Past Present and in Between in Pictures (Part 2)

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Dennis,

Sorry to learn that you and Anne have both had a bad time this year, and i hope that this all improves for you in 2025, have a happy Christmas and hopefully a better time in terms of health for 2025
Regards Eifion & Mrs W

[spardo]

@star_down_under

It was a 40⁰C day, the container was loaded over half its height with 15 varieties/sizes of rice. In typical Asian fasion it had been loaded with a cannon, no two similar bags were next to each other.

Pity it wasn’t a frigo, when one pulled into our warehouse at Toray for a full load of handballed rolls of fabric, the driver put the motor on to keep the lads cool in the back. They were very appreciative.

[star_down_under]

@Bewick1 all good here thanks, mate. Floods at the top of the country, fires at the bottom, but I’m in goldilocksville.

[grumpy_old_man]

Trojan were a different company… The company was founded by Leslie Hayward Hounsfield (1877–1957) who went into business as a general engineer in a small workshop called the Polygon Engineering Works in Clapham, South London. He got the idea to make a simple, economical car that would be easy to drive and started design work in 1910
The BB Tea van was built in Croyden in 1955

[buzzer]

Just one, Buzzer

nmp

[buzzer]

And there’s more, Buzzer

1936 Dodge nmp’s

[vwvanman0]

Every time is see those two ergo flatbeds i think they are models…i know they aren’t but they almost look to good to be real, i assume that they will be brand new in the photo.

Anyhow merry Christmas everyone, keep the great photos coming

Couple from my driving days, starting to worry with the second pic Italy bound, thankfully after the next tunnel it was snow free…

[buzzer]

Have not heard from this man of late. how are you Mr Dan Punchard, Buzzer

[spardo]

A proper job, well secured, I’m going to copy it to my American friends who even have a special thread devoted to horrors from so-called professionals. This, they will appreciate.

[oiltreader]

A big hand to the regulars who keep this thread going with photos and other input That says clap hope it doesn’t mean what it used to mean

[spardo]

And to you Oily, and all others around the globe. Nice pic.

[star_down_under]

Best wishes to all here, stay safe and return in the new year.

[les_sylphides]

Gawd bless ya Oily! A peaceful Christmas to you.

[parkroyal2100]

Cheers Oily, Happy The Baby Jebus’ Birthday to you and all the usual suspects here. Mud in yer eye from sunny Arsetrailier.

[buzzer]

Oily good old thread this plenty of variation and a regular band of inputters which on TNUK is a rare thing nowadays, long may it continue, Buzzer

Lion garage, old road east, Graves End, 1920’s note the lions each side of the doors.

nmp’s

[spardo]

Davyhulme was where I lived for a year in 1949 before Dad’s job dragged him to Nottingham. But, apart from that, the photo above it is fascinating. By the scientific way I use a foot long ruler held against the picture, I calculate that the line of sight for the driver to the nearest part of the road ahead is the same distance as the complete length of that vehicle. You wouldn’t want someone to step off the pavement unexpectedly, would you?

I see a machine gunner’s hole in the roof of the cab, perhaps stick your mate up there for navigation purposes.

What is it anyway, a Diamond T?

[maoster]

Looks like a Diamond T, the forerunner of the Thorneycroft “mighty” Antar that I cut my teeth on aged 17

[buzzer]

Few more, Buzzer

nmp’s

[star_down_under]

Western Transport, you say Buzzer? Spardo will probably hear some bells.

[les_sylphides]