harry_gill:
hiya,
I’m afraid I’d have to do battle with Chris Webb before I stood
a chance of a bit of a tootle in the eight legged AEC, and he’s
got youth on his side, never got hold of a Park Royal cabbed
job to pull a trailer with but have had a go in them solo they
was my favourite motor of that era.
thanks harry, long retired.
I think there would be a queue to mount that AEC, I know I’d be there hoping to have a dabble. 
grumpy old man:
harry_gill:
hiya,
I’m afraid I’d have to do battle with Chris Webb before I stood
a chance of a bit of a tootle in the eight legged AEC, and he’s
got youth on his side, never got hold of a Park Royal cabbed
job to pull a trailer with but have had a go in them solo they
was my favourite motor of that era.
thanks harry, long retired.I think there would be a queue to mount that AEC, I know I’d be there hoping to have a dabble.
Aye,form an orderly queue lads,she’s a beauty,my favourite old motor. I wonder if it’s ex F B Atkins with that “CH” Derby reg.?
Anybody know the history of this Commer with a Sheffield reg.?
Chris a few firms who ran Commers in Sheffield were Cooper & Hart, Simmonite’s and P & O Middleton
cheers Johnnie
sammyopisite:
Chris a few firms who ran Commers in Sheffield were Cooper & Hart, Simmonite’s and P & O Middleton
cheers Johnnie
I forgot about Simmonite and Middleton,memory thing. 
Don’t know where it originated from Chris, but it used to belong to a scrap dealer near Biggleswade, like Bubbs I only ever saw it once , at a rally in Woburn park about 20 years ago
Years ago I went to an AEC rally, I think at Shepton Mallet next to the steam railway. A few from there…
1st though, another pic of Dave Edwards Comet - owned from new and only driven by Dave, you can see him sat behind the wheel with his trademark huge grin… A lovely bloke
Yes Nathan, he does have a Daf 1900 4 wheeler now. He bought that to replace the Comet from Lawrence Walker, another RMC (Cemex)haulier… F reg and still going strong
welsh dragons.
bubbleman:
Hello again,great pics Paul…real good stuff mate,heres some old Atkis
Nice pic of my Viewline (though not me driving), thanks Marc! That was on one of Ted Hannon’s North of England Runs.
My computer crashed. I’ve managed to recover my photos, but they’re all in one folder. So if I’ve put any of these on before I appolgise.
I remember this lot,Bowes from Watton,are they still going? They used to run nights to Manchester with ERF artics and tipper trailers. 
Chris Webb:
I remember this lot,Bowes from Watton,are they still going? They used to run nights to Manchester with ERF artics and tipper trailers.
The abatoir & factory are still there. It’s part of Cranswick Foods now.
Hi again,great pics Norfolktrucker,its nice to see stuff from your collection…well done mate,heres a few pics from this box of photos I found,as well as the preserved wagons there were wreckers and showland lorries in it,not everyones cup of tea but here are a few examples,hope they’re of interest,Cheers Bubbs, 
SWANSEA TRUCK CENTRE A.E.C
Hi Norfolktrucker
Seeing that motor of Dave Cullings brings back a few memories, My dad worked for him for a while. I remember going with dad in an old Gardner engined ERF hook loader when they demolished Norwich library. If i remember correctly, Dave had a Bedford TM with a detroit in it that he was going to restore but i don’t know if he ever did.
Regards Daz
Some more from the AEC rally…
These two brought some of the old timers along but were show trucks in their own right… Very smart, especially considering the work they did…
I’m fairly sure this tipper met an unfortunate demise - there was a night job resurfacing the M4 somewhere around the M32 and the Cloverleaf, this guy tipped on the Barber Greene and barrelled off down the closed carriageway but forgot to lower the body! 
