Long Departed Southampton Hauliers (Part 1)

UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUMS OLD TIME LORRIES, COMPANIES AND DRIVERS (INTERACT
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Hi Charlie,

I don’t think he is still driving I know Ian Lawson still is with that V reg F121 I haven’t seen Steve for a few years now someone told me that his truck had completely burnt out and he was fighting the insurance company!

Oh by the way Colin Harris died this morning at 9.00am not sure if you knew him or not!

Regards Pat

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Here you are a couple of old pics of lorries from Romsey, sorry for the quality taken from old photographs.

Anyone remember these?

Regards Pat

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two crackin photos

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Thanks for all the great photos on this site. Has anyone got any photos of RK Crisp? My dad did Middle East with them in the 70’s in a sleeper cabbed Big J!

Thanks

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dave s.you might be better off starting a new thread for that !. :slight_smile:

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Cheers curnock, bit new to this!!

Have started a new thread!! :wink:

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ainacs:
Hi Charlie,

I don’t think he is still driving I know Ian Lawson still is with that V reg F121 I haven’t seen Steve for a few years now someone told me that his truck had completely burnt out and he was fighting the insurance company!

Oh by the way Colin Harris died this morning at 9.00am not sure if you knew him or not!

Regards Pat

HI Pat Very sorry to hear about Colin Harris RIP. Have known him since he was hauling for Borden Chemicals.How long ago was that? Never worked for him.Bit of a taskmaster. Hope Steve has sorted out his problems.Must try and look him up sometime.Said to TIR that we should come into the yard one day and have a cup of tea with you.Got any milk? :laughing: :laughing:

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ainacs:
Hi Nobby
Here is a pic of Hills Crusader 1/2 an Atki and TK though

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:frowning: Still, I suppose that half an Atki is better than no Atki at all!

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Hi Nobby and Charlie somemore pics for you

A day cab 110 Scania in Canute road

An AEC Tanker at Totton

A Jim Squibb Guy

Hills Guy

in car park outside Southwestern house

Down by the old walls

Wadham Stringer wrecker

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Can someone remind me of a cardboard box manufacturer. I think from Botley. There was a long established haulier in there who reloaded from my mums company in Howden.

Mum became great friends with the boss and his wife. I remember they had a woman driver on a box van. Im going back about 30 years

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Hi all just got this pic from Pat Scorey it shows him towing Leo Morgan in aDaf 2300 with a Berliet for PBC.

Taken in the mid 70’s

The ship is either The France or The Normandie

Regards Pat

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Hi Nobby and Charlie here’s apic of Pat Scorey in my ‘E’ plate LHD 112 pulling an STS box boarding the Caen Britainy Ferry

Regards Pat

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Blimey Pat,he was a good looking fellow then.What happened? Only kidding.Don’t tell him. :laughing: :laughing:

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The pic of the volvo down by the old walls.The tudor style building on top,is that the juniper berry pub?

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ainacs:
The ferry is either The France or The Normandie

the ship is the ss france as it was known then, it was the biggest cruise ship in the world. then it became the ss norway when i worked on it in a&p in southampton dry dock. ive worked on the funnel standing on those wings in the picture, underneath it in the bottom of the dry dock. the best story is though the fitters took of the wrong pipe in the engine room and took of a full ■■■■ pipe … my god it stunk in there for days. they couldn get it back on quick enough.

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ainacs:
Hi Nobby and Charlie here’s apic of Pat Scorey in my ‘E’ plate LHD 112 pulling an STS box boarding the Caen Britainy Ferry

Regards Pat

Hi Pat

Great pics and memories. I think we had one of your old trucks - EFH 357Y. It was a dark blue LHD 142 - rear lift but the chassis was very long!! Not sure if it started life as a rigid. Ring any bells?

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Hi MJM

I do seem to remember a long tractor cut down from a rigid did you buy it from Peter Gilder??

Here is it’s sister

Regards Pat

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Hi Nobby and Charlie another pic of Scorey

Pictured at Jeans Rothhvald Simplon in 1987

Regards Pat

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Volvo F12

Salut, Oldtimer Trucker

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ainacs:
Hi MJM

I do seem to remember a long tractor cut down from a rigid did you buy it from Peter Gilder??

Here is it’s sister

Regards Pat

Thanks Pat

No - I seem to recall we bought it as a ‘fill in’ because we had lost a motor in a breakdown. I think it was a cheap part ex that the Palmers were selling in Colchester. I think it must have been a rigid because you could have put a garden shed between the cab and trailer!!!