Good old ERF made its way down there 
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Good old ERF made its way down there
I think the driver’s name was Keith. There were a couple of ERFs going down at that time 'cos John Chivers had a similar one. Robert
robert1952:
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Good old ERF made its way down thereI think the driver’s name was Keith. There were a couple of ERFs going down at that time 'cos John Chivers had a similar one. Robert
You’re right Robert, here’s your man!
Aye, that’s Keith! A good lad, too: used to get the job done, no fuss. Robert 
I referred to Couhe Routiers on the Route Nationale 10 a few pages back. Here it is in winter one quiet evening… Robert
The great gatherings and parties on the Morocco run were held at watering holes we all shared. However, like all drivers, I had my more ‘private’ favourites too en route. The native Morcoccan drivers confided in me their favoured stopping places twixt North Africa and UK, and these included a number of Algerian-run routiers in France, which offered prayer facilities etc. For me they were useful because they were always sympathetic to North Africa drivers of any colour or creed. For example, the one at Anais on the N10 had already closed by the time Dave Clarke and I arrived one night, but the Algerians still served us full meal and wine because our polo-shirts had ‘North Africa’ on them and we were returning from Maroc.
Not many drivers favoured the Rouen route home because it was fiddly, but I did it all the time. The timing meant that I nearly always fetched up at the Algerian-run Routier, ‘Au Bout de Monde’ (end of the world, I think, and it felt like it!) at Amfreville la Mivoie on the old road just opposite the Pirelli factory south of Rouen on the river. I loved it there and visited it regularly. I was always treated as an honoured guest. Here are some pics of when I continued to use it on European tilt work. Mine’s the Stralis. Robert
JC probably had one the best trucks down there! Marvellous how that Esteppe-roofed abandoned Scania 142 gets in all the Tangier pictures! Robert 
Fergie4 posted this picture on the Saviem Fan-club thread. I remember many frigo companies from Holland, France and Spain going into Morocco, but I think this one was before my time. Jog any memories? Robert
Evening Robert…way past my bed time…Andre Digudard…oh yes I remember them, Cassablanca, oh yes…a real French Colonial outfit, (and all that means)!!!
Was a big outfit in its day…perhaps one day I will write at length about the French industry, its a really fascinating tale…
A.D. was a big one in terms of operation, and that F89 was one of its more modern motors, big, big, early Saviem JL, (Somua), users, and traffic way down South…
The Bollinger beckons for its a 0400 start on Wednesday, for ther e are only 24 hours in a day…and all of that is growing time…
And it may not rain!!!
Cheerio for now!
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Evening Robert…way past my bed time…Andre Digudard…oh yes I remember them, Cassablanca, oh yes…a real French Colonial outfit, (and all that means)!!!Was a big outfit in its day…perhaps one day I will write at length about the French industry, its a really fascinating tale…
A.D. was a big one in terms of operation, and that F89 was one of its more modern motors, big, big, early Saviem JL, (Somua), users, and traffic way down South…
The Bollinger beckons for its a 0400 start on Wednesday, for ther e are only 24 hours in a day…and all of that is growing time…
And it may not rain!!!
Cheerio for now!
And I will never forget the roar of all those Spanish, French, Dutch and Moroccan fridges roaring away in the export parking prior to shipping out. And the smell of diesel, fish, drains and that Morocco smell. I still miss that mix of odours… There used to be a really good restaurant in that part of the import parking called ‘the Spanish parking’. It was excellent, with fresh salad, fish, meat, wine or beer. Then suddenly, like everything in in Morocco - nay, like everything in the Middle East - it shut down and then there was nothing - they shut the Yacht Club down about the same time. Now don’t get me started, boys! We all want to paint our destinations in a good light but when they paint themselves into a corner, what are we supposed to do?
And Marco Polo… 
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And Marco Polo…
The Marco Polo was still going strong when I was last down there. All beer and girlies downstairs, but there was a good restaurant upstairs.
