windrush:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^And I once thought that Bonsall was the last place God made, and then in 1989 we visited John O Groats!
All downhill from there Dan, very little fuel burned on the way back.
Pete.
I recall doing 13.5 mpg going up and 11 mpg back loaded ,worst bit Pete is between Whaley Bridge & Preston 
Buzzer:
Anyone looking for an easy restoration, this 1965 ERF 20ft flat with 5 pot Gardener is on EBAY for £3600 so not over expensive IMO as it looks a complete motor, Buzzer.
Restoration!! I’ve worked for firms where that would have been the pride of the fleet.
Some forty years ago this is a company I wanted to drive for, settled for a much easier job on Dukes or so I thought at the time, but the money was good., two weeks work in a week
for one & half weeks wages.
I wonder if this was an ex Dukes of Portadown lorry.
Want ya drive tarmacing mr
A9 Berriedale Braes, Caithness, a bit easier now. All credit to Glen Wallace for the photos.
Oily
Is this the future? youtube.com/watch?v=F9ZcA2f … y8NeH1rzMo
Oily I have see Glen’s series of photos elsewhere throughout the construction of this long awaited improvement however caution is still required as you know it is a long way down from the summit to the white house before entering the new section and curve which is still quite steep, no doubt a few tourists will get caught out especially some towing caravans in a high gear, a good job a substantial double crash barrier has been installed. Hopefully there will be no more frantic searching for a lower gear on the old hairpin which could be quit entertaining when viewed from the now isolated grave yard. Looking forward to trying the new road out in 2021, this year 2020 is the first year for 23 years I have not been up and doon Berriedale Brae.
Cheers, Leyland 600.
Had you been over the Pentland Firth to Orkney on the new Pentland Ferries catamaran ferry “Alfred” sailing from Gills Bay to St Margarets Hope Dan ?
Cheers, Leyland 600.
Thanks to pyewacket947v, Punchy Dan, servo88, dave docwra, Buzzer and Leyland600 for the pics 
also Carl Williams for the link
Earlier days of Downton tipping spuds at Fords Gloucester, all credit to SCP for the photo.
Oily
oiltreader:
Thanks to pyewacket947v, Punchy Dan, servo88, dave docwra, Buzzer and Leyland600 for the pics
Earlier days of Downton tipping spuds at Fords Gloucester, all credit to SCP for the photo.
Oily
Eddie, This picture reminds me of a photo taken at Sandbach Services on the M6 Motorway
a few years ago. It showed a Downton curtain sided trailer and an Abbey tanker parked close
to each other, and because of the way they were lined up, the words from left to right showed
Downton Abbey, which at the time was regularly on the television. Cheers, Ray.
windrush:
oiltreader:
Thanks to pyewacket947v, lurpak, servo88, Dennis Javelin, Lawrence Dunbar and windrush for the pics
With regard to Gardner diesel engined cars this from Wikipedia:-
“During the 1930s a number of LW-series engines (usually 4LWs, but occasionally 6LWs) were installed in large luxury cars including Lagondas, Bentleys and Rolls-Royces. The Gardner engine’s reliability and economy (tests showed that even a two-ton Bentley could achieve 30 miles per gallon of fuel while having a top speed of 80 mph), coupled to its remarkable refinement and smooth running abilities, made it the only suitable compression-ignition engine at the time”
OilyI believe there was just one 6LK engine made, that was installed in a sports car (an Invicta maybe?) that a Gardner family member owned. Gingerfold will know for certain. I have seen a few Land Rovers with 4LK’s installed. One local chap had a Jaguar saloon that he fitted a four cylinder Perkins engine into, it was noisier than a Gardner though.
Pete.
I remember many years ago. I think it was Michael, one of the sons of A J Carlier and Sons of Derby, fitted a P3 into a Mk 5 Jag.
Steve
oiltreader:
A9 Berriedale Braes, Caithness, a bit easier now. All credit to Glen Wallace for the photos.
Oily
Looks like a big improvement! Why did it took so long to change the situation there?
Buzzer:
Another Volvo today, Buzzer
Surely the camera was centred off target?
