YOUNGDAVE:
Re Ramne Ashworth did have a V8 reg kky 619G it was one of the first.Crocket got it new he had it for many years up to geting the 110 scania to my knowlege.
Was it troublesome ?
Donāt know Ramone i suspect it had itās problems like all the others. I know Ashworth put a bigger headertank on which would indicate water troubles. When brother Jack went to see Ashworth about a job in the early 70s he said go down the yard and pick a motor. He saw the V8 with no engine in , went back and asked whats up with the V8 Ashy said if you want it theres a new engine in the garage. He spent sometime putting the engine in before putting it back on the road which as far as i know was a later version of the engine and he had no major problems with it
YOUNGDAVE:
Donāt know Ramone i suspect it had itās problems like all the others. I know Ashworth put a bigger headertank on which would indicate water troubles. When brother Jack went to see Ashworth about a job in the early 70s he said go down the yard and pick a motor. He saw the V8 with no engine in , went back and asked whats up with the V8 Ashy said if you want it theres a new engine in the garage. He spent sometime putting the engine in before putting it back on the road which as far as i know was a later version of the engine and he had no major problems with it
I think they suffered from overheating problems
YOUNGDAVE:
Donāt know Ramone i suspect it had itās problems like all the others. I know Ashworth put a bigger headertank on which would indicate water troubles. When brother Jack went to see Ashworth about a job in the early 70s he said go down the yard and pick a motor. He saw the V8 with no engine in , went back and asked whats up with the V8 Ashy said if you want it theres a new engine in the garage. He spent sometime putting the engine in before putting it back on the road which as far as i know was a later version of the engine and he had no major problems with it
Youngdave, are you still working for mick moore or have i got the wrong chap ?
Yes scud still working for mick you got the right chap.Pity your not going to ashys do, like to meet you again not seen you for a few years hope yopur dads doing well rember me to him .I gave scrapman a few photos watt i had i know he let you have some hope they will be some good to you the one with keith conroys and bells 6 wheeler loaded out of devon shoud be good for the book. shoud have took some more photos loading the flats out of mazamet,never came back half loaded
YOUNGDAVE:
Yes scud still working for mick you got the right chap.Pity your not going to ashys do, like to meet you again not seen you for a few years hope yopur dads doing well rember me to him .I gave scrapman a few photos watt i had i know he let you have some hope they will be some good to you the one with keith conroys and bells 6 wheeler loaded out of devon shoud be good for the book. shoud have took some more photos loading the flats out of mazamet,never came back half loaded
Its been about 20 yrs since we last meet i think it was down at ramsgate you were of to masamet and i was going to perone , Yes my dad is well ,he never changes, i got the photos of vaughan and copied them ,phil @ thompson davies also gave me some, i know mick used to have a photo of his first f88 loaded with presspacks i,ll have to have a word with him. by the way is keith conroy the same man who used to work for mick? and do you know who owns the bell,s photo, leo horsfall gave me a copy of it a while ago .
Glad you got the photos from vaughan.Kieth is the man that worked for mick he then whent to bakers for a lot of years.Left after having heart attack ,when he recoverd he eventuly ended up & thompson davis looking after the store at calverly.He had the photo with
him there,He gave it to me not long before he became hill with a stroke which he never realy recoverd.Saly he past away about 2 years
ago.I liked kieth he was a good mate got to know him when he worked for Beatys of bradford,
Keith used to live in Denholme I remember the foden he had at bakers dad said he was a workaholic like farmer he never slept
Yes petter he liked work he was!t shy of it he!d do plenty for bakers, they did quite a lot of mazamet in them days.
He was allso good on the fork truck loading bales.
The picture of the f88 parked on a street is outside crocketts house and the next pic of the same 88 parked with the f12 the driver my dad has now seen the pic and itās Steve athersly or dr who as he was known
Does anyone have any contact details for Peter booth who worked at ashworths then loyds of Ludlow also scud still canāt get hold of Matthew Pratt my dad has rung him half a dozen times
The first time i meet keith was in 1976 he was driving the m reg f88 for mick moore i was with mick in his new f88 with the 290 engine JNW49N we were tacking some dredging machinery up to Arneim in holland this was unusual work for thompson davis it was usually wool, then we reloaded out of the heyster forklift factory at neimegen , i think keith loaded out of van castrians,i should have had a camera in those days thats when you went though london down archway road, bethnel green, shorditch,holloway,and through the blackwall tunel .A2 farthing corner and before jubilee way was built the old road into dover ,down past the castle,with all the yellow light s coming towards you of the french motors.Then the long wait in dover for a ferry and the quing with paper work on both sides of the water.It was a weeks work in those days .
peter booth goes in the ryshworth club in crossflatts i will try and catch him and tell him about sat night
Flat nose are you coming over on Saturday night if Peter isnāt coming could you get me his phone number my dad would like to speak to him hasnt heard from him in years thankyou
Peter , i,ll have a word with scrapman before i go on holiday and see if he can get mathew pratt to ring your dad , he wont give many people his phone number but i do know he goes to the hare and hounds up the dale on a friday evening.
Hi Peter
Mat Pratt knows about your do on Saturday night. Heās hoping to get there and bring some photos.
Cheers Andy
Cheers Andy
yes i,m coming still tryin to get hold of peter might see him fri tea time he goes in early doors with his lady friend he plays in a brass band from howarth will do my best to catch him or get a number
Tonight is the ashworths reunion should be a brilliant night
Superb night good turnout about 40 really enjoyed seeing them all together after so long and looking at the photos have now met Matthew Pratt who has a fantastic archive of ashworths pics including the elusive cab trailer am going to see him in a couple of weeks and get copies . Nice to see flat nose and young Dave there roll on the next one