Did he buy 15 new f7 Volvo for use on jcb only to not get the job lost to Carr and hodge ?
Dan/Saviem,
Would this be the same Longton? Wait till Dennis see’s that sheeting!
Looks it m8
pete smith:
Dan/Saviem,
Would this be the same Longton? Wait till Dennis see’s that sheeting!
Morning all,
That looks to be outside the “new” Longton Garages premises in King Street when they were fresh opened. Longton ran a fair few Warriors and Invincibles, but that is a funny little trailer!
You can just see the outline of an FF BMC inside the showroom/reception area. If I remember correctly the building had a beautiful ceramic tiled floor, and a pure 60s sweeping hardwood staircase. Later they ran BMC and Jaguar from there, then opened Hanley Garages. That was a big site, ran right up Clarence Road, up further than the Churchill Pottery.
Who was the man who built the Trantor tractor in Clarence Road? Used to power through the traffic on the D Road! Blooming quick thing, was it Perkins powered?
Cheerio for now.
Punchy Dan:
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Strange thing is that Bulk Storage were painted Oxford Blue so I’m wondering if this was destined for Bulk but never made it
Check out the extra wheel trim .
Great pics, Dan! Robert
robert1952:
Great pics, Dan! Robert
Cheers ,the above one will do for me .
robert1952:
Great pics, Dan! Robert
I agree - great to see some fresh photos - thanks. For posting Dan
Regards
Ant
By gum Dan, those are super pictures, Thank you for taking the time to post them.
Does bring back the memories!
Cheerio for now.
That B664PRF it seems familiar ,thanks for looking .
Hi Dan
What brill pics,The Guy outside Longton Transport brought back some happy memories, I remember going with my Dad one Saturday morning to pick up his brand new Austin FFK when he drove for Thorleys of Stoke.You will never get that smell again of a new truck, those were the days before plastic!!!
Cheers
Duls
Morning all,
Yes Pete, that is outside Longton`s premises on King Street. In the background is the Churchill Pottery.
Longton also had the Land Rover franchise, you can just see a serie 2 in the showroom. Eventually this showroom was turned over to the BL Car franchise.
Handsome lorry that one!
Cheerio for now.