Brian with his new Iveco next to Alan’s MAN
Tamworth Football Club with one of Clarke’s rental vehicles in Tamworth Carnival a few years ago.
Got the old girl out in the sun yesterday
The first picture i posted on here about 12 months ago and the second picture is one i found last week of the same vehicle in slightly better condition !!
Tamworth1:
Got the old girl out in the sun yesterday
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Looking good Andy - this too now needs a good livery!
TruckinCraig:
Tamworth1:
Got the old girl out in the sun yesterdayLooking good Andy - this too now needs a good livery!
Cheers young man!, hoping it will look something like this when finished
Many thanks to TruckinCraig for this picture of the Atki 6x2 in one of its former owners livery, picture taken in the mid 80’s.
Tamworth1:
Many thanks to TruckinCraig for this picture of the Atki 6x2 in one of its former owners livery, picture taken in the mid 80’s.
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My, that’s a good photo. - thanks!! Seen at the first Atkinson Rally at BCVM Leyland in 1985/86,
Anybody know what happened to the rest of the Bexton & Smith restored fleet of Atkinsons?
TruckinCraig:
Tamworth1:
Many thanks to TruckinCraig for this picture of the Atki 6x2 in one of its former owners livery, picture taken in the mid 80’s.
0My, that’s a good photo. - thanks!! Seen at the first Atkinson Rally at BCVM Leyland in 1985/86,
Anybody know what happened to the rest of the Bexton & Smith restored fleet of Atkinsons?
It was at one of the two (Seddon) Atkinson Gatherings at BCVM, either 1987 or 1988. Some of Brendan Bexton’s motors are in new hands, but I don’t know the whereabouts of all of them
Blakeman Motor Services of Tamworth with their very smart ERF “C” Series and Atkinson Venturer.
KUE 872V after a life time on general haulage then relegated to the cattle job, what a waste!
CRAIG-D:
G Ward and son
I could not believe my eyes when a saw these beauties, nice one Craig where did you get these from? are there anymore? Have you got any info on the pictures? Any idea who the chap is in the first picture?, the second picture looks like its took at the top of Wards yard in Clifton Campville, is that Jag George Wards ?
there are off a friend of a agency driver that works in TNT alan said his friend jo is/was a ward yes i thing that was georges car …dont know who the chap is though alan is going to ask if there is any more pics…i see theres a aliance box trailer/ body in the bottom pic too
CRAIG-D:
there are off a friend of a agency driver that works in TNT alan said his friend jo is/was a ward yes i thing that was georges car …dont know who the chap is though alan is going to ask if there is any more pics…i see theres a aliance box trailer/ body in the bottom pic too
Lets hope he has some more pictures, dont think that chap is George Ward but it could be his brother John. He was a Mechanic in their workshop. Wards did alot of work for Aliance box.
top pics craig i dont remember them motors bit before my time i do remember the MANs tho
Carl:
top pics craig i dont remember them motors bit before my time i do remember the MANs tho
I remember seeing the Wards MAN’s loaded with paper reels out of Alders coming down St John Street in Lichfield while on dinner from school, they weren’t very old at that time and remember when pulling hard how noisy they were, little do i known that i would work on the very same vehicles as a apprentice mechanic
This vehicle is now part of Blakeman Motor Services restored fleet, picture taken may years ago when still owned by Robroy
I know we have been talking about Tamworth hauliers, but has anyone got any images of Mayfair Garage, the MAN (and before that Guy) main agents at Fazeley?? IIRC, I remember delivering an old MAN tractor unit to them, parking it on the hardstanding at the back of the “glass palace” showroom , which had two new orignal shape Volkswagen Passat cars in it, then going upstairs to the offices with the truck keys!!
Ed