I would like to see you pose like it now Cliffy.How long can you hold your breath in.
Now then David and Geoff your not very kind to me, but thanks for keeping us going on here, remember those pictures are 35 to 40 years ago,I can’t hold my breath very long Geoff.
Cliff luxton:
Here I am sat in the sunshine somewhere waiting for a load.
Cliff if your sat in the sunshine you have evaporated cos I cant see you.I have just come back from Poole hospital after seeing Dumper.He still tries to make light of his third heart attack but I know he is worried.I will keep you posted.Cheers mate
Cliff luxton:
Here I am sat in the sunshine somewhere waiting for a load.
What a lot of people don’t realise, is that if Cliff’s trailer had it’s side or rear doors open it usually meant that he was off duty and ready to entertain. His hospitality was second to none. That empty trailer probably had a few pallets drawn up for sitting on, some decent wine on tap and Cliff’s unparalleled cooking sending fragrant wafts into the atmosphere.
It didn’t matter where you were: North Africa, Spain, France… Cliff would include you in his brilliant version of the good life. I’ve heard that his hostelry in the south west reflects this. God bless him! Robert
Thank you for those kind words Robert in those day’s travelling in Europe did most of my eating in restaurants.We did have some good cook ups in Morroco though, it was easy with so much time on our hands and the help of a fridge in the cab and freezer in the food box on the side of the unit. Happy day’s
Those little F86s were dead reliable little motors in rigid form,dont know about in artic form as they
must have been working flat out all the time. My grandad had a 6 wheeler that was bullet proof !
Found this on the net.
Thanks Dean I think that was probably the first of the leyland’s to arrive, looks like the yard in Chard.
one more to the cats//
Thanks for that Dibbs.
I might need to be corrected here but I think this was the last village you went through in France before going over Mont Cenis I await your reply.
Cliff was that Lanselbourg ? but it is a long time ago, miss those days so much, talking to one of our drivers in the yard yesterday he said if I went now I just would not recognise the route that takes you to Italy today, how times change. Thinking out loud next year it is 30 years ago I bought my first new truck Globetrotter C789 BPO wish I still had her today Buzzer.
Can’t remember the name John as you said it was a long time ago ,the truck you mentioned is that the one Tony Bradfield had. Thanks for the reply.
saw the boss .peter last week at lyme regis rock venue ? loud music…had a ouick chat not about trucks but local football…any way nice to see him .and his lovley wife …
dibbs:
saw the boss .peter last week at lyme regis rock venue ? loud music…had a ouick chat not about trucks but local football…any way nice to see him .and his lovley wife …
Thats a cracker take an extra blanket !
Mr Luxton will you be at the do next week ?
Thanks Dibbs I bet that was Wally answering your defect report.Thanks Dean. No Geoff unfortunately I won’t be there Saturday we’re in Spain.
This is what Saturday mornings were like in Chard.
Missed you again Cliff , we came back on Wednesday