’s the principle of if, why pay £50 when you can get away with 10p to do the same job, but that’s moddern trucking today isnt it. :-Jack
Hi Jack,when that happened JMR would have owned the firm,i would have done the same,but in the magee days I would have got a new switch can not put the most hated words on here about him [zb],keith
Your right there Kieth, it was when JMR was in the driving seat, I remember him commenting on the overdrive spring when I told him that they wanted me to buy the whole switch instead of a 10p spring, and he said f++k them you did right, I think a bag of rubber bands were about 25p at the time, and you got about 50 just in case another broke, I’m glad you didnt get started talking about Magee, the thought of his name makes me depressed, and at my age I dont need depression I need cheering up. :- Jack.
jeffrey ellener:
I think I have done it lol they are in the wrong order but never mind .
Hi Jeffrey, the picture of the F88 in Dover must have been taken in the late 1970’s early 80’s because the F88 were one there way out of the continent and the first F10’s were comming in to replace them, I remember some of the UK lads were almost fighting between themselves to get there hands on the F88’s as they came off the continent, but I still dont know who got hold of mine. :- Jack.
Hello Jack , my dad got one , he got it broken into in Glasgow I think , They stole his telly out of it he was well ■■■■■■ off .I think it was sold to a recovery firm in Ossett but not sure.
