Fergie I have found the ultimate coach, aint she smart you could have it painted pink, cheers Buzzer.
please please no buzzer , the though of fifi and foofoo in the throes of passion viewed panoramically has just put me of me tea !!
Hopefully that one-and-a-half decker would be fitted with some sort of system of blinds in order that any passing ■■■■■■ may not “cop a freebie”?
And that erect member over the driving position would seem to be an inspired piece of advertising.
I’m on my way with a gallon- sorry, five litre tin- of the required shade of pink paint, but I may be some time as the Invacar doesn’t take too kindly to carrying an overweight idiot, a can of paint and two of matron’s “helpers”. I may have to make a detour up to ■■■■■■■ to get one of those fancy 240 Gardners fitted. I hear there’s a clearance sale of them going cheap after some haulier had them ripped out of his Big J fleet.
Forgive me if I seem to be making ever more excuses for my lateness but I’ve just received a message that I need to take one of that nice Mister Fowler’s ploughing engines over to the West Midlands to rescue some idiot who seems to have got his cheapo American tractor stuck fast in our wonderful British mud. That’s the trouble with the global economy- things don’t always work properly when taken out of their local environment.
Must go now. Matron’s helpers are tightening the straps.
Got the bread and the wine sorted , has any one got any cheese ? Buzzer.
Buzzer:
Fergie I have found the ultimate coach, aint she smart you could have it painted pink, cheers Buzzer.
Buzzer, as Rigsby said…too much glass, not a pretty sight for those on the outside, need some frilly curtains, see what Horry got kicking around Tracy Island. 
rigsby:
please please no buzzer , the though of fifi and foofoo in the throes of passion viewed panoramically has just put me of me tea !!
If you’re gonna be my assistant you’re gonna need a stronger stomach than that Rigsby old chap…You’ve never seen Mappo and MaggieD in a tutu before ?.. 
Retired Old ■■■■:
I may have to make a detour up to ■■■■■■■ to get one of those fancy 240 Gardners fitted. I hear there’s a clearance sale of them going cheap after some haulier had them ripped out of his Big J fleet.Forgive me if I seem to be making ever more excuses for my lateness but I’ve just received a message that I need to take one of that nice Mister Fowler’s ploughing engines over to the West Midlands to rescue some idiot who seems to have got his cheapo American tractor stuck fast in our wonderful British mud. That’s the trouble with the global economy- things don’t always work properly when taken out of their local environment.
Must go now. Matron’s helpers are tightening the straps.
Bewick I belive has a shed load hidden somewhere on the moors, not cheap, but those extra 2 pots sticking out the back of your bath chair will give you some cred…
I’ve had to warn Buzzer, and now you…stop taking the ■■■■ out of SAVIEM and his Yankee tractor…be nice to him…it’s all he could afford…we all make mistakes, I bought a Scania once and Buzzers bought a dozen,Your position in his Parliment may well be in jepordy…which is where Bewick has his shed load of 240’s before you make a comment !!!
Saviem and Fergie and the rest of the gang just took this extract from todays Daily Mail, Buzzer.
Buzzer:
Saviem and Fergie and the rest of the gang just took this extract from todays Daily Mail, Buzzer.
Fox in the hen house …the rest are getting worried, all getting together to gang up on Mdm le Pen…sending out more than a ripple, more of a sodden big wave through the establishment…
SAVIEM better get his finger out …best get those coaches painted, ladies interviewed, drivers selected, and get out on the campaign trail… 
Fergie47:
Saviem:
Afternoon all, now on matters “Autobus”, perhaps I may suggest a fleet of, (pink), Saviem 220s…the 70s articulated bendy ones…really MANs but we put Saviem badges on them! Go like s… off a shovel, with a Voith autobox, outdrag any 2CV from the lights…and they have four entrances…we could offer four different classes…dependant on participants financial circumstance!Saviem:
. The last FAR three wheeler was shown at the 1971 Paris Salon, having an OM cab, and 6 cylinder 110 hp engine, full three wheel air brakes, and a 16tonne gtw.Thanks for the info…You’d want some bottle to drive one of them John I recon…110 hp on three wheels…phew…
Hi All,
Dave, here’s a bird with bottle,she must be on something cause she’s been married to me for 36 years !! I’m coming over to help you with those cyclists
John, Love the observation coach, if Horry or that James bloke out of the office could get hold of a cine camera they could do some video’s as a spin off to swell the coffers 8mm would probably do as size doesn’t matter
Saviem, I nearly dropped in to see you yesterday morning on the A5 on my way to Holyhead for the ferry but it was 4.30 am so I didn’t risk it Your mention of VIA truck rental reminded me of the time Barry (RIP) brought the UK manager to see me but I can’t remember his name !
Salute
Richard
Morning all,
Fergie, having studied, (at some length), the geometric layout of the female bicyclists…I am of the opinion that the photograph is of some age…so the cyclists concerned may have more than drop handlebars by now!!!
Ideal for the age profile of the client base envisaged by our MOB!
