Who rembers the program call Truckers?
With a black Mack in it pulling for Pritchards on BBC I think?
I worked for K and P iddon in leyland at the time and we did all the work on behalf of the BBc.
the othet thing.
Ruttle plant, we did all the mods so they could run in england, god i feel old now lol.
We got the week though westen truck on mossside ind est due to them being the importers of Macks
Peter
heres a couple of whites that run out of liverpool
NZ JAMIE:
Anyone on here recognize this one,I think I’ve read somewhere that it belonged to Chris Hooper? Can anyone confirm this?
The pic is from Steve Lynch.
That Mack was Mickey Neesons from London Village, it was his pride & joy for many years running up & down to Greece.
Fly sheet
G’day thanks for the info Flysheat mate,what happened to the old girl? do you know?
Do you or anyone else have any more pics of it?
Cheers Jamie
Hi This truck (1930 White Mustang) It came to GB in 1980 and did a tour promoting the Labatts beer, A few of us older chaps maybe saw it, I’ve put it on for you who did’nt get a chance to veiw it. It was a V8 petrol engine 135 BHP.
John.
3300John:
Hi This truck (1930 White Mustang) It came to GB in 1980 and did a tour promoting the Labatts beer, A few of us older chaps maybe saw it, I’ve put it on for you who did’nt get a chance to veiw it. It was a V8 petrol engine 135 BHP.
John.
Hopefully the beer tasted better than the truck looked.I reckon that it was designed by a five year old at infants school.I just wonder how the driver could stop laughing every time he saw it. 
I tried once before, when this forum was in its infancy, to locate a copy of the magazines (Truck and Driver or similar)which featured the Mack interstater (red and gold livery)reg YTE 434V operated from new by AJ Scott of Wooperton sawmills near Alnwick, Northumberland. I think it may have featured in more than one magazine. If anyone has a copy they could scan onto here, or would be prepared to lend to me, I’d be grateful.
Thanks.
I notice near the begining of this thread reference is made to a Currie European Mack I think it was actually owned
by a subbie called Allister Peters it was reg USM 338T and I was told it was involved in an accident in France wheather
it was repaired or written off I would’nt know.Eddie.
this may not be english,it’s scottish but it’s certainley a mack.any lorry driver in the 60’s running between south wales and scotland would remember seeing these.
NZ JAMIE:
G’day thanks for the info Flysheat mate,what happened to the old girl? do you know?
Do you or anyone else have any more pics of it?
Cheers Jamie
Got a feeling it got flogged to a Bubble & stayed down there. Have’nt seen Mick for a long time & no I’ve no pics sorry. He gave me a lift around Athens in it once it was a rough old ride compared to my Transcon.
Fly sheet
Peter Wells:
Who rembers the program call Truckers?With a black Mack in it pulling for Pritchards on BBC I think?
I worked for K and P iddon in leyland at the time and we did all the work on behalf of the BBc.
the othet thing.
Ruttle plant, we did all the mods so they could run in england, god i feel old now lol.
We got the week though westen truck on mossside ind est due to them being the importers of Macks
Peter
So I take it no one watched the program call Trucks on the BBc in the late 80s?
Peter
pete 359:
this may not be english,it’s scottish but it’s certainley a mack.any lorry driver in the 60’s running between south wales and scotland would remember seeing these.
I remember seeing this artic on the A1(M) in Yorkshire, i lived about 200ft from the highway 10 miles south of Wetherby. It was easy to spot with that yellow paint, not many lorries about with a vertical muffler then. 
This was a shame the photo was taken 8 years ago it was complete but the ■■■■■■■ was in bits.It had full papers with it as a chap Nr Ellesmere port run it for a while. It ended up in Chester but then the owner would’t sell her,He wanted more than 500. The kids smashed her up nicked the lights and badges then set a fire inside wrecking the leather guess what come next?? the gas axe. I Know its not a Mack but It is from over the pond.
John
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3300John:
The kids smashed her up nicked the lights and badges
The badge on the grille still seems to be there? Any chance of buying it? Mine was also stolen, so I need a “new” one.
P&S Contracts of GLasgows Mack DVA80C this Photo has been taken in thier Yard in Bredisholm Rd Baillieston in the 60s.
Peter Wells:
Peter Wells:
Who rembers the program call Truckers?With a black Mack in it pulling for Pritchards on BBC I think?
I worked for K and P iddon in leyland at the time and we did all the work on behalf of the BBc.
the othet thing.
Ruttle plant, we did all the mods so they could run in england, god i feel old now lol.
We got the week though westen truck on mossside ind est due to them being the importers of Macks
Peter
So I take it no one watched the program call Trucks on the BBc in the late 80s?
Yeah i watched it…still got all the episodes on video.
I am not too sure what happened to it after the show ended…would love to know though.Peter
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Peter Wells:
Peter Wells:
Who rembers the program call Truckers?With a black Mack in it pulling for Pritchards on BBC I think?
I worked for K and P iddon in leyland at the time and we did all the work on behalf of the BBc.
the othet thing.
Ruttle plant, we did all the mods so they could run in england, god i feel old now lol.
We got the week though westen truck on mossside ind est due to them being the importers of Macks
Peter
So I take it no one watched the program call Trucks on the BBc in the late 80s?
Yeah i watched it…still got all the episodes on video.
I am not too sure what happened to it after the show ended…would love to know though.Peter
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Hi, the black Mack from the show “Truckers” belonged to my friends father, Kevin Canavan. He ran it on the continent for a few years after the show until it went in for a refurb and then sold to another chap in Darwen Lancs. Kevin then went on to own another Mack For heavy haulage use until that also was sold due to ill health. Unfortunately Kevin is no longer with us, but if I can find some pictures of the two Macks, I’ll put them on here!
3300John:
This was a shame the photo was taken 8 years ago it was complete but the ■■■■■■■ was in bits.It had full papers with it as a chap Nr Ellesmere port run it for a while. It ended up in Chester but then the owner would’t sell her,He wanted more than 500. The kids smashed her up nicked the lights and badges then set a fire inside wrecking the leather guess what come next?? the gas axe. I Know its not a Mack but It is from over the pond.
John
That would have been ideal before the idiots wrecked it because the best improvement anyone could have made to that would have been to dump the ■■■■■■■ and fit a Detroit instead.Anyway was it that he wanted more than £500■■ or was that £5000?.I reckon that I’d have offered him around that and got the Detroit put in it all for less than £10,000 and the money saved on a late model XF would have payed for the extra diesel which the two stroke would have used with plenty left over for me.But if it really was £600 that he wanted it just shows that there’s no justice in the world.It was from over the pond and better than a Mack.
remy:
pete 359:
this may not be english,it’s scottish but it’s certainley a mack.any lorry driver in the 60’s running between south wales and scotland would remember seeing these.I remember seeing this artic on the A1(M) in Yorkshire, i lived about 200ft from the highway 10 miles south of Wetherby. It was easy to spot with that yellow paint, not many lorries about with a vertical muffler then.
They were gutless !! I remember one evening when I was mate on Brady’s Octopus/trailer we were having our tea in Rosebank at Gretna and there were a couple of P/S in as well and they were running their mouths about the Macks !! Anyway they up and went and my mate Eric winked and said they have no chance ! We were FULLY freighted with plate out of Vickers Barrow for one of the Glasgow yards and when I say we walked past them further up the A74 I am not Bu********g !! The one in the lead didn’t even flash us in !! and we probably had as much weight on as those two put together !!!Keep yer elbows in Jimmy . Bewick
