■■■■■■■■ gill:
Hello,
Ok, this photo isn’t a a Volvo F88, but it is a Volvo F86, it’s sister.
■■■■■■■■ Gill
Nice airbrushing on the ERF next to it…
Hi MaggieD, i was just looking at excellent pics of your 88s on R & A, and it reminded me of a lad i used to work with who used to drive for them, and told me untold tales. Think he told me he had an 88 then a merc. His name’s Roy “winky” Toleman. He’s on for Widdowsons at the mo’.
Hi Gunnerheskey,
You are quite right “Winky” drove for me, great European driver very experienced,used to spend 4 or 5 weeks abroad,then come home and have a break.
I keep looking at every Widdowsons truck but haven’t seen him yet !
Regards
Richard
OzzyHugh:
Here’s what a well kept F88 looked like in 1973
I’d drive that today, what a lovely motor! I fell in love with the Volvo’s when, as a 16 year old apprentice (never having properly even driven a car before - I had a Honda 50 moped) was an apprentice at Ferrymasters and was asked to bring an F86 tractor (I think it was CGV646T) into the paintshop as it had been sold and the buyer wanted the flags and stuff removing from the cab. It was a bit rusty and tired but I was mesmarised! I didn’t know where or what the handbrake was, range change lever - what did that do etc and I aptly drove it into the garage in 8th gear, scattering the idle sods lurking around the coffee machine. Fantastic memories and motors and I knew then I’d have to throw my spanners away and drive one. The only F88 I ever drove was owned by a haulier in Warrington called James Soens (I think it was a P reg with a Liverpool plate) and it had the noisiest brakes I’ve ever heard. The old adage of Volvo’s having crap brakes may have had something to do with the fact that if you tried to use them on this motor, you and half the street would have been deafened!
twin splitter:
jim1970:
MaggieD:
Hi Jim1970,Please tell Willie, Richard & Angela from Southampton send their regards,I hope he’s well.
Regards
Richardi ll pass it on to my dad who sees him regular.my dad was on for barbours same time as willie.willie is a member on here but i dont know his username.he has stoped driving now because of an accident he had in france.
hello jim, showed my dad these photos this morning, its made his day. he worked for cawthorns and knew willie very well. his name is george nimmo, will you pass on his regards, thanks
i ll pass it on.
What was the interior like in the chrome grill models? Was it an all grey affair like the early 86’s?
tonyhogi:
What was the interior like in the chrome grill models? Was it an all grey affair like the early 86’s?
some were grey, then they were cream
Hi Wheelnut I had an M reg it had blue interior and engine cover and cream interior paintwork a truely lovely old motor !
Regards Jimski
Ohh what memorys this brings out,my dad drow a f88 so this is what i did grow up in 
ont the worst place then he got scania 141 and i do rememder it to so much bigger then the f88 
adr:
Now this is a place of work!
hayday:
OzzyHugh:
Here’s what a well kept F88 looked like in 1973I’d drive that today, what a lovely motor! I fell in love with the Volvo’s when, as a 16 year old apprentice (never having properly even driven a car before - I had a Honda 50 moped) was an apprentice at Ferrymasters and was asked to bring an F86 tractor (I think it was CGV646T) into the paintshop as it had been sold and the buyer wanted the flags and stuff removing from the cab. It was a bit rusty and tired but I was mesmarised! I didn’t know where or what the handbrake was, range change lever - what did that do etc and I aptly drove it into the garage in 8th gear, scattering the idle sods lurking around the coffee machine. Fantastic memories and motors and I knew then I’d have to throw my spanners away and drive one. The only F88 I ever drove was owned by a haulier in Warrington called James Soens (I think it was a P reg with a Liverpool plate) and it had the noisiest brakes I’ve ever heard. The old adage of Volvo’s having crap brakes may have had something to do with the fact that if you tried to use them on this motor, you and half the street would have been deafened!
did the F88 smoke on cold start like my F89 did ? i would scare the bejesus out of them when i put the handbrake on then gas them for good measure when i started it … 
marcus 22:
adr:
South Mimms early 90s.dejavu
Does anyone who this belongs to i,m sure it use to deliver to Cert Warrington in the late 80,s early 90,s with bottle water can everyone help