South Wales Hauliers sixties and seventies onwards (Part 1)

dave_the_renegade · 15 July 2011 20:40

mechanic77:
A typical load for them too, fair play to them for still running British trucks.

Sorry Neil missed your reply,I haven’t been by their yard for about five years so I didn’t know what they were hauling these days.
Cheers Dave.

pete_359 · 15 July 2011 20:49

hi all,
good pictures lads .i think?morgan’s run under another name now.they had quite a fleet,been in the game a very long time.here’s my mate stan’s ex alun griffiths 112.one of the many compactor bodies gap subbies delivered,they were made in emmeloord holland for powell dyffryn at llantrisant.happy birthday al. mate .

pete_359 · 15 July 2011 21:07

steelboyf10 at the wheel

pete_359 · 15 July 2011 22:35

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dave_the_renegade · 16 July 2011 09:54

pete 359:

Which steelworks is that one taken Andrew ?
Cheers Dave.

harry_gill · 16 July 2011 10:38

pete 359:
steelboyf10 at the wheel

hiya,
Now this is a motor I’d gladly resurrect the old class one to have a go in, what I consider the best motor available at the time drove them in day cab and sleeper cab versions and loved them a proper “mans motor” they make modern stuff look like “boys toys”.
thanks harry long retired.

pete_359 · 16 July 2011 12:18

regards andrew.

dave_the_renegade · 16 July 2011 14:49

pete 359:

Dave the Renegade:

pete 359:

Which steelworks is that one taken Andrew ?
Cheers Dave.

hi dave,
thats at the slab yard at llanwern.harry,thanks for the comments on the f88 picture,totally agree mate,an iconic truck
regards andrew.

Thanks Andrew,its a shame to see the way all the big steelworks have been run down or shut.
Cheers Dave.

pete_359 · 16 July 2011 15:56

regards andrew.

sambo_f16 · 16 July 2011 16:22

Dave the Renegade:

pete 359:

Dave the Renegade:

pete 359:

sambo f16:

pete 359:
i have often wondered what she did and who owned her before me and scooter1.she was registered g410 mkh,a hull or east yorkshire registration as far as i am aware.

here is what she looks like now flickr.com/photos/58972387@N … hotostream

hi sambof16,
yes that’s my old motor.i sold it to phil charles from derbys.in june 2008.
hi mat man,
yes again,i think that chris whaite did own that f16.i remember a marshall at gaydon telling me that,the finest volvo ever built in my opinion
regards andrew.

Where have you been hiding Andrew,your posts have been much missed on the thread.
Cheers Dave.

hi dave,
been up to our eyes in work (thankfully),though normal service will return glad you enjoyed carms. show .
regards andrew.

It was a great show Andrew,pity you missed it,but we will catch up at one of the others.
Cheers Dave.

I am phils son and I am the one that looks after her and i was just wondering if you have any old pictures of her. If you do the please e mail them to me at sambof16@hotmail.co.uk cheers sam.

pete_359 · 16 July 2011 16:44

sambo f16:

Dave the Renegade:

pete 359:

Dave the Renegade:

pete 359:

sambo f16:

pete 359:
i have often wondered what she did and who owned her before me and scooter1.she was registered g410 mkh,a hull or east yorkshire registration as far as i am aware.

here is what she looks like now flickr.com/photos/58972387@N … hotostream

hi sambof16,
yes that’s my old motor.i sold it to phil charles from derbys.in june 2008.
hi mat man,
yes again,i think that chris whaite did own that f16.i remember a marshall at gaydon telling me that,the finest volvo ever built in my opinion
regards andrew.

Where have you been hiding Andrew,your posts have been much missed on the thread.
Cheers Dave.

hi dave,
been up to our eyes in work (thankfully),though normal service will return glad you enjoyed carms. show .
regards andrew.

It was a great show Andrew,pity you missed it,but we will catch up at one of the others.
Cheers Dave.

I am phils son and I am the one that looks after her and i was just wondering if you have any old pictures of her. If you do the please e mail them to me at sambof16@hotmail.co.uk cheers sam.

hi sam,
i have a few photos,i will mail them too you mate
regards andrew.

mechanic77 · 16 July 2011 17:43

Sambo f16: will you be bringing the truck to the Retro truck show in September? [flyer posted above]
Neil.

pete_359 · 16 July 2011 18:07

hi neil,
i bet you are too young to remember seeing these dmd construction building the ely link 1987.

mechanic77 · 16 July 2011 19:30

I can remember seeing DMD stuff about, but not Thornycroft mighty Antars. What did DMD stand for? [not Dig More Dirt I expect]
Neil.

yanto36 · 16 July 2011 21:37

mechanic77:
I can remember seeing DMD stuff about, but not Thornycroft mighty Antars. What did DMD stand for? [not Dig More Dirt I expect]
Neil.

Hi Neil I’m sure it was DaviesMiddletonDavies and when they were extending the concrete roadfrom culverhouse cross to bessemer road they teamed up with Cartwright.
ian

gah1950 · 16 July 2011 23:55

hello all.
yanto 36 is correct with dmd,they were a very big and important civil engineering company that had its headquarters in the early days on caerphilly road cardiff,also i stand to be corrected that they were a partner with cardiff plant ltd,the thornycrofts were purchased for the construction of the ely link road suspended sections and thereafter the cogan spur road,when the cogan spur was opened a test was conducted by south glamorgan county council/ welsh office regarding deflection of the bridge,a thornycroft was ballasted and driven onto the bridge and the technical data was collected and examined then the loadwas removed and further readings were analysed,the last i saw of the thornys was at rover way and had been vandalised.
dmd was the contractor that built the flyover that crosses newport road to the top of rover way A4232.
regards graham.

pete_359 · 16 July 2011 23:55

yanto36:

mechanic77:
I can remember seeing DMD stuff about, but not Thornycroft mighty Antars. What did DMD stand for? [not Dig More Dirt I expect]
Neil.

Hi Neil I’m sure it was DaviesMiddletonDavies and when they were extending the concrete roadfrom culverhouse cross to bessemer road they teamed up with Cartwright.
ian

correct

pete_359 · 17 July 2011 10:07

don’t know who owned this crusader,though she has a welsh registration

pete_359 · 17 July 2011 11:26

pete 359:
two of j&m’s drivers who took me on many journey’s over 30 years ago.alun griffiths and bob pearce,seen here in calais in the mid-70’s.

hi all,
we all had a great night at alun griffiths’ birthday party last night.to me it seems incredible that alun, after a lifetime of working in the transport industry has decided to retire.though after all those miles,who could possibly blame him.alun, thanks mate for all the places you took me as a truck mad kid during the 1970’s.those happy memories will stay with me forever .you and susan have both worked very hard and as was seen last night,all your friends and family wish you both all the very best for the future.
regards andrew.
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mechanic77 · 17 July 2011 11:28

Andrew, Scammell FBO 993V was new in 1980 to Wynns heavy haulage. Not merely a Crusader but an Amazon 100 ton unit.
Where/when did you see that?
Neil.