REEMA were between North Baddesly and the Abbey Park Roundabout. It was empty for a long time before Pentalver started using it. Business units now I think.
The Reema site is now Draper Tools
Well to stop this thread falling off the front page here is a pic of my old 143 RIB4466 seems it still has my name on it!
It was bought by a tractor pulling enthusiast from near Salisbury.
No answer to this one then■■?
Ennis brought in some pics from his brother Andy’s widow.
Here is the first one does anyone know who is Andy carrying in this pic? Taken in front of a British International DAF 2800!
Is he possibly something to do with Mappo judging by those socks?
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Here you are Alan a pic for your dad of Andy Stratton on Hattons courtesy of Ennis Stratton
nice one pat just found another pic like that, but with dad on it ,they must have been playing pass the camera.
i,ll get it scanned 
ps how is pat scoreys finger ,didnt know sandwiches could be so dangerous 
HI THERE PAT,SORRY ITS BEEN SUCH A LONG TIME SINCE I HAVE CONTACTED YOU,I SEE MY SON HAS MADE CONTACT WITH YOU((CHRIS HUNTER))HAVE NOT BEEN O WELL OF LATE THE OLD PROSTRATE AND KIDNEYS HAVE BEEN PLAYING UP(LIFE STILL IN THE OLD DOG YET)NICE TO ONCE AGAIN HER YOU MENTION ENISS STRATON AND PAT AGAIN GIVE MY REGARDS TO BOTH OF THEM,I KNOW THAT PAT CANT PLACE ME BUT KEPT BUMPING INTO HIM ALOVER THE PLACE,LAST TIME I SPENT ANY TIME WITH HIM WAS AT CARISIO AND I WOULD LIKE YOU TO SAY HELLO TO ENNIS FOR ME I WAS DRIVING FOR JIM SQUIBB ON FRIDGE WORK OUT OF SOUTHERN IRLAND,I HAD A NEW F88 WITH A SIXSTEEN SPEED GEAR BOX(WHAT A MOTOR THAT WAS)AND IF MY MEMORY SERVES ME WELL HE WAS ON FOR A COMPANY CALLED RICES,I THINK THEY WERE BASED IN AVONMOUTH,CREAM AND BROWN F88 HE HAD.THATS A NICE PICTURE OF HATTONS OLD AKINSONS I REMEBER THEM WELL,HAD THERE DEPOTROUND BY LAMBERTS.DO YOU EVER HEAR FROM LARRY FRITZGEALD FROM SALISBURY??HAD THE PLEASURE OF HIS COMPANY NOT SO LONG AGO UP HERE IN FELIXSTOWE, WAS DRIVING A LOWLOADER FOR A COMPANY IN MELKSHAM.PAT DID YOU POST ME SOME DETAILS AS TO WHY THE PICS OF BULLDOG PHOTOES THAT I PUT UP WERE TAKEN OFF, ONLY I HAD A BAD VIRUS ON MY COMPUTER SO NOW AM USING MY LAPTOP,IM BAFFLED AS TO WHY THEY WERE TAKEN OFF.CHEERS TO ALL YOU OLD TIMERS OUT THERE AND TAKE CARE. YOU KNOW NOT THE DAY OR THE HOUR THATS A CERTAINTY IN LIFE.BEV.
Hi Bev nice to hear from you again I will tell Ennis you asked to be mentioned to him!
I am not sure why your pics have been axed but have you used your photobucket account recently as once they go dormant the pics disappear!!!
Have not heard from Larry for a while I think he is still on for Dave Johnson out of Melksham, on reclamation work on behalf of finance companys! ie snatching trucks, cars, plant etc
Regards Pat
chris hunter:
I can remember racing down into Southampton from the Mendips when my Dad (Bev Wyatt - Fergie) used to drive for Ian Root.… Chris (Lee)
Hello Chris… Know Ian Root very well, and his Dad Jim who use to drive for Henry Smithers. I’ve worked with Ian on a couple of occasions. He came over a while back and spent several days with us here in Brittany with his family… We kept in touch until about 18 months ago when our computer went ■■■’s up and I lost all my e-mail addresses, his included, and didn’t have a telephone number for his new address. Last time I spoke to him, he was living in Fordingbridge. I didn’t know him when he had his wagons, although I did use to see them, always clean and tidy. Pity he’s not on the site, as I’m sure he’d have plenty of photo’s and tales to tell
Another of Bubbleman’s pics from his Scrapbook thread with a Southampton link 'Greenwoods who had a depot at Rownhams (Fprmerly Victory Transport)
hi there bubbleman,just going back through the pages on here and noticed the jim squibb pic you put up on page 99, well to just letting you know that i drove that old french berllieal(probably spelt wrong)i was the first to drive her,first left hand drive i ever drove,picked her up down the docks, i must have played ever tune going heading up to hursly road on her gear box but got her there, when i arrived barry said to me that it was mine if i wanted it, what !i said,you must be joking give up my f88 for that thing, no way, my ong lost buddy Les Barns took her on for a while then i think Tony Kimber had her for awhile. 
