seantoole5:
It certainly is difficult to find pictures of REA. Some of there wagons were also sign written Gibbons and Washingtons. Im pretty sure the A and B series artics my Dad drove were sign written this way.
Also found this cutting today of my Dad, Im presuming this is the same Clarkes transport mentioned on this thread. Hadn’t even realised my Dad drove for them, always remember him driving for Aucotts mainly, mind you, I think this picture is probably older than me! He certainly never mentioned working for Clarkes. Not sure of the date of the cutting, but guess its mid 60’s.
Great picture of the Riverside car park in flood. Clarkes Transport in the picture is not the same company as on this tread. Cheers T1
Wm Rowe & Sons had this Ford Transcontinental on demonstration from Lloyds of Stafford, i’m in the drivers seat and my mate Lee on the step, pictured taken in Lichfield CIRCA 1974.
Tamworth1:
Wm Rowe & Sons had this Ford Transcontinental on demonstration from Lloyds of Stafford, i’m in the drivers seat and my mate Lee on the step, pictured taken in Lichfield CIRCA 1974.
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king of the road ay t 1, was always a good when dad came home for a brew in the truck wasnt it,
i remeber my dad taking me to school in his transcon what a great truck back in the day,
Tamworth1:
Wm Rowe & Sons had this Ford Transcontinental on demonstration from Lloyds of Stafford, i’m in the drivers seat and my mate Lee on the step, pictured taken in Lichfield CIRCA 1974.
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king of the road ay t 1, was always a good when dad came home for a brew in the truck wasnt it,
i remeber my dad taking me to school in his transcon what a great truck back in the day,
cheers
Mike
Hi Mike, know exactly what you mean, i used to love sitting in the cab operating the foot brake and listening to the air exhausting then watching my dad having to sit there for five minutes building the air up.
Regards T1
Not the clearest picture but here we have some of Smurfit’s cable lift vehicles, the white Mercedes was on hire to Smurfit form Alltruck truck rental so not in Smurfit livery, picture taken at the old Smurfit mill on Lichfield road Tamworth in the mid 90’s.
M G B:
Love the CTS 8 Wheeler ERF,think it was Tommy Shilton who drove it, not 100% sure though.
yes tommy shilton did drive one of the last 8 wheelers cts had …used to se him about but that must have been 10-12 yrs ago now his wife used to work in the chip shop in amington there was another old retired cts driver that used to bring his car in for mot prep n stuff when i worked for graham blakeman les goodison , johnny bull from amington is another old cts driver