Missed truck of the week, OMs were distributed by Unic in France for a time, the ties between the Italian families controlling Fiat, Unic, and of course Chrysler, would perhaps be of interest to you…when I get time! It really is a great story…and rather convoluted…bit like the drainage pipes Im collecting now with my Finish Valtra!
Cheerio for now.
PS, Buzzer, the same could happen here if the “right” gained a suitable orater…does not bear thinking about…
Maggie D, we are normally about by 0500…hope the sea was not rough!
Still think the articulated 220s are the right ones for the job…255hp!
Cheerio for now.
sammyopisite:
Dave I have just noticed that looks like "Charlie one " complete with stick after his hip op stood on sentry duty as well( sorry Charlie hope you are recovering O K )
cheers Johnnie
Hi Johnnie.You are right.Does a look a bit like me.Maybe a bit younger.Yes mate I`m going on well.Lots of physio,Strong tea and bread pudding.Need to get into training for the Cadnam Half Marathon.Myself and Pat are serious contenders.Regards Charlie
tie your two gammy legs together and make it a three legged race .
rigsby:
tie your two gammy legs together and make it a three legged race .
There is a problem.One of us will be facing the wrong way.Come on rigsby what is the answer? There will be. a prize for your best solution.Regards Charlie
charlie one:
rigsby:
tie your two gammy legs together and make it a three legged race .There is a problem.One of us will be facing the wrong way.Come on rigsby what is the answer? There will be. a prize for your best solution.Regards Charlie
You will be alright Charlie, going round in circles just like you bin doing for the last 60 odd years Buzzer.
you keep going forward charlie , i don’t think pat will notice if he is coming or going . there is a drawback though , when you get to the pub , he will have his back to the bar and you will cop for the drinks . i shall have to have a rethink and work something better out . dave
Buzzer you must have been reading my CV.The habit of going round in circles goes back to when I first started for Rawlings.We were paid milage.I remember going up to ■■■■■■■■■■■ on a Sunday and clocking 781 miles one way.when Jimmy queried it I told him there was a diversion.Dave.Please think of something quick. Have you seen Pat drink? Remember I’m a poor old pensioner down on my luck! Regards Charlie
This weeks French truck of the week…:-
And some more…
MaggieD:
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Hi All,
Dave, here’s a bird with bottle,she must be on something cause she’s been married to me for 36 years !! I’m coming over to help you with those cyclists
Salute
Richard
You can’t fool us oldies Richard, we all know that vehicle is Mappo’s, he use to do 3 Italys a week in it…fully freighted both ways…back in the '50’s…just before he retired… 
The “Bird” looks like she could’ve out run you ( I’ve seen her run don’t forget) so must have been summit else that made her stay for 36 years…
Any guesses anyone ? an hours freebee with Fifi for the best answer…and don’t be rude, he’s a Q.C. now, so watch it…
I’d go for a Big Throbbin …errrrrrrrr…V10 Maggie myself…
Hi Saviem I did not know Giraud went back this far, is it the same firm ? Buzzer.
Fergie47:
This weeks French truck of the week…:-
And some more…
Evening all, Mon Dieu, Fergie, this gets confusing for such an old boy as me…
My “dream” machine, a Berliet GLM10 M, with that divine Cottard cab, more handsome than any Aston Martin could ever be… Oh how I would love to drive her home, keep her, cherish her, polish, oil, maintain, and just delight in her sheer presence!
The orange Mack B61 was running well into the 70s with that Black Oil tank, around Paris. I used to delight in seeing her often…old boy driving her used to wave to me, I seem to think that MABO kept her going…but in truth those little B61s needed very little in spare parts to keep them working…and work they did! Low hp, but big torque, and gearing to pullllllllll!!!
Buzzer, Girauds have a long and interesting history,when Im not so “cream crackered”, perhaps, ( if it would not bore you), I would write a little about this dynamic family, and the quite incredible road transport empire that they created…And of course they, and only they, are the reason for my addiction to the heavenly Bollinger!
Let alone the battles that I had to keep them buying, Berliet/Renaults, when that “other Brit in France”, John Baker, was luring them with “giveaway deals” on DAF…those Cloggies seemed to have no end to the depth of their pockets…
But yes, Giraud were big Bernard users, and they, (as so many), trusted, and put their cash down to buy that French disaster the air cooled Bernard “Greyhound”. M Althoms V8 was only notable for its disasterous unreliability…as I was constantly regailed by members of the Giraud family at Dinner, Supper, and Breakfast, and all through the following day…
Actually happy days, and I am still in touch with them, though for them the world has changed…and for me also…
At some of our convivial meetings I would never have envisaged being down a very dark and muddy trench battling with the serpentine like coils of drainage pipe…but it has to be done, for we have to get the wet away, for there to be any hope of growing anything in the future…Gentlemen, the Media tell you little…but we really do have a climatic crisis on our hands at present and what you can buy in the Supermarche,…well it may surprise you yet!!!
But I shall take solace in my stock of Bollinger…but eventually, that Queen of all nectar will be affected as well…
Far too serious a subject for tonight…please just enjoy Fergies pictures of what “real” lorries should look like!!!
Salut mes braves
Cheerio for now.