Bryan dobson's 143 500

OUT OF HOURS TRANSPORT PHOTO FORUM (MEMBERS ONLY)
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Scan_0017 by Niall Daniels, on Flickr
Posted on the Irish groupage thread.A fine looking machine.

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Ohhhh, I hope someone resizes these photos so I can have a closer look. Crackin mate.

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Just figured out how to re size them!!

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Ahhh that’s better. Excellent photos mate.

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OH YES! Bloody marvelous. Any more??

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now thats what i call a scania :sunglasses: the 143 best truck ever made imho :sunglasses:

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Loads more Mr Vain. All photos so i’ve got to scan them. Spent all morning snanning these ones. I’ll scan the before & during painting ones taken at Tor Trucks

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stunning truck, last of the good scanias before they went downhill!

what is the truck doing nowadays? is it still about?

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i think the steel bumpered model is better than the streamliner

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It was bought from us in 2003 by Caffrey International Ireland where it semi retired. I haven’t seen it since. Has anyone else?

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TOMDOB:
It was bought from us in 2003 by Caffrey International Ireland where it semi retired. I haven’t seen it since. Has anyone else?

Funny you should say that, theres a real deja vu thing goin on here. Can’t help thinkin i’ve seen it in recent times. (although i could of been high on polish, who knows! :laughing: )

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In the 8th pic there is a 143 450 H144TAH. The last time i saw that it had been resprayed metallic blue pulling a bulker. Not seen it for a while, does anyone know where it is now?

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Is that the old Patchway, Bristol depot of Westrucks in one of the pictures?

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Yes.

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Now that’s a proper Scania!!!
Wouldn’t refuse to drive that :sunglasses: :sunglasses: :sunglasses:

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Was the H reg 143 450 a short 4x2?

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TOMDOB:
It was bought from us in 2003 by Caffrey International Ireland where it semi retired. I haven’t seen it since. Has anyone else?

yes its sti;; on the road i have seen pics of it too but they are copyrighted…so i wont copy and paste em.

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ellies dad:

TOMDOB:
It was bought from us in 2003 by Caffrey International Ireland where it semi retired. I haven’t seen it since. Has anyone else?

yes its sti;; on the road i have seen pics of it too but they are copyrighted…so i wont copy and paste em.

Tell us where then■■? please…

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Mechanic77. The H plate was a 3.8 on steel. But we also had another red & white 143 450 F136CYB which was a 3.4 on air. That is now owned by Michael Murty pulling Big Pete (Peterbuilt monster truck) about.