Lawrence Dunbar:
Well this thread gets better & better by the minute, So getting old isnt too bad is it
Yes some good 8wheelers turning up; wish I had a camera when I was 15.That 8 wheeler flat I posted of Muckle’s (VNL 18) was sold just after I started from school, it was a owner driver from Sheffield who bought it, he had an 8 wheeler Scammell, I remember going with one of the fitters to the old railway loading dock on the other side of the river opposite the depot and backing onto the Scammell, coming up 50 years ago now. Colin.
Laurence Dunbar,
Hi Larry,
Just looking at the photo of the S80 eight wheeler and saw it has a Cardigan registration GEP 187N.
It was probably new to someone in the Swansea area and may have been supplied by Fairwood Garages.
Have you any info on it since it’s been in your neck of the woods. As usual youv’e posted some cracking photos.
Regards, and keep safe, Allan
Colin.Swain:
This AEC ,IIRC, was one of two that came to Redpaths in the late sixties from Leathers Chemicals along with 2 Mandator units; 1 having the V8 motor which I had many runs in on a Sunday being to young to drive at the time, it was replaced in 1972 with a new Mandator (BNL584K) with a 10 speed box. This 8 wheeler was made into a twin steer unit in 71 (WTY149J): it never ran inline at first causing rear tyres to wear and be replaced every few months; doesn’t seem to be any one with a photo of that unit,cameras were expensive in those days unlike now having on phones.
. This was Moffatts new colours after being taken over by Redpaths in 84, I think they had two eight wheelers and two units in there colours: same year as I got 1 of 3 New Volvo F7 units that came the same time. Colin.
Mrsteel:
Laurence Dunbar,
Hi Larry,
Just looking at the photo of the S80 eight wheeler and saw it has a Cardigan registration GEP 187N.
It was probably new to someone in the Swansea area and may have been supplied by Fairwood Garages.
Have you any info on it since it’s been in your neck of the woods. As usual youv’e posted some cracking photos.
Regards, and keep safe, Allan
Hi Allan, It was my cousin that had it he bought off a bloke from Kirkmerington in Durham, It had a 220 ■■■■■■■ engine in but it didnt go very well it was heavy on fuel so he sold it to a dealer six months after he got it, The dealer was from the Rotherham Area, Cant remember his name but he used to advertise in the Commercial Motor Mag.It could carry 20.300.Tonnes which was good running at 30 Tonnes gross, The alloy body was a Monarch one, But this is all I can tell you about this Foden, Regards Larry.
Lawrence Dunbar:
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That 8 wheeler Bedford must have had more reincarnations than Frank Sinatra’s come back tours !!! Cheers Bewick
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Lawrence Dunbar:
Colin.Swain:
Colin.Swain:
Not a genuine photo; I think it is taken from the model corgi brought out a few years back with the flat load removed.Always said to be the worst new truck Redpath ever bought due to noise in cab and small AEC motor, I was told that by the driver who got it new in 66 and only drove it for less than four years when it was replaced by an ERF in 69 : (PTY 989G). They also ran a Guy Invincible unit which was driven by Brian Berkeley of Felton who also had a few trucks if I remember correctly.
[/quote I remember Brian Birkley from Felton He had a brand new 6 wheeler Commer flat wagon, Also Big Bart Thompson who worked for them he drove a long wheel base 4 wheeler Albion flat, Then in later years Bart went on to work for Russells of Bathgate who used to do a change over at Morpeth when there was an all night transport Cafe on the edge of the Market Square, Birkleys were a local Felton firm, Who used to run as far as London with 5 or 6 drops, Then reload with whatever was on offer as it was in the 50/60s Era, When drivers got their own return loads, Regards Larry.
Hi Larry:wrong thread for this photo but i thought I would post it as you mentioned Russell of Bathgate doing a change over at Morpeth cafe where this photo was taken, I came across it on another site, it was taken in 1965. Colin.