bev wyatt:
8) hi there bubbleman,just going back through the pages on here and noticed the jim squibb pic you put up on page 99, well to just letting you know that i drove that old french berllieal(probably spelt wrong)i was the first to drive her,first left hand drive i ever drove,picked her up down the docks, i must have played ever tune going heading up to hursly road on her gear box but got her there, when i arrived barry said to me that it was mine if i wanted it, what !i said,you must be joking give up my f88 for that thing, no way, my ong lost buddy Les Barns took her on for a while then i think Tony Kimber had her for awhile.
This one Bev?
evening pat, yes that is the beast,i think the old gall had a few drivers on her after a while,some gear box on her to took a while for me to get used to it, but my long lost buddy les barns and tony kimber mastered it.think jim had her for quite a while,i also think my old mate larry the lamb had her for a while as well.i think jim took her on if my memory serves me well about1974■■?
Hi all Hi Fergie47 did you get my email the other week Dave ■■ Jimski
Chris Hill came in today gave me a couple pics
This is Selwoods Scania 110 6X4 at Hills yard at Botley with a Sibleys tipper to the side.
ainacs:
Chris Hill came in today gave me a couple picsThis is Selwoods Scania 110 6X4 at Hills yard at Botley with a Sibleys tipper to the side.
Hi all hey Pat that trailer on the left looks heavy !! Do you remember that 40 foot flatbed with the Kenting Drilling load on Horndean to Castle Donnington with LJA ■■ 
R Jimski
Another of Chris Hill’s pics a Scammell with a black oil tanker
Jimski:
Hi all Hi Fergie47 did you get my email the other week Dave ■■ Jimski
Hi Jim…Hope you’re well.
No I didn’t mate, I’ll normally reply within a day if I do. Do you want to send it again ?
Fergie
ainacs:
Another of Chris Hill’s pics a Scammell with a black oil tanker
I can remember them Pat when I worked there as a nipper, I started in the summer of '62, ready for the big freeze that following winter of '62 - '63. Spend most of the time out on the recovery wagons pulling trucks out of the ditches !!! There were a pair of those Scammels, driven buy two brothers, who’s names escape me at the moment. Think they may have been running from Fawley to London ? Chris Hill will remember for sure.
Hello Fergie47,
what a surprise! i was messing on my pc last night and getting bored so thought I’d place my name on google and see what comes up. To my pleasant surprise it lead me to this post / wesite.
You o’l bu**er I thought you’d kicked the bucket or something. I gave up sending you emails as i never got a reply. I read your reason on an earlier thread. still its nice to know your out there and will try to PM you. maybe I’ll put on some photos too if i can. i took a long look last night but couldnt see any of you.
Ian R (fordingbridge / Thailand)
stingray:
Hello Fergie47,
what a surprise! i was messing on my pc last night and getting bored so thought I’d place my name on google and see what comes up. To my pleasant surprise it lead me to this post / wesite.You o’l bu**er I thought you’d kicked the bucket or something. I gave up sending you emails as i never got a reply. I read your reason on an earlier thread. still its nice to know your out there and will try to PM you. maybe I’ll put on some photos too if i can. i took a long look last night but couldnt see any of you.
Ian R (fordingbridge / Thailand)
Don’t you just meet the strangest of people on here…
Well, glad you finally made it, no doubt you’ll meet a few forgotten faces in the future… Dig some pic’s out of your wagons and post 'em up…and a few anecdotes as well…
Have got your PM so I’ll contact you direct soon…
Fergie