Hiya thanks for posting wally’s motor i’ll look out for him now on my way to dover. wally and bob both worked for malc harrison years ago. malc had his own
fleet of about 6 motors on hulland products. bob had a guy invicable MEH908E and wally had a new marshall WVT149G.too many tales to tell about them pair.
I was talking to charlie robo from biddulph last week he told me about alan selling up (retiring not going bust)it was wally who wrote on alan’s back door.
John
SSPROS1965:
melandmel:
hi allMore from Stuart Harding collection.
Gilbert Harding standing by his 110 Super somewhere on route to the Middle East old hands may know the location.
regards MelHi Melandmel
Did you know Gilbert was in “Destination Doha” chatting to the lads.
Hi boys
Taken from the film hope no one minds
Regards Keith
melandmel:
hi all has anyone got pictures of PJM mossfeild rd Longton . I was on there in 1995 seems like yesterday ! Here’s there F12 400 close to home . regards Mel
Mel,
Like the photo, its about time we got one of PJM, lovely looking fleet, notice that the photo is tagged “Durose” any reason for that ■■ 
Regards
Ant
Hi Ant
The “Durose” tag refer’s to this motor at rest in Longton. Have some more PJM when i find them .
My motor was M10 PJM FH 12 Regards Mel
melandmel:
Hi Ant
The “Durose” tag refer’s to this motor at rest in Longton. Have some more PJM when i find them .
My motor was M10 PJM FH 12 Regards Mel
Mel,
Thought there might be a connection, great photo, I drove for Lee for many years, have you got any more !!
regards
Ant
Lee durose was my boss for a while at stobarts. And his sister Lisa for a while too. Nice people
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melandmel:
hi allMore from Stuart Harding collection.
Gilbert Harding standing by his 110 Super somewhere on route to the Middle East old hands may know the location.
regards Mel
Hi all
A couple more from Stuart Harding . Kenny Goodwin, Davey Jones and Dave Adbey in F88s Gilbert in his 110.
regards Mel
SSPROS1965:
melandmel:
Hi all
Have been with Gilbert Harding’s son Stuart today,he has sent me some pictures of Carmans Transport and Chapman & Ball for me to post. The picture below was the first ever run that Carmans did to the Middle East, Gilbert Harding drove the Scania and Ron Snape drove the Volvo.Hi there, excellent pic, please post more
My late father - Arthur Sproston - worked at Carmans/Brit European from the mid Sixties until mid Nineties. He worked with Gilbert and Ron.
If I recall, that first run Gilbert did to the ME was for Twyfords, a load of toilets, etc for a new hotel in Abu Dhabi.
Some clever person put a sign on the back of the trailer. It said "BOGS FOR THE W*** !"but don’t quote me as it was way back in the early Seventies.Also 2 things I remeber about Ron Snape, he used string to hold his trousers up and he had a new Datsun (Nissan now) every year. Always booked 1st August off as a holiday so he could collect it at midnight !!!
I am sure BESTBOOTIES (Ian Taylor) on here has lots more stories to tell too.
I have mentioned many of my old mates on Brit European in various posts on this thread and the Astran/Middle East thread.
I think Brits biggest customer in the early days was Twyfords,we carried bogs to every destination in the m/e.
I was speaking to Gilbert’s son at the drivers reunion at the Moat House a couple of years ago.
Sam Costa was there,he for one didn’t look any older!Well at least I could recognise him which is more than can be said for many more drivers there.
Must finish my book before I’m too old,many anecdotes,but no names,to protect the guilty!
a few pics sent to me by bunchy from breezey’s collection . enjoy 
the flying foden:
a few pics sent to me by bunchy from breezey’s collection . enjoy
Jeff,
brilliant photos, never met Frankie Breeze, but Brasso used to go with him when he was a nipper. many years ago, How is Bunchy ■■ - give him my regards.
Notice in the one of the F88 (not looking so good !!!) there is a Comart parked on the Road, hope they were’nt racing !!
Did you ever get in touch with Ian Adams, to see if you could get copies of his photos ■■
Hows it going on Brit ■■
Regards
Ant
Willie Roadstar:
the flying foden:
a few pics sent to me by bunchy from breezey’s collection . enjoy
Jeff,
brilliant photos, never met Frankie Breeze, but Brasso used to go with him when he was a nipper. many years ago, How is Bunchy ■■ - give him my regards.
Notice in the one of the F88 (not looking so good !!!) there is a Comart parked on the Road, hope they were’nt racing !!Did you ever get in touch with Ian Adams, to see if you could get copies of his photos ■■
Hows it going on Brit ■■
Regards
Ant
going ok Ant Thanks it’s still as steady as ever just waiting for you to sell them some new trucks .lol. Bunchy is ok mate. you never know if they have bin racing it looks like the moorlock lost 
never did get in touch with him . hope thing are good with you .cheers mate
End of an era - 60 years of livestock haulage out of Biddulph
have got any other pic’s of company’s from Biddle or just haydons ■■
Just Haydons (and wish I’d taken more). Eric Armitt was my 2nd cousin but haven’t got any I’m afraid.
just like to say went to kieth blakemores [ daft hat ] funeral last week met up with kieth clews tony mountford dave scarlet and quite a few more old drivers some good lads am a new member to trucknet started my days at staffs bulk haulage ie kimberlys then brs tunstall in the late sixties just a few more old firms gordons transport from longton copestakes used to do armitage shanks at cliff vale and bill garner from heron cross
Snapped in a yard the other day:
this has been parked up a few years at dhl stoke
the flying foden:
Breezy & a very young Brasso ( who went through the windscreen arse first )â€
Jeff
fantastic photo didn’t realise when Brasso roled the F10 on LDT that it was the 2nd time he had been through the screen got a photo somewhere, see if I can find it
Regards Ant