hiya
is there a reunion this xmas again?/
regards
Mike Lacey (the blouse)
as far as i know Mick yes i will find out and put a new post up ASAP.
tideee
because we was thinking to bring the 141(essex int) to park at the door as long as shes still there the next day haha - will bring back some memories 
Barry could jump in and do a livorno!
Radders:
jacko22:
Here you go Radders! Sorry about the picture quality
Early morning in Carisio & some git cut Billys fuel pipes coz he left his air con running overnight.
The lad in the centre was called Marmite but cannot remember who he was on for!
Late Sunday night after leaving the Pub at Bourg at 10pm & Colin looses an injector pipe at Belley
The only time i ever got me camera out whilst on McKellars was when someone broke down
about 3 times a week then!Aah, Colin Clift… What a brilliant guy this bloke is. I first encountered him on the old road from Frejus to Turin where we had an Ashline Trucking Mercedes twin steer towing a clutchless Scania 142 to Novara, but the Numpty in the Merc (Not me! I was in the 142) has ran out of diesel! (We had towed it all the way from Valence in France, over Mont Genevre and into Italy like that! with a tilt as well!-All because Colin Jarrat (The boss) knew Aldo the fitter in Novara and thought it would be cheaper to get it fixed in Italy)
Anyway, the local police turned up doing their pieces and Clifty who had stopped to help, calmed him down, found some more diesel, bled the Merc, then had to tow start it and then followed us to Turin services to make sure were ok. I then sat in his cab with him for an hour drinking coffee before he cracked on (The next day was a national holiday and therefore lorry ban) to make his customs point. I got to know him better a few years later when I was doing Ferry’s work and always had time to stop and have a chat with him. I doubt if you’d get that kind of help these days.
Wow! The last time I saw or heard of Colin ( The Immingham Terror )was when him and Johnnie Morris left MAT Transport., to try their hands at doing Middle East work. This was about 1979 I think. Alas it never turned out too well for them I understand, I did once bump into Johnnie Morris, he was on for Geof Gilbert then. If you do see Colin again please give him my regards and ask him to PM me. That photo with the Ferry Frightening cab up, was that my old friend Billy Moore’s ■■
Cheers, Archie.
MARMITE if i remember properley was Martin Jordon, Keith (the thief) Jordon’s brother aint heard their name’s mentioned for year’s now last i heard of Marmite he had been drugged and robbed in the eastern bloc somewhere by a gang of bandit’s summit like that.
CRACK ON TO MACON:
MARMITE if i remember properley was Martin Jordon, Keith (the thief) Jordon’s brother aint heard their name’s mentioned for year’s now last i heard of Marmite he had been drugged and robbed in the eastern bloc somewhere by a gang of bandit’s summit like that.
Heard a couple of fellas on the superfast talking about a bloke called Marmite who was living in Greece about 2 years ago, can’t be many with that nickname!
The Ferry freighting motor was Billys motor, he’s the one on the engine trying to smile!
Any more old Mckellar photos to share crack on?
jacko22:
Any more old Mckellar photos to share crack on?
at the moment mate no, but im alway’s working on the case i will do my best.
CRACK ON TO MACON:
MARMITE if i remember properley was Martin Jordon, Keith (the thief) Jordon’s brother aint heard their name’s mentioned for year’s now last i heard of Marmite he had been drugged and robbed in the eastern bloc somewhere by a gang of bandit’s summit like that.
Mark not Martin 
He got robbed in Bulgaria, a slapper date raped him and then the boys turned up and robbed him, all in a days work for Mark, bet he had more money than when he started by the end of the next day 
Guys
I,ve got some photos i like to share with you all my dad drove in the late 70s to the 90s for different companies and took some photos from his trips round europe .He passed away in 95 so i need help with What ,Where and When, not having much luck attaching photos so i,ll give a go again . Look forward to your replys it says Germany 81 ■■ Helpfull or What
cant place any body in the photo mate the trailor doe’s not appear to be British but
that’s only going by what i can see and the side the trailor box is on see if you can put the rest on
will be good to see them anyway.
CRACK ON TO MACON:
cant place any body in the photo mate the trailor doe’s not appear to be British but
that’s only going by what i can see and the side the trailor box is on see if you can put the rest on
will be good to see them anyway.
