This was me and my truck in about 1978/9 having come into the UK from France and stopping off to show my dad who took the photo. Fantastic memories of very hard work and great times pulling the biggest variety of loads imaginable…Italy, Mont Blanc brakes smoking with 45 tonnes behind…long long hours…ferries…Routier restaurants, French and Italian police…now a long time ago and several careers back. A pleasure to be part of that time and the tough characters I worked with who taught me how to survive.
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MILKYBAR Talking to an old mate last week Geof (Robbie) Roberson, who worked there,but nor sure in what years, did you know him ?
Hi…. Don’t recall him . I worked out of Lebourget Paris depot but was in and out of the UK and knew all the UK drivers and workshop boys during period late 70’s into early 80,s. I was driving French registered and paid as a French driver.
Interesting pic…… F89 in colours that are after my time . When I was there there were only two F89s six leggers on English Reg OAA and a French one which I drove before the F12. The French one was sold to a Subcontractor who went bust and left it in a lay-by near Rouen
I have a feeling that Peter & Dave Parsons had an 89 on Eurohaul in there colours but not really sure. Kevin
Yes I knew Pete and Dave Parsons I thought their units were unpainted until they bought an F12 which they had painted in Eurohaul colours having red white and blue sweeping flash.
You are probably right I can’t really remember I could only remember them telling me they subbied for eurohaul in the early 80’s and thought they had an 89. Gerbil
