Some classic 70s working pics. Chris
Armstrong-Saurer from 1933. Chris
adr:
Armstrong-Saurer from 1933. Chris
Is that a drive hub or something else between the rear wheels on the Saurer 6 wheeler ? – toshboy
toshboy:
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Would help if I added the pics
Hi Chris , Thanks for your post, the picture of Charlie -first class and exactly how i remembered him ,the car ? Austin ? cheers a nice keepsake. 1957 i think i had left BRS Oxford by then and back to Ameys where i started from in 49’
toshboy
Hello Ivor and Chris yes nice one of Charlie, the car I’m pretty sure is an 1938ish Hillman Minx.
Cheers
Eddie
Hello Pushrod, Yes you are quite right about the Northern AEC with Burlingham bodywork, I had another look in my crystal ball and found the correct information. I had originally looked further on and assumed a digit was missing which however was the batch I described the difference being the bodybuilder and the date into service. Thanks for pointing my error out.
Cheers, Leyland 600.
toshboy:
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Armstrong-Saurer from 1933. ChrisIs that a drive hub or something else between the rear wheels on the Saurer 6 wheeler ? – toshboy
Indeed, this was a 6x4. A first shaft took the power to the axle the hubs of which can be seen between the two rear wheels. Then, from each hub, two secondary transmission shafts, through 2 90° pinion gears, leaded to each wheel. Unique and very complicated! I had a brochure on the French Saurer 12 BUD, but unfortunately can’t find it any more.
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The Ship Eighton Banks. Born half a mile from this pub, had my first legal pint there, was my local for a number of years, brings a tear to my eye, especially when I remember I met the wife there. Her aunty was landlady and she was helping out one bank holiday weekend.
gazsa401:
Found this odd looking one any ideas?
Yep,its a Jensen.
Oily this truck really does belong on this thread as it embraces Past, Present and in Between. One owner Ian Lawson who bought it new from the then Southampton Volvo dealer Princes Commercials, Ian is now in his 82 year and still driving, the truck has done 4.6 million miles and this must be some sort of record. Was invited to sit in it a couple of weeks ago and boy does it bring back memories, still has the Volvo passport fixed to the drivers door wonderful, cheers Buzzer.
DEANB:
Would not fancy driving that !
Thanks for the pic Dean 
one more than what they get on today, though a bit like sitting in a go-cart.
Oily
Buzzer:
Oily this truck really does belong on this thread as it embraces Past, Present and in Between. One owner Ian Lawson who bought it new from the then Southampton Volvo dealer Princes Commercials, Ian is now in his 82 year and still driving, the truck has done 4.6 million miles and this must be some sort of record. Was invited to sit in it a couple of weeks ago and boy does it bring back memories, still has the Volvo passport fixed to the drivers door wonderful, cheers Buzzer.
Nice one Buzzer all credit to Mr Lawson for still working and keeping his wagon in good nick, long may he continue to enjoy life.
Oily
credit to Mr Lawson ,that Volvo looks lovely .
tyneside:
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When I was at school we had a day out at Hunters Bakery at Team valley. Such an interesting thing to see I remember today. The baked overnight & vans like that delivered fresh bread to grocery shops every morning. They also owned Carricks who had cake shops and coffee shops all round Newcastle and Durham
So different today. God knows how old the bread is by the time it reaches the shops & if we knew what they add to attempt to keep it fresh & not go stale we would all be sick
Hi Carl and Tyneside, back in the late 1960s I occasionally carried loads of flour in 10 stone bags from Carr’s Flour Mills at Silloth to Hunters bakery on Team Valley Trading Estate either on the BMC FHK 140 flat I had then a Mickey Mouse S21 Foden 8 wheeler. Hunters had a depot at Carlisle I can remember regularly meeting Hunters AEC Mandator step frame artic van on the A69 running over to the Carlisle depot with god knows how many loaves of bread. This amount was often the source of amusement amongst us drivers working out of Carr’s mill with some wild guesses made to the actual number of loaves carried.
Cheers, Leyland 600.
Leyland600:
Hi Carl and Tyneside, back in the late 1960s I occasionally carried loads of flour in 10 stone bags from Carr’s Flour Mills at Silloth to Hunters bakery on Team Valley Trading Estate either on the BMC FHK 140 flat I had then a Mickey Mouse S21 Foden 8 wheeler. Hunters had a depot at Carlisle I can remember regularly meeting Hunters AEC Mandator step frame artic van on the A69 running over to the Carlisle depot with god knows how many loaves of bread. This amount was often the source of amusement amongst us drivers working out of Carr’s mill with some wild guesses made to the actual number of loaves carried.
Cheers, Leyland 600.
A bag under each arm Gerald, soon be tipped eh! Cheers Dennis.