Thanks to servo88, Lawrence Dunbar, DEANB and Ray Smyth 
Northbound on the A9 Inverness/Perth on dashcam.
Oily
Lawrence Dunbar:
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Nice one Lawrence memories , 1955 and first go in a left hand drive car Citroen Light 15, the gear change sticking out of a hole in the dash, front wheel drive, wide track and a wheel on each corner, wobble free on corners, odd but ahead of its time.
Oily
Lawrence Dunbar:
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There’s something about those Citroen Avant traction ,reminds me of Magrait then Mrs Magrait, then Lucy Cohu who plays her in the TV series. Dammit, I, m sweating again!
In this photo from “Dave/xkopite”, taken in 1964, the Liverpool Corporation Leyland PD2 Bus is heading
up Manchester Street, on its way to the Pier Head terminus, right on the waterfront. Behind the Bobby
on Point Duty is a queue for the Mersey Tunnel, just off the photo,on the right. Leading the queue is a
green Commer, behind it is what could be a dark blue BMC FG, not sure. Next lorry looks like a LAD
cabbed Albion,followed by a Leyland Comet, then a Ford Thames Trader. Already at the Toll Booth is
what looks like a “Palethorpes Sausage” van, a very smart Wolseley 6/110, and a red Mini.
Regards, Ray Smyth.
Saw this South of Perth WA earlier this year
All these from a motor museum in Blenheim NZ. Taken earlier this year
Tyneside
Hi Tyneside, Some interesting photos from the 50s/ 60s, I particularly like the photo of Blue House Lane Garage.
With regard to the “Regular” petrol at 4 shillings and threepence a gallon, your mathematical conversion to
todays Metric money is spot on. The little items to the left of the pumps look like one of them is for a shot
of Redex, upper cylinder lubricant,at 1 penny a shot, and the other could be oil for for “Two Stroke” engines
in BSA Bantams , Francis Barnetts, and many other motor cycles,autocycles, and mopeds. The Diesel pump
at the rear looks a bit lonely. Kind Regards, Ray Smyth.
Here’s one of my old trucks from when i was an OD in Norway,we loaded fish south and clean empty fish boxes back,it was the golden days of long distance trucking in Norway,we all made some good money,but alas times changed, what with very cheap Eastern block companys doing the same work as us but for half the price,
grumpy old man:
trunker08:
650 HP■■? How did we manage back in the day!!Because we were drivers, we knew how to do the job with 250/290/350 bhp and a Fuller. And before that a 150/180 Gardner and a six speed DB box
Happy days.These days they sit there with 650/750, auto boxes etc,
That’s not driving, that’s just being bored witless at 56mph.
- another one!!
Steve
Few more from Washington, early sixties. The Blue House Lane garage was right opposite the F pit. Used to go past it everyday on the way to school.
Thanks to Buzzer, Ray Smyth, tyneside, DEANB and Chris62, great variety more from Norway
Oily
My pleasure oiltreader,heres my last truck which i sold in January of this year,we were on contrakt to Markussen Tpt pulling dairy produckts all over Norway,I`m retired now,sailing my boat and chilling,
Photo 1. Tate & Lyle Commer, John Taylor Sentinel and trailer,& Jarvis Robinson Transport horse and cart.
Photo 2. William Harper Sentinel and trailer. The following words are for the attention of Dennis in Kendal.
I consider the duff sheeting unworthy of posting on the “Roping and Sheeting” thread,What say you Dennis ?
Kind Regards, Ray Smyth.
Great pictures of modern lorry’s, then compare with Deanb site,
Thankyou for time and effort.
A couple of shots for today on the agricultural front as we are about to see a lot of these on the road in the next few months as harvest kicks in, more big bales today than small and they can get the weight on, Buzzer.
