Hello again lads,great pics and info Paul…well done mate,keep them coming,heres some cuttings again,Cheers Bubbs, 
No Bonds pics but a tentative Bonds link… 
Sometime in the late eighties Bonds got hold of an old Kew Dodge to restore and show - I was pleased to be involved in it and part of that was trying to track down any info with the hope that it would lead to parts and to help speed up the lengthy process… I think it was at Truckfest that I saw an immaculate blue and red Kew so I went and had a chat to the owner… As a result, a trip to Coventry was organised - the only time I’ve been willing to go there… …
Thanks to the generous hospitality of a certain Mr Neil Bartlett, his lovely wife Marie and their family, we had a great weekend poking around the yard and generally making a bloody nuisance of ourselves!
Great times Neil. Thank you
1st pic shows Neil’s Kew that was the cause of all the trouble
Last pic shows Neil’s latest addition to the fleet but I’m not sure if it ever got out of the yard!!
hi bubbleman nice pic of eximport have you got any of 88s they used to run they looked awsome regards rowland
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Sorry if these have been posted by me before in this thread,but as Im two timing TNUK,its difficult to keep up!
All photos from the Mercedes Ireland coffee table!
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Shell ERF taken in Tallaght Dublin.
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Tallaght again.
Irish Feeds from Belfast.Still trading.
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336 Hino.The staple diet of manys an Irish haulier.
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Tasty line up of Roache Transport,no longer trading.
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RMF 113.
These photos were kindly given to me by Shane Faughnan,son of Greg Faughnan(Greg 50),who used to be on here until his untimely death in France a couple of years back.
Great pictures of those old Dodges of Bonds . mY Dad ran Dodges and we had no trouble at all out of them .
Hello again,good pics coming in lads …well done,Rowland asked if I’d got any Ex-Import 88s…sorry mate no,I’d imagine they’d look good though,Paul…great info on the Parrot nose Dodge,Neil is a spot on fella (I know he looks in)but credit where credit is due.Finally great Irish stuff from Niall…more please.Question for Jakey…is that you in front of Dads lorries
Heres todays stuff.Cheers Bubbs,
Hi bubbs , no not me that was my nephew , 
dads dodges were great trucks , bit boss friendley but we went every where with out a failure .
One of a number of pictures taken by Roger Kenney on Standedge.
Here are a couple of pictures taken by Roger Kenney which I also posted on Graham Edge’s Flour thread.
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Hi Jakey
Yeah, the Dodge’s were definitely bosses motors but to be honest, they made a brilliant tipper from a drivers point of view as well - especially the four wheelers which usually got the crap jobs. Good visibilty, good steering lock and the later ones had far better seats. There was also the advantage of swinging your legs over the gear lever and crashing out for a kip in no time at all… hearsay obviously, I would never do such a thing!!
Plenty more Bonds pics to show but we’ll have a few days off first…
A few ancient Truckfest photos now - about '91 I think…
Weren’t Truckfests of old much better than modern day ones? Probably due to the fact there were more manufacturers back then.
JAKEY:
Great pictures of those old Dodges of Bonds . mY Dad ran Dodges and we had no trouble at all out of them .
Had one like the one in the middle there when i was 18 lovely little wagon 
Muckaway:
Weren’t Truckfests of old much better than modern day ones? Probably due to the fact there were more manufacturers back then.
I did find it to be friendlier with a lot more atmosphere and camaraderie - I stopped going when I felt it had lost that. Bit like the job really I guess 
I haven’t been for years though so it may have changed. I know a lot of people enjoy it, especially for the social side so I’m not going to knock it…if I don’t like something I tend to not do it anymore
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Muckaway:
Weren’t Truckfests of old much better than modern day ones? Probably due to the fact there were more manufacturers back then.I did find it to be friendlier with a lot more atmosphere and camaraderie - I stopped going when I felt it had lost that. Bit like the job really I guess
I haven’t been for years though so it may have changed. I know a lot of people enjoy it, especially for the social side so I’m not going to knock it…if I don’t like something I tend to not do it anymore
I haven’t done a Truckfest in nearly 10 years, I prefer steam rallies and go to the local ones around here. Except this year, when Bloxham, Ducklington and Fairford were all cancelled. Too busy for Gaydon but all seems fine for the Retro Show. Hopefully.
I suppose I should mention that these photo’s are from Truckfest South West, for those that haven’t guessed
Great image from the past as taken by Roger Kenney. Copyright Roundoak Publishing
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Great image from the past as taken by Roger Kenney. Copyright Roundoak Publishing
I like the T/T bringing up the rear,very nostalgic!
David
Some time ago, I was lucky enough to gain access to Smiths of Hanham’s yard. Long gone now and, as is the way now, the yard is built on 
Not very good pics taken with a not very good camera by a not very good photographer, so apologies in advance…
Some of the regs were familiar - DYA 910T I’m guessing is ex Wincanton. I think 'TT and 'FJ are both devonish - does anyone know the original owners?