Past Present and in Between in Pictures (Part 1)

[buzzer]

Pickford’s heavy haul Volvo, Buzzer

[oiltreader]

Thanks to Buzzer for the pic

Loggers up North.
Oily

[buzzer]

Few lorries from the past, Buzzer.

[oiltreader]

Not much to be cheerful about this past year, the exception being the daily craic among fellow members so onwards and upwards, the glass is always half full.
Cheers
Oily

[buzzer]

Herefordshire motor, Buzzer

[camion_stew]

Different continents, different decades, same mild obsession with cleanliness.

[grumpy_old_man]

Buzzer:
Few lorries from the past, Buzzer.

Bye 'ell, that Thorny stirs happy memories. A grand machine.

[old_67]

grumpy old man:

Buzzer:
Few lorries from the past, Buzzer.

Bye 'ell, that Thorny stirs happy memories. A grand machine.

Here’s another memory for you, a bit closer to home!

Regards John.
P.S. Did your driver bollock you for leaving your door open ■■

[ramone]

Merry Xmas to all , some great photos Oily , now can anyone remember the old lorries they could have been ex army that were operated on Blackpool sands in the 70s . They were used to pull the “motor boats” out to sea for pleasure rides . They had dropside bodies with bench seats and they carried passengers to the boats. I think they were usually parked on the prom

[dave_h]

ramone:
Merry Xmas to all , some great photos Oily , now can anyone remember the old lorries they could have been ex army that were operated on Blackpool sands in the 70s . They were used to pull the “motor boats” out to sea for pleasure rides . They had dropside bodies with bench seats and they carried passengers to the boats. I think they were usually parked on the prom

You mean the bonneted ones possibly Dodge or Austin with the top of the cab cut off, so that they were all open. Saw them in the film The Sea of Sand with Richard Attenborough / John Gregson them being used in the desert on a SAS mission.

[dennis_javelin]

Dave.h:

ramone:
Merry Xmas to all , some great photos Oily , now can anyone remember the old lorries they could have been ex army that were operated on Blackpool sands in the 70s . They were used to pull the “motor boats” out to sea for pleasure rides . They had dropside bodies with bench seats and they carried passengers to the boats. I think they were usually parked on the prom

You mean the bonneted ones possibly Dodge or Austin with the top of the cab cut off, so that they were all open. Saw them in the film The Sea of Sand with Richard Attenborough / John Gregson them being used in the desert on a SAS mission.

Are these any good?

[oiltreader]

ramone:
Merry Xmas to all , some great photos Oily , now can anyone remember the old lorries they could have been ex army that were operated on Blackpool sands in the 70s . They were used to pull the “motor boats” out to sea for pleasure rides . They had dropside bodies with bench seats and they carried passengers to the boats. I think they were usually parked on the prom

Thanks for the comment ramone
The lorry in this photo looks like a WW2 Commer Q4 with cab cut down.
Cheers
Oily

[oiltreader]

Had a quick look on CC and found this, all credit to Steve Glover for the photo.
Oily

[oiltreader]

Dennis Javelin:

Dave.h:

ramone:
Merry Xmas to all , some great photos Oily , now can anyone remember the old lorries they could have been ex army that were operated on Blackpool sands in the 70s . They were used to pull the “motor boats” out to sea for pleasure rides . They had dropside bodies with bench seats and they carried passengers to the boats. I think they were usually parked on the prom

You mean the bonneted ones possibly Dodge or Austin with the top of the cab cut off, so that they were all open. Saw them in the film The Sea of Sand with Richard Attenborough / John Gregson them being used in the desert on a SAS mission.

Are these any good?

Hi Dennis Javelin, LRDG(Long Range Desert Group) Canadian Chevrolet 30cwt.
Oily

[oiltreader]

Thanks to Buzzer, Camion Stew, old 67, and Dennis Javelin for the pics
Cornish and all credit to Graham Richardson for the photos.
Oily

[frankydobo]

Dave.h wrote; You mean the bonneted ones possibly Dodge or Austin with the top of the cab cut off, so that they were all open. Saw them in the film The Sea of Sand with Richard Attenborough / John Gregson them being used in the desert on a SAS mission.

Although the LRDG did use the Chevy 30cwt trucks they also used other makes such as the Bedford WD and Canadian Military Pattern (CMP) trucks built by Ford and Chevrolet just as other allied units did, there were only minor details that identified the Ford from the Chevy. However in the film Sea of Sand the vehicles used were Dodge’s converted to look like the Chevy 30cwt’s again they weren’t too dissimilar, the name plate can be seen from one of the films vehicles in the pics below. Franky.

[ramone]

oiltreader:

ramone:
Merry Xmas to all , some great photos Oily , now can anyone remember the old lorries they could have been ex army that were operated on Blackpool sands in the 70s . They were used to pull the “motor boats” out to sea for pleasure rides . They had dropside bodies with bench seats and they carried passengers to the boats. I think they were usually parked on the prom

Thanks for the comment ramone
The lorry in this photo looks like a WW2 Commer Q4 with cab cut down.
Cheers
Oily

Nice one Oily i couldn’t remember if they were Commers or Bedfords my dad always commented on them note in your photo not a life jacket to be seen , that wouldn’t happen now , great photo

[grumpy_old_man]

old 67:

grumpy old man:

Buzzer:
Few lorries from the past, Buzzer.

Bye 'ell, that Thorny stirs happy memories. A grand machine.

Here’s another memory for you, a bit closer to home!

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Regards John.
P.S. Did your driver bollock you for leaving your door open ■■

Joe Tinker (RIP) was the regular trunk driver on that (down to London one night, back home the next night. Occasionally I was the van lad when it was being shunted locally.
Happy days

[oiltreader]

Thanks to Frankydobo for the pics and info
Nice looking motor, all credit to SCP for the photo.
Oily

[buzzer]

Oh another Volvo, Buzzer