grumpy old man:
Yes, I ran various SAAB models for the best part of 30 years, IMHO they were great cars (until GM got their hands on them). The free wheeling device was fine with the 4 stroke engines, just push the small lever on the bulkhead (by the clutch pedal) and when you lifted off the throttle it would go into freewheel mode, to get drive back just press the accelerator.
The best SAAB I ever had ■■? a 1960’s Saab 95 estate car, 7 seats, steering column gearchange, V4 German Ford engine
Thanks Brian, although I never drove my mates Saab I remember that it had some kind of ‘gismo’ like that. 
M56 WYTHENSHAW, MANCHESTER. 1972.
mushroomman:
M56 WYTHENSHAW, MANCHESTER. 1972.
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The white car is a Peugeot 204 estate. I had two of them back in the early eighties. No idea if they were imported in UK, but this one seems to be LHD
Froggy55:
mushroomman:
M56 WYTHENSHAW, MANCHESTER. 1972.
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The white car is a Peugeot 204 estate. I had two of them back in the early eighties. No idea if they were imported in UK, but this one seems to be LHD
I am not sure Froggy but that Peugeot might be on ‘Trade Plates’. 
It looks like rego number 746 LP so maybe somebody could check it out.
CUSICK TRANSPORT. OLDHAM ROAD, MANCHESTER. 1960.
CUSICK TRANSPORT AND CONNER’S CAFE. 1961.
mushroomman:
Froggy55:
mushroomman:
M56 WYTHENSHAW, MANCHESTER. 1972.
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The white car is a Peugeot 204 estate. I had two of them back in the early eighties. No idea if they were imported in UK, but this one seems to be LHD
I am not sure Froggy but that Peugeot might be on ‘Trade Plates’.
It looks like rego number 746 LP so maybe somebody could check it out.
I confess I didn’t try to have a closer look at it. What for were these trade plates? Freshly imported vehicles waiting for a final registration?
Froggy55:
mushroomman:
Froggy55:
mushroomman:
M56 WYTHENSHAW, MANCHESTER. 1972.
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The white car is a Peugeot 204 estate. I had two of them back in the early eighties. No idea if they were imported in UK, but this one seems to be LHD
I am not sure Froggy but that Peugeot might be on ‘Trade Plates’.
It looks like rego number 746 LP so maybe somebody could check it out.
I confess I didn’t try to have a closer look at it. What for were these trade plates? Freshly imported vehicles waiting for a final registration?
They were similar to the stick-on black plates with hand written numbers that French dealers used to use temporarily unregistered vehicles. But they were (are still?) permanent plates that a dealer could ■■■■■■■■ a car. The plate number was registered to the dealer, so traceable.
They were similar to the stick-on black plates with hand written numbers that French dealers used to use temporarily unregistered vehicles. But they were (are still?) permanent plates that a dealer could ■■■■■■■■ a car. The plate number was registered to the dealer, so traceable.
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An essential aid to getting a lift from a fellow trucker.
mushroomman:
CUSICK TRANSPORT. OLDHAM ROAD, MANCHESTER. 1960.
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CUSICK TRANSPORT AND CONNER’S CAFE. 1961.
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Cusick was taken over by McVeigh transport and later joined Humber to form Humber McVeigh Transport,headquartered at Grimsby IIRC.
David
Yes Dipster and the trade plate owner also carried the insurance responsibility when the vehicle had them on in transit like new cars on delivery from the factory. Back in 1963 I was on Dealers Deliveries working from Cowley on trade plates, I did that for about 9 mths until I got a transporter wagon with another firm.
A tale to tell…in the winter of early '63 myself and a mate were on a trip from Cowley to Preston 2.30 am start for an 8.00am sign off, my first trip to this dealer wintry icy and he was leading with an Morris Oxford V series and me with a Morris 1000, old A6 at I think it was Holmes Chapel he was buzzing along me trying to keep up, now normally that early the traffic lights were usually in our favour but this incident was the exception round the corner he is waiting for green I braked and skidded gently hit the rear bending the 1000 front bumper and cracked the sidelamp/indicator lens, pulled in up the road a bit to survey and decide what next, the n/s wrapround part of my bumper was bent down not enough to crease the metal with no damage to wing so we pulled that straight again, not factory finish but hardly noticeable no damage to the Oxford and him being an old hand said we’ll go to the spare parts dept(at the dealers) and buy a lens. Got there parked outa sight went and bought the lens using the Oxford toolkit and replaced the broken one. Sign off was a bit later but hey ho we were on our way which was catching a bus to Bamber Bridge with a walk to the Preston bypass, always easy to get a lift with the trade plates. Our return expenses was the train fare which if it was lorry lifts the driver got 2/6(packet of ■■■■) or sometimes a meal for him at a transport cafe on the way down, a long day and less profit with having to buy a lens.
Oily
Not really on a street or road, but rather in the “bush” somewhere North from Montpellier (France) in 1992. We had loaded this little Ford series D with firewood for a customer, and punctured a front tyre. The guy repairing is an Albanian who has been involved many years in cigarette smuggling in Yugoslavia.
Buzzer:
Buzzer
That looks like St Helens AEC Regent ,Trevor
Buzzer:
Buzzer
Is that a Ford ■■■■■■ or an Opel, Dolomite sprint and a Lancia
