Buzzer
Anyone remember Munn & Underwood who were vehicle distributors and repairers.
One of there letters from 1949 to a company called Hatley’s at Chandlers Ford who looks like they were involved in the timber trade.
Click on page twice to read.
Dean some pictures, apparently Munn & Underwood also traded from Exmouth Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, Buzzer
Buzzer:
Dean some pictures, apparently Munn & Underwood also traded from Exmouth Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, Buzzer
Nice to see some pics. 
Buzzer:
Dean some pictures, apparently Munn & Underwood also traded from Exmouth Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, Buzzer
Top picture is commercial Rd Southampton
DEANB:
Buzzer:
Dean some pictures, apparently Munn & Underwood also traded from Exmouth Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, BuzzerNice to see some pics.
Anyone on here remember Goulden’s transport (continental) Southampton they also ran a V8 mandator reg No WTR227J chassis No 407 supplied new by Princes’s Southampton ordered about the same time as the R A lane V8 being chassis No 408 the only other company to run new V8s in Hampshire that i can remember were A Burnett & sons Portsmouth they had four possibly supplied by Princes’s as I have few build sheets from the old AEC dealer the firm that I like to research is Percy Powell Horndean i know that there Mandator GTR953D and at least one of there mercury’s MTR656F was also supplied by princes’s Southampton thanks Paul.
Buzzer:
Buzzer
Pitter’s '‘Tin front’ Mammoth Major was supplied by Prince’s Commercials in March 1958. With the introduction of heavier artics (with larger payloads,) following 1964’s C& U
regulations,vehicles like Pitter’s AEC were replaced though they had plenty of life left in them. This particular AEC passed to Carless,Capel & Leonard Ltd,oil distillers & refiners at Hackney Wick, London E15.
Carless Capel & Leonard produced (amongst many distillates), motor spirit & in 1893 marketed it under the name ‘Petrol’ which became the generic name for motor spirit
roolechat:
Carless Capel & Leonard produced (amongst many distillates), motor spirit & in 1893 marketed it under the name ‘Petrol’ which became the generic name for motor spirit
That is very interesting, a fact I hadn’t heard of before, but would explain why in the USA it was called something quite different. 
Spardo:
roolechat:
Carless Capel & Leonard produced (amongst many distillates), motor spirit & in 1893 marketed it under the name ‘Petrol’ which became the generic name for motor spiritThat is very interesting, a fact I hadn’t heard of before, but would explain why in the USA it was called something quite different.
Agreed.
Just had a quick look at Wiki entry and read about the various UK/Eu/S. America/N.America/African terms and their origins
Jameson Volvo F88 close to the fruit market.
DEANB:
Jameson Volvo F88 close to the fruit market.0
I might be wrong but I’m guessing that’s a subcontractor, I don’t recall Jameson having an F88, but as I said, I could be proved wrong
Fergie47:
DEANB:
Jameson Volvo F88 close to the fruit market.0
I might be wrong but I’m guessing that’s a subcontractor, I don’t recall Jameson having an F88, but as I said, I could be proved wrong
Dave you may be right about that one in the picture but Jameson did I believe run one F88 think Wally Hawkins drove it, had Horry not nicked all my picture albums I could have shown a shot of me and that 88 on the top deck leaving from Southampton, maybe he will post it, cheers Buzzer
Buzzer:
“Fergie47” “DEANB”Jameson Volvo F88 close to the fruit market.
I might be wrong but I’m guessing that’s a subcontractor, I don’t recall Jameson having an F88, but as I said, I could be proved wron
Dave you may be right about that one in the picture but Jameson did I believe run one F88 think Wally Hawkins drove it, had Horry not nicked all my picture albums I could have shown a shot of me and that 88 on the top deck leaving from Southampton, maybe he will post it, cheers Buzzer
Heres another one.
DEANB:
Buzzer:
“Fergie47” “DEANB”Jameson Volvo F88 close to the fruit market.
I might be wrong but I’m guessing that’s a subcontractor, I don’t recall Jameson having an F88, but as I said, I could be proved wron
Dave you may be right about that one in the picture but Jameson did I believe run one F88 think Wally Hawkins drove it, had Horry not nicked all my picture albums I could have shown a shot of me and that 88 on the top deck leaving from Southampton, maybe he will post it, cheers Buzzer
Heres another one.
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Think that was the one Jameson’s owned, Buzzer
Buzzer:
DEANB:
Buzzer:
“Fergie47” “DEANB”Jameson Volvo F88 close to the fruit market.
I might be wrong but I’m guessing that’s a subcontractor, I don’t recall Jameson having an F88, but as I said, I could be proved wron
Dave you may be right about that one in the picture but Jameson did I believe run one F88 think Wally Hawkins drove it, had Horry not nicked all my picture albums I could have shown a shot of me and that 88 on the top deck leaving from Southampton, maybe he will post it, cheers BuzzerThink that was the one Jameson’s owned, Buzzer
I think if I remember rightly Jameson had one of the first round fronted Scania into the UK approx 1964… I might be wrong but !
IIRC didn’t Charlie Jeggo (Charlie 1) drive the VOLVO for Jamesons?
There was a subbie with a 290 called James Pontin(g) IIRC came from Andover. I remember him coming in to Prince’s for some work to be done (290 mod) and he didn’t have an account and it was covered by Jamesons for non campaign costs.
OldishJoda:
I think if I remember rightly Jameson had one of the first round fronted Scania into the UK approx 1964… I might be wrong but !
Do you mean the first Scania Vabises? The first one I saw was loading alongside me at Kelloggs, Trafford Park which would be about 1970/71 after I came back from Oz. That was black and white but I don’t remember any name on it. Thought it was the bees’ knees with its great big white steering wheel. Very cool. 
Spardo:
OldishJoda:
I think if I remember rightly Jameson had one of the first round fronted Scania into the UK approx 1964… I might be wrong but !Do you mean the first Scania Vabises? The first one I saw was loading alongside me at Kelloggs, Trafford Park which would be about 1970/71 after I came back from Oz. That was black and white but I don’t remember any name on it. Thought it was the bees’ knees with its great big white steering wheel. Very cool.
European Traction Services in Bedford who ran out of Southampton dock to LeHavre mostly, also ran a Scania Vabis (approx 2 years old) in approx 1968 / 9 alongside their New Scania 110. I think Fergie 47 will probably know also, he did drive the 110 a few times.
OldishJoda:
Spardo:
OldishJoda:
I think if I remember rightly Jameson had one of the first round fronted Scania into the UK approx 1964… I might be wrong but !Do you mean the first Scania Vabises? The first one I saw was loading alongside me at Kelloggs, Trafford Park which would be about 1970/71 after I came back from Oz. That was black and white but I don’t remember any name on it. Thought it was the bees’ knees with its great big white steering wheel. Very cool.
European Traction Services in Bedford also ran a Scania Vabis (approx 2 years old) in approx 1968 / 9 alongside their New Scania 110. I think Fergie 47 will probably know also, he did drive the 110 a few times.
I don’t know them but I did call in once at another Bedford firm, one who specialised in international heavy haulage, can’t remember the name now though. Nothing doing so I carried on south and ended up later with a job at White Trux after my visit there.
I had a Scania 110 during my work for an old mate, Rod Closs of Nottingham. It had a day cab with a couchette, the back of the driver’s seat folded down to complete the bunk. Most of my time there I had a Guy big J, of which I was very fond and had curtains matching his colours made up even though it was also a day cab. I got it very well set up for sleeping though. He later leased it to a couple of blokes in Kent who were setting up and they paid me to leave the curtains in the motor. 