When I first started on Morocco work some of us used to pack our trunks and towels at lunch times and go along the sea front to the old Rif Hotel, which was an unspoiled, charming and beautifully fitted out colonial style establishment. The woodwork in the archways and screens was breathtaking. It had an idyllic secluded pool at the back with a jungle of bougainvillea to give shade. The pool was served by a bar with a siezed-up grand piano. All very oldie-worldy and civilised. Then suddenly it closed down and the government took it over and it was left to rot. Wonder what’s happened to it now - probably worth a fortune if they restored it to its former glory right on the Cornishe in the thick of things. Robert
Theres no logic to the way the Maroc Gov. do things,Robert. Thats been proved over & over again. 
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Theres no logic to the way the Maroc Gov. do things,Robert. Thats been proved over & over again.
Too true. I always stopped looking for any logic when docking in Tangiers - or indeed crossing any such border! Robert
Just read on another thread that Tony Bradfield is still doing Morocco! He must be in his late 70s now. Good luck to him - had some ■■■■ good times with Tony in Tangiers.
Anyway, here’s my windscreen plate: made in Tangiers about 16 years ago! Robert
robert1952:
Just read on another thread that Tony Bradfield is still doing Morocco! He must be in his late 70s now. Good luck to him - had some ■■■■ good times with Tony in Tangiers.Anyway, here’s my windscreen plate: made in Tangiers about 16 years ago! Robert
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Hiya robert ,ive just posted on the euro bit that i was reading commercial motor a few month back and tony is hanging his keys up due to the dcpc saying it was a load of bollox and was not willing to pay for it ,if he does is a different matter hes seems one of them blokes who cant sit about for too long,i was talking to a bloke about a year ago who worked for geh in lacashire he was in is 80s and still doing morocco ,he had just come back from portugal at the time and had no plans of callin it a day,he was a small very thin bloke with a strong lanc accent,cant remember his name ,lovely bloke,
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robert1952:
Just read on another thread that Tony Bradfield is still doing Morocco! He must be in his late 70s now. Good luck to him - had some ■■■■ good times with Tony in Tangiers.Anyway, here’s my windscreen plate: made in Tangiers about 16 years ago! Robert
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Hiya robert ,ive just posted on the euro bit that i was reading commercial motor a few month back and tony is hanging his keys up due to the dcpc saying it was a load of bollox and was not willing to pay for it ,if he does is a different matter hes seems one of them blokes who cant sit about for too long,i was talking to a bloke about a year ago who worked for geh in lacashire he was in is 80s and still doing morocco ,he had just come back from portugal at the time and had no plans of callin it a day,he was a small very thin bloke with a strong lanc accent,cant remember his name ,lovely bloke,
Hi Robert
I think you’ll find that Tony will be 81 in few months time; he did say he would pack it all in by then because of the DCPC, but knowing Tony that remains to be seen.
Ossie
OssieD:
seth 70:
robert1952:
Just read on another thread that Tony Bradfield is still doing Morocco! He must be in his late 70s now. Good luck to him - had some ■■■■ good times with Tony in Tangiers.Anyway, here’s my windscreen plate: made in Tangiers about 16 years ago! Robert
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Hiya robert ,ive just posted on the euro bit that i was reading commercial motor a few month back and tony is hanging his keys up due to the dcpc saying it was a load of bollox and was not willing to pay for it ,if he does is a different matter hes seems one of them blokes who cant sit about for too long,i was talking to a bloke about a year ago who worked for geh in lacashire he was in is 80s and still doing morocco ,he had just come back from portugal at the time and had no plans of callin it a day,he was a small very thin bloke with a strong lanc accent,cant remember his name ,lovely bloke,
Hi Robert
I think you’ll find that Tony will be 81 in few months time; he did say he would pack it all in by then because of the DCPC, but knowing Tony that remains to be seen.Ossie
Cheers mate. Not surprised he’s nearly 81. I remember sitting in his cab swilling Bacardi with him one very wet morning in Tangiers and he showed me some black and white photos of early '50s trucks he used to drive and I thought to myself, ‘you’re older than you seem!’ He was so full of energy at 72 when I last saw him that he put all of us middle-aged gits to shame.
All the best, Robert
Tony will be 82 in September & is still going strong & although he is against the DCPC,he will be doing it soon as he has no plans to hang up the keys yet 
