Dipster:
Star down under.:
Don’t know anything about the Cobb & Co museum in Ipswich, but there is one in Toowoomba.
There used to be a road transport, Cobb & Co in Grey, Hope or Merivale Street South Brisbane. They ran Commer trucks and if memory serves, coaches.
I’ll do some research.I visited the museum in Toowoomba, which I found a very pleasant town.
You should’ve called in, I’d have made you a coffee.
Toowoomba’s to be avoided in winter.
Star down under.:
Dipster:
Star down under.:
Don’t know anything about the Cobb & Co museum in Ipswich, but there is one in Toowoomba.
There used to be a road transport, Cobb & Co in Grey, Hope or Merivale Street South Brisbane. They ran Commer trucks and if memory serves, coaches.
I’ll do some research.I visited the museum in Toowoomba, which I found a very pleasant town.
You should’ve called in, I’d have made you a coffee.
Toowoomba’s to be avoided in winter.
I have been there in the winter. Somewhat wet and sometimes misty as I recall!
Wet and misty, heck it sometimes gets proper foggy, all of which I can cope with. I can’t cope with the freezing bloody temperature.
Hold your horses David,
"The Jackanory " thread was S.D.U.'s creation, I am only trying to keep it going as there just might be one or three Trucknet members who are interested in it.
Yes, you’re right, and strangely I realised my mistake just after a recent communication with him and intended to apologise. So here it is SDU. Sorry Mate, and thanks for a really entertaining thread. 
In my defence, I had never heard of the thread, my regular visits to TN are limited to a very few, but it was you that suggested that I post a section of my book there so it must have stuck in my mind that you were the orginator.
Don’t know much about Cobb & Co apart from seeing the TV series long ago and being a bit ticked off that the main man was played by an American actor. Didn’t realise till now that it might have been a true reflection of the reality.
Spardo:
@MRMHold your horses David,
Yes, you’re right, and strangely I realised my mistake just after a recent communication with him and intended to apologise. So here it is SDU. Sorry Mate, and thanks for a really entertaining thread.
In my defence, I had never heard of the thread, my regular visits to TN are limited to a very few, but it was you that suggested that I post a section of my book there so it must have stuck in my mind that you were the orginator.
Don’t know much about Cobb & Co apart from seeing the TV series long ago and being a bit ticked off that the main man was played by an American actor. Didn’t realise till now that it might have been a true reflection of the reality.
No apology needed, Spardo. It doesn’t really matter who started it, it’s pretty useless without contributions from other users. MRM has done much of the heavy lifting, in maintaining the inertia. Thanks should go to all who have helped with input.
I certainly do remember the old paypackets - some of us (allegedly, your 'onour) would push a biro through under the flap and wind out a pound note or a fiver using the pocket clip on the pen cap, then go back to the pay office window and ask for a recount. All that stopped for a while when they started stapling through the packet and the notes, but some would carefully open out the staple, remove a note or two, then push the staple back through the same holes. It all came to an end in about 1973 when we were told we would have to get a bank account, we were all going to be paid monthly instead.
We can’t have been the only ones working that trick (allegedly!), can we? Come on, own up!.
fodenway:
I certainly do remember the old paypackets - some of us (allegedly, your 'onour) would push a biro through under the flap and wind out a pound note or a fiver using the pocket clip on the pen cap, then go back to the pay office window and ask for a recount. All that stopped for a while when they started stapling through the packet and the notes, but some would carefully open out the staple, remove a note or two, then push the staple back through the same holes. It all came to an end in about 1973 when we were told we would have to get a bank account, we were all going to be paid monthly instead.
We can’t have been the only ones working that trick (allegedly!), can we? Come on, own up!.
■■■■ !! I never thought of that. 
Spardo:
fodenway:
I certainly do remember the old paypackets - some of us (allegedly, your 'onour) would push a biro through under the flap and wind out a pound note or a fiver using the pocket clip on the pen cap, then go back to the pay office window and ask for a recount. All that stopped for a while when they started stapling through the packet and the notes, but some would carefully open out the staple, remove a note or two, then push the staple back through the same holes. It all came to an end in about 1973 when we were told we would have to get a bank account, we were all going to be paid monthly instead.
We can’t have been the only ones working that trick (allegedly!), can we? Come on, own up!.■■■■ !! I never thought of that.
Mine only had coins. 
Seddon were using the Motor Panels cab which was used by a few other manufacturers also , so would think it would be a Motor panels conversion. Have attached a little part of a brochure.
jshepguis:
Seddon were using the Motor Panels cab which was used by a few other manufacturers also , so would think it would be a Motor panels conversion. Have attached a little part of a brochure.0
Didn’t Knightrider do the Seddon conversions, like they did the Guy Big-J ones?
