PAUL GEE's PHOTO COLLECTION (Part 1)

[kempston]

vwvanman0:
The Atki in the last batch has market in the headboard writing,
Could it be mainland market deliveries, M M D?

Great photos as ever.

Steve

Thought I could make out Avonmouth on the door but could be wrong?

[deanb]

No replies about the Atkins / subby Fiat ■■

[deanb]

vwvanman0:
The Atki in the last batch has market in the headboard writing,
Could it be mainland market deliveries, M M D?

Great photos as ever.

Steve

Have just blown that pic up Steve and i think you are spot on,the initials are actually MMD and you can make out a bit more of the writing
on the headboard.

tribsa:
Hui Dean & All

The Atkinson is Mainland Market Deliveries from Portsmouth
The 86 could be Pat Donnavan with Chris Donnavan at the wheel.
Cheers Rich

Thanks for confirming the MMD Atki Rich. With regard to the F86 it does have Grangewood’s “G” on the door so imagine its one of there’s unless
Pat was running in there colours

Ray Smyth:
“DEANB”

Two of Greenwoods DAF’s bringing said unaccompanied trailer’s to send out to France.

Hi Dean, I think the Atkinson could be Mainland Market Deliveries, it has a Portsmouth number plate…XRV 996L. Cheers, Ray Smyth.

Thanks for the info Ray.

pete smith:
Thank you for the pic of Len’s F88 Dean

No worries Pete. You mentioned the Dodge 50 recently. Heres a bit from 1979.

Kempston:
“DEANB” I always thought as a kid these Morris vans had a look about them.

This looks like the pick up version?

What a shame that garage shut after 127 years Kempston,thats a long time in business.

[tribsa]

Hi Dean

It was Greenwoods & Pat was on the Zanussi job for many years I think his last lorry on Zanussi was a black Maggie but I was in short trousers then lol.

When I remember I will ask Chris
Cheers
Rich

[arcdaz]

DEANB:

240 Gardner:
“DEANB” The TDG article was intresting ,probably have some more stuff on them somewhere.

The article mentions a director, James Duncan - later he became the chairman of TDG Group, as Sir James. If I remember rightly, he started his career with J Spurling Ltd in East London (Silvertown?), and I believe that Spurling was the foundation stone of what grew into TDG. Maybe you remember Molo Transport in your area? That was a TDG company.

Heres one of J Spurlings Atkinson’s.

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240 Gardner:
“DEANB” Molo Transcon who used to park on Poole docks.

You found that one quickly, Dean!

ArcDaz:
“DEANB”

The Routeman is probably an owner driver as the pic was taken when they were building the Holes bay road in Poole.

Hi Dean sorry i havent been on this thread for a while but i have not been felling very well latley but i am having a catch up on here now i hope all you all you guys are keeping well and good in your selfs i am very pleased with all the photos and the adds that i have just seen on this page which you have posted up on here today and i am over moon with the dark blue Scammell Routeman tipper which i have seen she is a beauty for the age . i think that truck started life brand new with P.B Donoghue London united Kingdom Cricklewood Keep the great work and i hope to see more old gem on here again soon Many thanks for your affects and time for keeping this page going Regards Daz

Evening Daz,hope your feeling better chap ! Funny you should mention Donoghue i remember them being one of your favourites so heres
one that is in the latest batch which was also on the new road in Poole.

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pete smith:
Morning Dean,
I’ll have a guess at Sanderson regarding the Volvo and Hyva is a Dutch company, Cheer’s Pete

Thanks for the possible name Pete and also the info about Hyva.

Heres a Seddon Atkinson motor from your part of the world Pete,any relation ■■?

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windrush:
I worked on plenty of those Austin/Morris half ton vans, they were nice enough to drive if the column gearchange wasn’t worn. J & E Hall of Dartford had some based in the Reading area, as did the Gas Board. Changing the oil filter was a battle though: it couldn’t easily be accessed from below so it was a matter of delving in the dark from above (the distributor was in the way as well) and undoing the long retaining bolt then dropping the bolt into a hole drilled especially in the suspension X member and lifting the complete filter bowl and felt filter element out from above with oil dripping everywhere and trying not to disturb the top part of the filter head assembly that remained on the engine. Then retrieve the rubber sealing ring from its groove using a screwdriver and a mirror as you couldn’t see it without one, I think a lot of seals didn’t get changed at 6000 mile intervals and probably a few filters weren’t either!