Don,t know why but it won,t let me put one on at a time i,ll try again at some point got one from Modane in 81, this one is from Calis in 87
I would have said looking at the trailer sides and the metal mudguards visible in the background that it could be a Bulgarian or Turkish trailer, certainly the two men sitting down look to be from that neck of the woods.
chazzer:
I would have said looking at the trailer sides and the metal mudguards visible in the background that it could be a Bulgarian or Turkish trailer, certainly the two men sitting down look to be from that neck of the woods.
Hi guys its Part 3 found these photos in a old album as i said dad passed away in 95 so can,t get info from him the photos have written on the back Modane Nov 81 so again help if any one knows about them
chazzer:
I would have said looking at the trailer sides and the metal mudguards visible in the background that it could be a Bulgarian or Turkish trailer, certainly the two men sitting down look to be from that neck of the woods.
I thought Bulgarian when I saw the picture, looks like one of the old Somat trailers, although the colour scheme is similar to CSAD, who were from Checko, whatever, that jacket is deffo from east of the Iron Curtain (hope that isn’t your Dad wearing it Boatchaser 
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newmercman:
chazzer:
I would have said looking at the trailer sides and the metal mudguards visible in the background that it could be a Bulgarian or Turkish trailer, certainly the two men sitting down look to be from that neck of the woods.I thought Bulgarian when I saw the picture, looks like one of the old Somat trailers, although the colour scheme is similar to CSAD, who were from Checko, whatever, that jacket is deffo from east of the Iron Curtain (hope that isn’t your Dad wearing it Boatchaser
No it wasn,t Dad always drove in a shirt and tie took years to get him to stop wearing the tie god love him, spent many a day with him. What he would think of driving here (Calgary) i don,t know. We have a lot of traffic going in and out of our depot so much different to when i worked in the UK
Boatchaser:
newmercman:
chazzer:
I would have said looking at the trailer sides and the metal mudguards visible in the background that it could be a Bulgarian or Turkish trailer, certainly the two men sitting down look to be from that neck of the woods.I thought Bulgarian when I saw the picture, looks like one of the old Somat trailers, although the colour scheme is similar to CSAD, who were from Checko, whatever, that jacket is deffo from east of the Iron Curtain (hope that isn’t your Dad wearing it Boatchaser
No it wasn,t Dad always drove in a shirt and tie took years to get him to stop wearing the tie god love him, spent many a day with him. What he would think of driving here (Calgary) i don,t know. We have a lot of traffic going in and out of our depot so much different to when i worked in the UK
I started from Calgary this morning! Tipped a load of pork on 56 Ave SE, where do you work?
marmite what a charecter ha ha (do you want to buy some suits only he loaded them 3 hours earlier ha ha ) and do you remember keiths the thiefs bedford TM it flew.
mr cains hope you well and say hello to vic from me i used to be in dons workshop and drive when we was opposite transmec in purfleet when we was dutchline
steve
backbyfriday:
marmite what a charecter ha ha (do you want to buy some suits only he loaded them 3 hours earlier ha ha ) and do you remember keiths the thiefs bedford TM it flew.steve
I thought it was Marmite that had the TM, it had a 370 ■■■■■■■ in it IIRC.
I had a whistle off of Marmite in Carisio, he load from A*****s and they gave him the seal to put on himself The car park in Carisio was like Dagenham Market 
newmercman:
Boatchaser:
newmercman:
chazzer:
I would have said looking at the trailer sides and the metal mudguards visible in the background that it could be a Bulgarian or Turkish trailer, certainly the two men sitting down look to be from that neck of the woods.I thought Bulgarian when I saw the picture, looks like one of the old Somat trailers, although the colour scheme is similar to CSAD, who were from Checko, whatever, that jacket is deffo from east of the Iron Curtain (hope that isn’t your Dad wearing it Boatchaser
No it wasn,t Dad always drove in a shirt and tie took years to get him to stop wearing the tie god love him, spent many a day with him. What he would think of driving here (Calgary) i don,t know. We have a lot of traffic going in and out of our depot so much different to when i worked in the UK
I started from Calgary this morning! Tipped a load of pork on 56 Ave SE, where do you work?
Morning Newmercman
Moved hear in 2007 and already had a job to go too , and have been there since i work for Genco on the Canadian Tire contract near the flying j and the deerfoot casino 114 st