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.?
should be back out on the circiut this year, has been off the road for a long while after my father passed away, it was a ketton cement mixer when my father aqiured it in the early eighties and we have had it ever since,
hiya,
love the “skirt lifter” exhaust on the Commer
thanks harry, long retired.
A company called Cooper and Hart in Sheffield ran a lot of them,could well be one of their owd 'uns.
Tidy looking motor but would it have been running on t/l tyres back in the day
When did they become an option?
adr:
Are you implying that he didn’t do it, & might be a HGV-less Manager posing for the pic’?
Not all managers are HGV-less…
Hi 240 Gardner/Saviem,
I didn’t actually say, ALL, Managers are HGV-Less, & I agree there are many managers that have been on the road & done the miles, but sadly now they are becoming a very rare beast! More & more now as sadly the old style General Haulage firms etc are dsappearing, the new modern “Logistics” companies don’t seem to think that miles under the belt experience combined with common sence are as important as a University Degree!
Regards Chris
I know you didn’t, hence my use of the smiley
Mind you, not every driver that moves into the office makes a success of it either!
I fully agree, some can’t handle the pressure or they go power crazy & turn everyone against them! “poacher turned gamekeeper” can be a difficult balancing act, you can have 20 years up the road but then you can be telling blokes with 30-40 yrs what to do & when to do it, you have to quickly master the art of diplomacy! I am in the office & up the road now, I been doing it for the last 8 years, so at least I still do the sharp end stuff that keeps me in touch! Regards Chris
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.?
should be back out on the circiut this year, has been off the road for a long while after my father passed away, it was a ketton cement mixer when my father aqiured it in the early eighties and we have had it ever since,
hiya,
love the “skirt lifter” exhaust on the Commer
thanks harry, long retired.
A company called Cooper and Hart in Sheffield ran a lot of them,could well be one of their owd 'uns.
Chris P&O Middleton’s also ran a few around the same time and I think Singleton’s had a couple by the way Singletons are still running as I saw one of their artics today
cheers Johnnie
Dave the Renegade:
Keep them coming Marc.I don’t comment everyday,but I always look to see what you and the other contributors post on your thread.
Cheers Dave.
BigG-Unit:
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Took these pics last weekend in Aldridge West Mids, & posted them on Walsall thread, but no response, so thought I try 'em on here. I was surprised to see this still there, as it must have been there since the late '70’s I reckon. It was at Jack Allen’s Body factory, but think he has finished now, but I could be wrong! … Does anyone know!
Atkinson Black Knight L2486X,Mk1 Panoramic-cabbed,Flat 8x2,or 8x4 Lorry,LGK 398D,pulling a 4-wheeler
drawbar trailer,Bulmers Cider - is this lorry now preserved?..it looks like it :-
Vehicle enquiry
The enquiry is complete.The vehicle details for LGK 398D are:
Date of Liability
01 07 2009
Date of First Registration
02 02 1966
Year of Manufacture
1966
Cylinder Capacity (cc)
0cc
CO2 Emissions
Not Available
Fuel Type
HEAVY OIL
Export Marker
N
Vehicle Status
Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour
GREEN
Vehicle Type Approval
Not Available
But before this Atkinson lorry was operated by Bulmers Cider,it was operated by Brylcreem:- na3t.org/road/photo/HuM0675
yanto36:
I thought Leonard Fairclough was just a small time jobbing builder from Coronation Street!, did’nt realise he ran 6 wheeler Guy Big J mixers aswell!
Atkinson Black Knight L2486X,Mk1 Panoramic-cabbed,Flat 8x2,or 8x4 Lorry,LGK 398D,pulling a 4-wheeler
drawbar trailer,Bulmers Cider - is this lorry now preserved?..it looks like it :-
Vehicle enquiry
The enquiry is complete.The vehicle details for LGK 398D are:
Date of Liability
01 07 2009
Date of First Registration
02 02 1966
Year of Manufacture
1966
Cylinder Capacity (cc)
0cc
CO2 Emissions
Not Available
Fuel Type
HEAVY OIL
Export Marker
N
Vehicle Status
Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour
GREEN
Vehicle Type Approval
Not Available
But before this Atkinson lorry was operated by Bulmers Cider,it was operated by Brylcreem:- na3t.org/road/photo/HuM0675
VALKYRIE
The last time I was in Bulmers the trailer was parked there. (that would be 2011).Regards Kevmac47
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