Pete.

Pete, I swear i was going to mention that you had probably worked on one of those vans when i posted that but changed my mind
for some reason…

I thought they were a really good looking van with nice lines and unlike everything today had character.

Kempston:
“stargazer148” Hi Kempston i haven’t seen a Shanks lorry for a few years not sure but I think Biffa took them over.I worked for them for about 11/2 years at their Dunoon site,which they ran in partnership with Argyll & Bute council cheers Ray

Thanks Ray, sounds like they’ve completely finished then, it was a big shame when they closed our depot down and then Bletchley depot, probably the best paid job in Bedford at the time. Nearest I’ve come to it was trunking for Argos out of Marshleys.

Thanks for your comments "Kempston & “stargazer”

robthedog:
“DEANB”

Great shot of Sherriff’s F10 coming into Poole to Christopher Hills or the docks no doubt.
Anyone know where Sherriff’s were based ■■

I would hazard a guess the Sherriff motor was from Oxford way as that’s an axon registration and would have been supplied by dawsongroup

Thanks for the info Rob,we have had a fair few motors of Dawson Group on here and there is alot about them on page 525.

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robthedog:
“Buzzer” Sherriff was from Nottingham was he not Buzzer

That was Robin Hood wasnt it

[chris_webb]

DEANB:
No replies about the Atkins / subby Fiat ■■

Hi Dean.
The Atkins liveried Fiat has a RR Nottingham reg and is called “The Lincolnshire Poacher”,so will more than likely be a subbie. I do recall seeing something similar at their depot at Findern Derby in 70s,a subbie’s name on headboard.

[suedehead]

Those Dodge 50 s must have been on par, if not better than the Ford A series range

[deanb]

tribsa:
Hi Dean

It was Greenwoods & Pat was on the Zanussi job for many years I think his last lorry on Zanussi was a black Maggie but I was in short trousers then lol.

When I remember I will ask Chris
Cheers
Rich

Rich,heres Pat’s Maggie hauling Zanussi trailers,and unusually he has some goods also loaded on the bottom trailer

Chris Webb:
“DEANB” No replies about the Atkins / subby Fiat ■■

Hi Dean.
The Atkins liveried Fiat has a RR Nottingham reg and is called “The Lincolnshire Poacher”,so will more than likely be a subbie. I do recall seeing something similar at their depot at Findern Derby in 70s,a subbie’s name on headboard.

Thanks for the info Chris.

Suedehead:
Those Dodge 50 s must have been on par, if not better than the Ford A series range

I expect someone on here will have driven them both who will know Suedehead.

[deanb]

Not had any USA motors on here for a long time.

Kenworth.

Peterbilt.

Peterbilt.

White/Freightliner.

GMC removal truck.

International.

Ford.

Anyone know what the small tarpaulin rolled up on the front bumper is for ■■? Only thing i can think of is for covering the radiator in
severe cold conditions ■■

I cant recall seeing one of these before,anyone recognise the make ■■ Possibly a White ■■

Dodge.

[deanb]

USA article from 1980.

Click on pages twice to read.

These motors have some serious top speeds !

[deanb]

Some odds and sods.

1974. Anyone remember the Routemaster hotel at Felixstowe.

1966. Says Dutton Transport on the headboard but other names on the door of the leyland.

1966. Motorail car transport.

Atkinson wrecker.

1984. P&O Iveco’s.

1983. Sutherland Transport Bedford TM.

1965. Huntley & Palmers Biscuit’s Leyland.

1973. GUY Big J.

Nuttall / Ridham F88.

Spillers Mammoth Major.

[deanb]

Dont think we have had a TFL motor on before,anyone recognise it ■■ Anyone know where that pic was taken ■■

Not had a A.Battams motor on before,anyone know where they are from and also anyone recognise where the pic was taken ■■

Dont think we have had a Quinton Hazell motor on before,anyone know anything ■■

Anyone recognise the T1 Tubes Bedford TM ■■

Anyone know where Seaman & Baldry were from ■■

Macbar Leyland constructor tipper.

