South Wales Hauliers sixties and seventies onwards (Part 1)

pete_359 · 14 April 2011 22:22

cenin concrete man.

pete_359 · 14 April 2011 22:28

ajt recycling

marathon1975 · 15 April 2011 18:37

hi cooper here is on 4 ya

paul_john · 15 April 2011 20:42

pete 359:

mechanic77:
Another South Wales truck in model form, 1/32nd scale this time.

hi neil,
full marks m8
regards andrew.

Nice job there Neil. Back in the early 90’s drove a 4x2 or single axle as they are called here (drive). Had it on hire until a new White /GMC Volvo arrived. What a piece of junk that R series Mack was, antiquated would be an understatement. An A series ERF was like a Rolls Royce compared to it lol.
Regards Paul, ps anyone have photos from Pembry?

komatsu_450 · 16 April 2011 12:35

komatsu_450 · 16 April 2011 12:37

komatsu_450 · 16 April 2011 12:40

Rydian and arron in their younger days

komatsu_450 · 16 April 2011 12:49

komatsu_450 · 16 April 2011 12:51

smallcoal · 16 April 2011 14:59

pete 359:
hi altitude,
no that isn’t one of ours.i think? it was painted in essex.
regards andrew.

hi andrew mate,that truck of yours was muling along by baglan on wednesday i flashed you by the bridge i was westbound in a black car , it looked cool coming towards me with the lights on cheers john

bewick · 16 April 2011 16:11

marathon1975:
hi cooper here is on 4 ya

All we need is “H” hanging out of the drivers window!!!

harry_gill · 16 April 2011 16:39

Bewick:

marathon1975:
hi cooper here is on 4 ya

All we need is “H” hanging out of the drivers window!!!

hiya,
Howay now Dennis i thought you and i were mates, a true mate would’nt lumber anybody with that pile of rubbish, if that’s the best you can offer please take my name off the waiting list i’m stopping in bed.
thanks harry long retired.

bewick · 16 April 2011 16:44

pete 359:

Hi Andrew,this was a brand new import I bought off my pal M.Woodhouse Snr. in (IIRC) early '80 I’d just washed it off on the Saturday lunch time when I’d got it,and prior to me transfering my own number DES 54 on to it.The car was a 450SLC and was “fully loaded” .When I took it to my local dealer(who I bought all our mercs off at that time) for first service they demanded to know where I’d got it from!(as I don’t want to up-set the mod again!) I “politely” told them to Foxtrot Oscar as it was British spec and legal!! I would say that it was the best Merc I ever ran,what a tool!!! I know it was 30 years + ago but it was a car and a half even by to-days standards!! The colour was Gun Metal Grey by the way!! Cheers Dennis.

smallcoal · 16 April 2011 19:16

hi chris mate,i was talking to chris from evd thats sad news about the rat having alzhimers jimmy was a good laugh ,i was going to pop down to see him . where you been hiding then havnt seen you for a while cheers john

dave_the_renegade · 16 April 2011 19:20

Bewick:

pete 359:

Hi Andrew,this was a brand new import I bought off my pal M.Woodhouse Snr. in (IIRC) early '80 I’d just washed it off on the Saturday lunch time when I’d got it,and prior to me transfering my own number DES 54 on to it.The car was a 450SLC and was “fully loaded” .When I took it to my local dealer(who I bought all our mercs off at that time) for first service they demanded to know where I’d got it from!(as I don’t want to up-set the mod again!) I “politely” told them to Foxtrot Oscar as it was British spec and legal!! I would say that it was the best Merc I ever ran,what a tool!!! I know it was 30 years + ago but it was a car and a half even by to-days standards!! The colour was Gun Metal Grey by the way!! Cheers Dennis.

The original number on your car Dennis is a Shropshire number UJ.
Cheers Dave.

bewick · 16 April 2011 20:15

Dave the Renegade:

Bewick:

pete 359:

Hi Andrew,this was a brand new import I bought off my pal M.Woodhouse Snr. in (IIRC) early '80 I’d just washed it off on the Saturday lunch time when I’d got it,and prior to me transfering my own number DES 54 on to it.The car was a 450SLC and was “fully loaded” .When I took it to my local dealer(who I bought all our mercs off at that time) for first service they demanded to know where I’d got it from!(as I don’t want to up-set the mod again!) I “politely” told them to Foxtrot Oscar as it was British spec and legal!! I would say that it was the best Merc I ever ran,what a tool!!! I know it was 30 years + ago but it was a car and a half even by to-days standards!! The colour was Gun Metal Grey by the way!! Cheers Dennis.

The original number on your car Dennis is a Shropshire number UJ.
Cheers Dave.

Thanks for that Dave,you learn something everyday,but the car had passed through “channels” before I aquired it! but it was brand new all the same.I once bought a Toyota diesel 2 wheel drive pick-up that came via Eire (Y reg) and when it wanted an exhaust system our local dealer couldn’t help as he said this model wasn’t supplied in the UK!!! I went to a local independant tyre and exhaust supplier who had a look then disappeared into his store and came back with what turned out to be a full system of IIRC a 1972 Cressida that fitted perfectly!!! Cheers Dennis.

bewick · 16 April 2011 20:56

Bewick:

Dave the Renegade:

Bewick:

pete 359:

Hi Andrew,this was a brand new import I bought off my pal M.Woodhouse Snr. in (IIRC) early '80 I’d just washed it off on the Saturday lunch time when I’d got it,and prior to me transfering my own number DES 54 on to it.The car was a 450SLC and was “fully loaded” .When I took it to my local dealer(who I bought all our mercs off at that time) for first service they demanded to know where I’d got it from!(as I don’t want to up-set the mod again!) I “politely” told them to Foxtrot Oscar as it was British spec and legal!! I would say that it was the best Merc I ever ran,what a tool!!! I know it was 30 years + ago but it was a car and a half even by to-days standards!! The colour was Gun Metal Grey by the way!! Cheers Dennis.

The original number on your car Dennis is a Shropshire number UJ.
Cheers Dave.

Thanks for that Dave,you learn something everyday,but the car had passed through “channels” before I aquired it! but it was brand new all the same.I once bought a Toyota diesel 2 wheel drive pick-up that came via Eire (Y reg) and when it wanted an exhaust system our local dealer couldn’t help as he said this model wasn’t supplied in the UK!!! I went to a local independant tyre and exhaust supplier who had a look then disappeared into his store and came back with what turned out to be a full system of IIRC a 1972 Cressida that fitted perfectly!!! Cheers Dennis.

This is a shot of a 190E my wife Anne ran for a while IIRC I’d just washed it and backed it in among the trailers,nice car,all the gubbins on it! and could she make it fly!!! cheers Dennis.

v7victor · 16 April 2011 23:18

Who said theres nought to be made in transport!! well done .Vic.

harry_gill · 17 April 2011 09:23

v7victor:
Who said theres nought to be made in transport!! well done .Vic.

hiya,
What’s on the drive now Dennis, i’ve got two piles of rust.
thanks harry long retired.

bewick · 17 April 2011 17:46

harry_gill:

v7victor:
Who said theres nought to be made in transport!! well done .Vic.

hiya,
What’s on the drive now Dennis, i’ve got two piles of rust.
thanks harry long retired.

Hiya “H”,A very well maintained,low mileage C180,the wifes!!! my days of clocking 40,000 miles per annum in a car are well and truly over mate!!! Cheers Dennis.