A346 MAT / 9512 on the French - Spanish border at La Jonquera 1984
coca cola kid:
A346 MAT / 9512 on the French - Spanish border at La Jonquera 1984
coca cola kid:
Hmm! Hydrogen Peroxide, shouldn’t that be 58 on the Kemler plates?
Mel Carr’s 142 in the yard at Hensall
coca cola kid:
Mel Carr’s 142 in the yard at Hensall
RIP Mel 
RIP Manny
I had some brilliant pictures of Mel and Manny when we went to Turkey on Holiday, beer flowed to excess 
Hi Wheel Nut, I have edited the picture now so you may be able to change it for me please, Had some fab times with them all
Loading Swiss Tar Basel back to UK with EEC book Norman’s instructions, did I have problems ,did i do it, certainly .
Eating for free… My first weekend in Antwerp was a learning curve for myself & Chris Lefeve courtesy of Posh John he took us around all the supermarkets to eat & drink all the free samples. When Posh John had the f89 & Chris had a Mercedes
No Swiss Tar i was there honest , only did PNCB from Mulhouse - Monsanto Newport
can you get them any bigger cck
I hope they are ok, just changed the size in your webshots folder 
Yes they are fine many thanks, I have just sent an email to Paul Brown who is now living in Oz to let him know about TruckNet am sure he will be interested. Here are a few name to mention from the past.Dave White, Graham Mann, Bill Bolton, Ginger, Pete, Graham Thompson, Mel Carr, Simon Harris, Dave ( Monkey ) , Jock, Chris from Sutton in Ashfield, Chris Lefeve, Posh John, Keith Simpson, Graham Broadly, Finn, Hurburt, This list contains The Good The Bad & The Ugly 
Hey Gary,
Thanks for getting in touch. Very often think of the old days
Had a lot of laugh’s, worked with some great fella’s and had the honour and priviledge of working with real drivers like
Keith, Ginge, Melly, Manny and Mr O’Grady.
Mr Haynes, it was A297 PAG that you had (blue trim cab - and it was blue when you had it, not dark grey/black when some of the other animals got it)
From the photo’s posted I had A346 MAT, but that was with 9516 and DUG 877Y with 9532 - which was the best tank in the yard, possibly the continent.
On the wall here in sunny Brisbane are two pictures of B554 WUA/9532 when I had it. The best of the pics is when I was parked on the quay in Antwerp having just had her washed off at Lokeren (yes, my eye’s were are lighter shade of blue) - Friday afternoon getting ready for another weekend of Liver bashing.
Unfortunately all my other photo’s have gone - having moved around a bit.
However, there were a lot of times when we didn’t want photographic evidence - those of you who know what I’m talking about will probably agree those who don’t know what I’m talking of don’t need to know!
A great place/lifestyle for a single bloke - through the ravages of time I never did thank the old man for giving me a start off in this career. For a young lad of 21 to get a start in the driving job at that stage is pretty special, never mind the 16 year old who started in the office!
I would like to think that I gave my money’s worth from there on in - but it was a gamble that the old fella took and I thank him for it.
Still got the photo’s of him & the Roller at our wedding - how’s that for special!!!
Back in the UK at Christmas Gaz, will try to catch up then as I will be in your area.
Will try to get these pictures posted
Good on ya’s
Paul
Got the brain ticking here
to throw some names to the pictures shown
first one up A673 GGV / 9519 - which we bought from Harwich Haulage (came along with the superstar ■■■■■■ Eric!)
I reckon this photo would have been taken around the era of Myles ‘yes ■■■■’ Lewis (not a relative, unless you’re an employee of P&O - then he’s a brother)
B587 VNF I think was an old Dow truck, its amazing the amount of sand that a cab can hold!
DUG 877Y / 9516 - Simmo (give away being the A1 Trucks Club sticker) - does anyone else remember the Truck Show when Keith spent about a week in the yard polishing, Melly came straight off the boat in Felixstowe to the show and won ~ poor Keith got bugger all! (apart from ■■■■■■ obviously)
A672 GGV / 9510, not sure who had this at the time. Myles had it for a while and managed to “arrange” the speedo for a while - I did a trip in it once while mine was off for something. Couldn’t work out why I was leaving everything for dead going down the A1 while I was only doing 50MPH. The maths kicked in when I managed to do the yard to Felixstowe dock in 3 hours! Thanks ■■■■, always entertaining! Sure Myles didnt have it for this picture as he would not have labelled something 61, hopefully whoever did received the relevent fine.
A346 MAT/9512 (and one of the sisters behind) - that would have been early 80’s. Those 3 trucks were unfortunately the rotating doors of the fleet, had a new driver about every trip - but held up well in the circumstances.
A728 OKH / 9539 - That was after Myles had it, he was the one who washed the ally wheels with alibrite! I reckon thats Dave Bev’s capri next to it■■?
Grimmy and Roy (?) from Hull - for anyone who doesn’t know Grimmy, you should take a trip to Batley - that is one of life’s Mr NiceGuys ~ absolute gentleman who had a heart issue in Lowi Waldkraiburg. Recovered though and went from strength to strength.
D880 was one of Mr Pigg’s old beasts - pictured there I think is one of Mr Blake’s ex drivers who was mad for polishing (as you can see)
DUG 878Y/9517 - that was when Melly had it. RIP Mel, we all miss that big smile…
Tee treble no trouble and Bobby Ewing !! Scammel at the side, I wonder if that was before Deano altered the name on the headboard - swiftly followed by Norman altering his employment status!
E301GJN - I reckon Don Polsen had it around that time. Elvis was with FUG 896Y then, easily spotted by the trail of brill cream to the toolbox
DUG 878Y - that’s our Melly’s again - Correctly labelled at the time (as you would expect from such a professional) Labelling was changed later on, as these things do get updated (anyone remember Praepagen, had more labels than Marks & Spencer)
Enough of my ramblings, it’s 3.30pm and we should be around Alconbury now in time for the night boat (well, about 20 years ago anyway!)
Gaz, you must have some more photo’s■■? Do you still have the one you took of Mel painting the Michelin Man with the ■■■ hanging out the side of his mouth?
There’s also that massive photo album we put together for your Dad just after he moved to the Ponderosa - there’d be some memories in that !!!
Thanks for the memories folks
Paul. 
Robbies Dad:
MalcThe 142`s you are correct Ginger and Simmo had them.The one in the pic is the one Simmo had.
I remember the first time i met Simmo at the tankwash in Tarragona,what a shame the next day was a holiday
and had to spend it playing dominoes in the restaraunt with Simmo,Newark rules of course
There was a couple of RHD 112s,if i remember they were all about goosed when i was there.I had the choice either a Scania 112 or a MAN,i chose tha Man,it was a 331 i has and i could keep upi with them 142s all day long.Good memories working for Norman,i think i learned more there in five years,than would have in 20 years working elsewhere.
Here you are Mick, was this one of yours? 
You always got the new ones!
coca cola kid:
Yes they are fine many thanks, I have just sent an email to Paul Brown who is now living in Oz to let him know about TruckNet am sure he will be interested. Here are a few name to mention from the past.Dave White, Graham Mann, Bill Bolton, Ginger, Pete, Graham Thompson, Mel Carr, Simon Harris, Dave ( Monkey ) , Jock, Chris from Sutton in Ashfield, Chris Lefeve, Posh John, Keith Simpson, Graham Broadly, Finn, Hurburt, This list contains The Good
Is Keith Simpson the same guy who drove M/E for Buffalo Haulage back in the 70’s
It is the same keith who worked for BS ,he also did traction for N-Lewis when M/E not so busy.