Swanworth Quarries Leyland from Worth Matravers near Swanage.

The Seddon Atkinson looks the same colour scheme as the 400 behind which is J.T.Marsden.

“finbarot” Drinkwater Sabey Leyland in Branksome,Poole.

“Daz” Check this beauty out !

Hall Aggregates Routeman seen here between Branksome and Westbourne,Bournemouth.

[vwvanman0]

Quinton hazell are a car parts manufacturer, saw a clip somewhere on here of the actual Quinton H discussing the future of british Leyland, he sounded like he was from the West Midlands?

[chris_webb]

vwvanman0:
Quinton hazell are a car parts manufacturer, saw a clip somewhere on here of the actual Quinton H discussing the future of british Leyland, he sounded like he was from the West Midlands?

I remember they made exhaust systems.Started in Colwyn Bay and had plants in Lancaster and Leamington.They were bought out by Tetrosyl apparantly.

[mushroomman]

Chris Webb:

DEANB:
No replies about the Atkins / subby Fiat ■■

Hi Dean.
The Atkins liveried Fiat has a RR Nottingham reg and is called “The Lincolnshire Poacher”,so will more than likely be a subbie. I do recall seeing something similar at their depot at Findern Derby in 70s,a subbie’s name on headboard.

Hi Dean, do you remember me asking if you had a copy of a Long Distance Diary about a Berrisford’s or it might of been an Atkins motor going out to Hungary sometime in the seventies. Well it must of been an Atkins motor as the driver made a remark about the rego being a T-cup BRA and I am now thinking that he was driving a Fiat.
I have been looking back through hundreds of Trucknet posts and I now think that it was Trucknet user Dreva or Bubbleman who posted the story which has now been deleted.
It must be out there somewhere.

[pete_smith]

Hi Dean,
The Tube Investment Bedford has a Wolverhampton reg on it so I would presume it worked out of the Seamless Tube Co. in Wednesfield, now demolished and replaced by Tata Steel park. The Bedford would have been blue and likely to have been supplied by Attwoods the local Bedford dealer, Cheer’s Pete

[pete_smith]

Chris Webb:

vwvanman0:
Quinton hazell are a car parts manufacturer, saw a clip somewhere on here of the actual Quinton H discussing the future of british Leyland, he sounded like he was from the West Midlands?

I remember they made exhaust systems.Started in Colwyn Bay and had plants in Lancaster and Leamington.They were bought out by Tetrosyl apparantly.

Hi Chris,
Quinton Hazell have got to be the first manufacturer of alternative parts for vehicles from brake pads, lamps etc they manufactured the lot.
I think it was Automotive Products in Leamington Spa or were AP part of the same group? Cheer’s Pete

[vwvanman0]

There is an interesting obituary about Q H from the independent, he apparently broke the cartel of manufacturers only supplying spares and the firm was tge biggest automotive supplier in Europe at one time, he was Manchester born and died in 1996, sorry bit off topic.

Shame the guy big j article didn’t show the rear of the cab with the big Gardner sticking out!

Steve

[rigsby]

pete smith:
Hi Dean,
The Tube Investment Bedford has a Wolverhampton reg on it so I would presume it worked out of the Seamless Tube Co. in Wednesfield, now demolished and replaced by Tata Steel park. The Bedford would have been blue and likely to have been supplied by Attwoods the local Bedford dealer, Cheer’s Pete

One of Hanson’s (late Sam Longson) Seddon Atki lime tankers going t’other way , I think on the m50 .

[5thwheel]

DEANB:
Some odds and sods.

1974. Anyone remember the Routemaster hotel at Felixstowe.

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1966. Says Dutton Transport on the headboard but other names on the door of the leyland.

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1966. Motorail car transport.

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Atkinson wrecker.

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1984. P&O Iveco’s.

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1983. Sutherland Transport Bedford TM.

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1965. Huntley & Palmers Biscuit’s Leyland.

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1973. GUY Big J.

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Nuttall / Ridham F88.

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Spillers Mammoth Major.

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Hi Dean,yes enjoyed Routemaster on a regular basis when taking Seatrain containers to Felixstowe driving for Humber McVeigh from Salford,used to relish a hot bath with endless hot water and of course the crack around the bar where millions of miles were driven!
Good days.

David