Chris Webb:
Eyup Coomsey,I remember Whitmore and Hickin,from Whitwick near Coalville.My Auntie and Uncle had a boozer in Whitwick late 50s,always full of colliers.
Drove for them n live in Whitwick, not so many pubs now though Chris
coomsey:
Chris Webb:
Eyup Coomsey,I remember Whitmore and Hickin,from Whitwick near Coalville.My Auntie and Uncle had a boozer in Whitwick late 50s,always full of colliers.Drove for them n live in Whitwick, not so many pubs now though Chris
I can’t remember name of the pub,it stood on it’s own,quite a big place as well. I were serving an apprenticeship in Smethwick 1958 and caught the Midland Red X99 Nottingham bus to Coalville from B’ham.Too far to travel home for weekend as I lived in Louth Lincs then.They moved to Whitwick from Diseworth,they kept the Plough Inn there for years and that’s when I came across the name Breedon and Cloud Hill ont tippers as a kid.
can anyone tell me who was the original owner of this fine 1962 Foden was? possibly emersons of belton
robinswh:
can anyone tell me who was the original owner of this fine 1962 Foden was? possibly emersons of belton
Don’t recall Emmo,s having any 6whlrs Wayne. They did have a 4 in hand Mickey mouse artic though. Cheers n happy new year coomsey
i’m off work for a few weeks at the mo,through an injury…not work related…and been buying a few mag’s to pass the time! anyway,in the current classic & vintage commercials is an article with leicestershire motors in. alexandra stone,empire stone and f e greasley of groby and a w squires.never heard of the last 2.
Robinswh:
Can anyone tell me who was the original owner of this fine 1962 Foden was?possibly Emersons of Belton
TruckNetUK . Old Time Lorries . Leicester’s Bygone’s . Foden S21 Spaceship Sputnik 6x4 Showmans Ballast Diesel Road Locomotive,641 BJU .
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All I know about this Foden S21 Spaceship Sputnik lorry,641 BJU,is what I’ve written here and the photograph captions for this
this lorry below,QV.
I don’t know the name of its original owner,and the same applies to its fairground operator. It was rescued from a scrapyard,restored,a Luton
Van body was fitted,it was rallied and eventually converted in to a 6x4 and pulls a traditional Showmans Living Van Trailer.It is still possibly owned
by R.Croft,Robertsbridge,East Sussex.
Foden S21 Spaceship Sputnik F or K,Luton Van-Bodied,6x4 Showmans Ballast Diesel Road Locomotive,641 BJU,Leicester,7-1962.Pulled Dodgems Ride load.Robinswh.1#
Foden S21 Spaceship Sputnik F or K,Luton Van-Bodied,8x4 Showmans Ballast Diesel Road Locomotive,641 BJU,Leicester,7-1962.New as a tipper for a Leicestershire quarry.PeterJarman-SteveRGray.1#
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Robinswh:
Can anyone tell me who was the original owner of this fine 1962 Foden was?TruckNetUK . Old Time Lorries . Leicester’s Bygone’s . Foden S21 Spaceship Sputnik 6x4 Showmans Ballast Diesel Road Locomotive,641 BJU .
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this lorry below,QV.
I don’t know the name of its original owner,and the same applies to its fairground operator. It was rescued from a scrapyard,restored,a Luton
Van body was fitted,it was rallied and eventually converted in to a 6x4 and pulls a traditional Showmans Living Van Trailer.It is still possibly owned
by R.Croft,Robertsbridge,East Sussex.Foden S21 Spaceship Sputnik F or K,Luton Van-Bodied,6x4 Showmans Ballast Diesel Road Locomotive,641 BJU,Leicester,7-1962.Pulled Dodgems Ride load.Robinswh.1#
1Foden S21 Spaceship Sputnik F or K,Luton Van-Bodied,8x4 Showmans Ballast Diesel Road Locomotive,641 BJU,Leicester,7-1962.New as a tipper for a Leicestershire quarry.PeterJarman-SteveRGray.1#
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Breedon or Bardon ?
Hi V I know you have doings with S21s but she’d have been a Mickey Mouse in Leics.Cheers Coomsey
Thank everyone for their help with this question…my guess is bardon ….Wayne Robinson
A little minky! Cheryl Hicklin pic
Whitmore n Hickens tipping Cliffe sidings.nmp
I had identical one for Emmersons 8sp D B box hated it,jacked 3days later.
Colin Knapp pic where does he get them from?
That might possibly have been taken at a rally that was held at Cossington Commercial’s premises back in 1987/88, not exactly sure of the year.
On the black at Bardon
Fantastic Paul another Gem from you…I m pretty sure the gentleman in the Picture is Fred Ketcher a friend of my late father. The lorry is one from annable transport from shepshed a company that the labour government shut down after the war, Fred served in the RAF during the war and I know he had served in hawaii after pearl harbour. I worked with fred in my two stints on the midland red as a summer student. in 1968 and 1969 where he was a much respected driver. He visited my dad once when I was over on holiday late 1980s I think. RIP Fred you lived one great life.
robinswh:
Fantastic Paul another Gem from you…I m pretty sure the gentleman in the Picture is Fred Ketcher a friend of my late father. The lorry is one from annable transport from shepshed a company that the labour government shut down after the war, Fred served in the RAF during the war and I know he had served in hawaii after pearl harbour. I worked with fred in my two stints on the midland red as a summer student. in 1968 and 1969 where he was a much respected driver. He visited my dad once when I was over on holiday late 1980s I think. RIP Fred you lived one great life.
A new one for me Wayne. Sounds like he had an interesting life
Those were the days
sorry Paul a bit after my time