Dave the Renegade:
smallcoal:
we are hot on your tail dave we will pass you soon
You have got 33 pages before I pack it in at 300 John,catch me if you can
Cheers Dave.
no probs dave we got our secret weapon called andrew get them pics up mate
check out the sheeting dennis mate.as you can probably tell?stan did it,i was just holding my camera 
a couple of raymonds and a model truck
some pics of 3663 food service got a depot in caldicot & swansea
smallcoal:
hi all i got a truck & driver mag from 1993 theres a pic of a volvo f10 a firm called thurston transport any body heard of them
hi john,
we had in the early to mid 80’s a good customer from abercynon?,we used to do all of their cars/vans.they were called “thurston daries”.maybe the same one? i would have that magazine,somewhere
regards andrew.
pete 359:
smallcoal:
hi all i got a truck & driver mag from 1993 theres a pic of a volvo f10 a firm called thurston transport any body heard of themhi john,
we had in the early to mid 80’s a good customer from abercynon?,we used to do all of their cars/vans.they were called “thurston daries”.maybe the same one? i would have that magazine,somewhere
regards andrew.
hi andrew,the pic i got says d griffiths abercynon on the door ,john
HOLHAN34:
thurston transport were based in abercynon just north of pontypridd.they ran 3 f10 tractors carrying soft drinks under contract
for Masons, also had a fleet of milkfloats serving the valleys.lorry business did not last long,sold up in mid eighties
Hohan34, you are right on there my mate lived in Mountain Ash and his fatherinlaw had the milk round there. They had close ties with Thurston, next time I see him I’ll get more info.
Dave and Andrew, as one of the early posters on this thread I am amazed where we are today.
Andrew, your contribution has been tremendous, and thanks to your hard work have established a loyal following.
Here’s to the next 100, cheers Paul.
hi all,
thanks again for all the kind comments 
.here is pencader based shaun swain’s very well travelled aec monarch.
what an abortion !
hello andrew.
you are correct about thurston dairies,the origin of the name started when a milkman from abercynon called mr jenkins lived and operated from thurston street abercynon,the business was sold around 1963/4 to a man called don griffiths from ynysyboeth and in all fairness to don he built up a very big operation in milk initially then he turned his attention to warehousing and distribution of soft drinks from a purpose built unit on the quarter-mile industrial estate in abercynon which is near to where garth bakery is situated today,don died a few years ago but his wife is still around,
thanks graham. 
gah1950:
hello andrew.
you are correct about thurston dairies,the origin of the name started when a milkman from abercynon called mr jenkins lived and operated from thurston street abercynon,the business was sold around 1963/4 to a man called don griffiths from ynysyboeth and in all fairness to don he built up a very big operation in milk initially then he turned his attention to warehousing and distribution of soft drinks from a purpose built unit on the quarter-mile industrial estate in abercynon which is near to where garth bakery is situated today,don died a few years ago but his wife is still around,
thanks graham.
hi graham,
i thought that you may be able to shed some light on this mate.i asked my parents today,they said the name was griffiths,they were very good/regular customers of ours 25 + years ago.i wasn’t aware of them having lorries though 
,until john (smallcoal) said.
regards andrew.
tommy williams taking a dip at laurghne .
pete 359:
tommy williams taking a dip at laurghne
Do they have a gathering of Commercial’s there Andrew,be a great place to see them,or is it a road run ?
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
pete 359:
tommy williams taking a dip at laurghneDo they have a gathering of Commercial’s there Andrew,be a great place to see them,or is it a road run ?
Cheers Dave.
hi dave,
yes on both counts dave.the dylan thomas road run,starts at swansea marina and takes the scenic route west to laurghne.we all park up near the castle and as can be seen,some of the smaller lorries park on the far side of the ford.it’s always around mid june.organiser is ashley lovering 07814 958379.a bloody good local event.
regards andrew.
pete 359:
Dave the Renegade:
pete 359:
tommy williams taking a dip at laurghneDo they have a gathering of Commercial’s there Andrew,be a great place to see them,or is it a road run ?
Cheers Dave.hi dave,
yes on both counts dave.the dylan thomas road run,starts at swansea marina and takes the scenic route west to laurghne.we all park up near the castle and as can be seen,some of the smaller lorries park on the far side of the ford.it’s always around mid june.organiser is ashley lovering 07814 958379.a bloody good local event.
regards andrew.
Looks a good one Andrew,wouldn’t mind having a look at that.Will have to consult my boss .
Cheers Dave.
with regard to Thurston dairies, their yard was located off abercynon road, it has been gone about 15 years now and there are now 4 large detached houses where the oiginal dairy was, the lorries were indeed located on the industrial estate in abercynon and when they finished the property was taken over by shamrock coaches(later veolia) and the legendary clayton jones, who was on the welsh news earlier today because of problems with o licensing relating to another one of his companies called st davids travel
there was another transport company located next door to garth bakery, ceri lewis ran F12 tractors on furniture from aberdare, dont know if he is still in business
congrats on 200 pages only been member for few days but fantastic site
hi dave,
this is ash’s flyer for the 2011 show.in case anyone is wondering?the young lady in front of my “texan atki” is not the long suffering mrs. cooper .
pete 359:
hi dave,
this is ash’s flyer for the 2011 show.in case anyone is wondering?the young lady in front of my texan atki is not the long suffering mrs. cooper
Is ash your son Andrew,or am I missing somethhing here ?
Dave the Renegade:
pete 359:
hi dave,
this is ash’s flyer for the 2011 show.in case anyone is wondering?the young lady in front of my texan atki is not the long suffering mrs. cooperIs ash your son Andrew,or am I missing somethhing here ?
hi dave,
no mate,sorry,i am not making sense (again) .ash is the organiser of the swansea event .photobucket is leading me on a right dance tonight 
.photo size is all to pot!
regards andrew
pete 359:
Dave the Renegade:
pete 359:
hi dave,
this is ash’s flyer for the 2011 show.in case anyone is wondering?the young lady in front of my texan atki is not the long suffering mrs. cooperIs ash your son Andrew,or am I missing somethhing here ?
hi dave,
no mate,sorry,i am not making sense (again)
regards andrew
Haven’t been to the Swansea show yet Andrew,will try this year. I keep forgetting the dates,but hope to visit a few including Gaydon again.
Cheers Dave.