South Wales Hauliers sixties and seventies onwards (Part 1)

scooter1 · 19 November 2009 22:13

cracking pics andrew, i thinks this thread may run forever at this rate

pete_359 · 19 November 2009 22:14

they had 4 of these fodens,whilst they went well,i never liked them,compared to the eps powerliner twin turbo v8’s they were noisy,rough and uncomfortable.

pete_359 · 19 November 2009 22:21

me weighing off a load of coal at the abbey,i got reported by the weighman to security for taking this picture.naughty boy!

dave_the_renegade · 20 November 2009 14:14

pete 359:
top pictures bubbleman mate,i had never even heard of lloyd bros.i knew illegal thomas though,that picture is of the “one” mot trailer! lol.my mate dai has some great illtyd thomas pictures,will press gang him into joining trucknet.

Hi Andrew,
I had a mate who drove for Illtyd Thomas,his mame was Dave Kinsey,he had a bad accident at Alcan Swansea,a crane sling hit him in the back,while he was folding the sheet before loading,he moved down there,from here while driving for Entress.
Cheers Dave.

mark_r · 20 November 2009 17:35

Heres a picture of one of Alan Prices Foden tippers. I havnt seen many of theirs on here so far, its a cutting out of a Trucking magazine but hope its Ok. Ive got some more old photos to post up soon.

mark_r · 20 November 2009 17:51

I was told this was a Seddon Atkinson publicity photo but dont know for sure, a cracking photo of one of J Rs SA400s when they were still in the old livery. This must of been one of the last in this colour. Hope you all like it.

mark_r · 20 November 2009 17:58

Another from the archives. Handsome looking Scania in Hicks old livery.One of my favorites.

pete_359 · 20 November 2009 18:34

hi mark r
thanks for posting these brilliant pictures.that jr 400 was one of the last in the old colours.loved the 111 of hicks also,please keep em coming mate.
regards andrew

mark_r · 20 November 2009 18:51

I"ll see what i can do. Glad you liked em, its a great thread by the way. I used to run down your way quite a bit about twenty years ago when i started lorry driving, dont go down so much these days. Love looking at the old photos though.
Rgds Mark.

mark_r · 20 November 2009 19:55

Heres another cutting from a Truck & Driver article in 1986. I would love to see more pics of this company. The driver was Terry Thomas.Apparently they ran several of these Scammells as well as Leyland Marathons and ERFs, i think they really look the part.

dave_the_renegade · 20 November 2009 20:01

Hi Mark,
Some great pics that you have posted.Andrew yourself and scooter1,plus a few others have really revived this thread.
Cheers Dave.

mark_r · 20 November 2009 20:13

Cheers Dave, ive still got a few more somewhere.

scooter1 · 20 November 2009 20:19

hi mark, yepp some cracking pics u got there

scooter1 · 20 November 2009 20:21

scooter1 · 20 November 2009 20:23

dave_the_renegade · 20 November 2009 20:25

Hi scooter1,
That is a brilliant pic. I went to Mansel Davies yard,back in the summer,all I had was my mobile,did get some pics,but haven’t sussed how to put them on yet,but that one is ace.

Cheers Dave.

scooter1 · 20 November 2009 20:32

Dave the Renegade:
Hi scooter1,
That is a brilliant pic. I went to Mansel Davies yard,back in the summer,all I had was my mobile,did get some pics,but haven’t sussed how to put them on yet,but that one is ace.

Cheers Dave.

thanks for that…

dave_the_renegade · 20 November 2009 20:33

One of Masel Davies seen, in my neck of the woods,yesterday.
Cheers Dave.

pete_359 · 20 November 2009 21:01

TO CONTINUE THE MANSEL DAVIES THEME.

dave_the_renegade · 20 November 2009 21:14

Hi Andrew,
I knew Mansel Davies ran ERF’s,but didn’t know they ran such a varied fleet,its an education seeing these pics from you South Wales chaps. Keep them coming,its great to see them,spent a lot of hours on the road to South and West Wales.
Cheers Dave.