Retired Old ■■■■:
When I was a nipper, I remember that Dee Valley’s motors were the first I had seen fitted with air horns. I thought it must have been a “proper” truck driver to have a shiny 8-wheeler with air horns!
Same as me kiddo!
Boy how I lusted after those big air trumpets! But when I asked my Uncle to put a set on my S20, he said…“If you are driving daft enough to need Gabriels Trumpet…then you will end up at the Pearly Gates very quick”…so I never had any…and the horn on my Foden went “squeak squeak”…so I never used it…and missed the Pearly Gates as well…
Ah, the folly of youth!
Cheerio for now
Put an air horn on a Foden with only a four pot Gardner in it and the wagon would probably stop and travel backwards from the blast when you blew it! 
Pete.
MEAN MACHINE:
Its nice to see photos on Daves page he would be so happy that people are keeping his thread going on here . He will never be forgotten he was such a great guy who will be missed by a lot people .
Too right , lets hope there are those that will keep his thread going , regards Keith .
^^ +1
You’re doing a pretty good job of it so far, lads. Dave would be proud!
Retired Old ■■■■:
^^ +1
You’re doing a pretty good job of it so far, lads. Dave would be proud!
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This image has appeared on the CCCP thread , but works better here , cc .
Couple more of Sharples courtesy of D.Petty.
chepstowchap:
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Pete Hi , another of Kirks , cc .
Morning CC,
Another ERF chinese six and its modern replacement, Cheer’s Pete
Pete Hi ,came across this ,obviously i did not take this , and so photographer unknown , cc .
chepstowchap:
chepstowchap:
Pete Hi ,came across this ,obviously i did not take this , and so photographer unknown , cc .
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Hi CC,
Cracking shot, load of steel from Shotton down to Luton and backload for Liverpool docks ? Cheer’s Pete
Some more from Prees Heath,found on net, the Bristol may be ROF on a dodgy ?!
pete smith:
Some more from Prees Heath,found on net, the Bristol may be ROF on a dodgy ?!
Hi Pete smashing pics ! any idea who was the first owner of the Rogers AEC Mercury as it has a Smethwick reg .
Good to see Sharples , they hauled a lot of materials for the Kiddy ring road , regards Keith .
chepstowchap:
Retired Old ■■■■:
^^ +1
You’re doing a pretty good job of it so far, lads. Dave would be proud!
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This image has appeared on the CCCP thread , but works better here , cc .
Good evening all.
I remember the day when FCJ 882D arrived brand new in Sharples yard.
She was a 8 wheel long wheel base flat bed when she arrived, many years later shortened and converted into a tipper!
Spent her early years on change over on Midlands Intensive work, South Wales / Midlands.
Driven by the late Percy Hall and Walter Greenhous R.I.P.
Does anyone know if she still exists??
Best regards Jack.
Jacko1:
chepstowchap:
Retired Old ■■■■:
^^ +1
You’re doing a pretty good job of it so far, lads. Dave would be proud!
image upload no resize
This image has appeared on the CCCP thread , but works better here , cc .
Good evening all.
I remember the day when FCJ 882D arrived brand new in Sharples yard.
She was a 8 wheel long wheel base flat bed when she arrived, many years later shortened and converted into a tipper!
Spent her early years on change over on Midlands Intensive work, South Wales / Midlands.
Driven by the late Percy Hall and Walter Greenhous R.I.P.
Does anyone know if she still exists??
Best regards Jack.
Hi jack, George who drove for sharples is still around he works part time on quarry work ask the Tarmac or any up that area they will know him I remember Ray and the boys coming in port talbot to load for Midlands great lads cheers John
kingswinford kit:
pete smith:
Some more from Prees Heath,found on net, the Bristol may be ROF on a dodgy ?!
Hi Pete smashing pics ! any idea who was the first owner of the Rogers AEC Mercury as it has a Smethwick reg .
Good to see Sharples , they hauled a lot of materials for the Kiddy ring road , regards Keith .
Hi Keith,
I don’t know for sure but as a guess Birmid Foundries in Dartmouth Road,pretty sure they had AEC’s as the dealer was only half mile away,right on junction 1 M5, Cheer’s Pete
Just looked at calender in office and noticed this Vulcan!
pete smith:
kingswinford kit:
pete smith:
Some more from Prees Heath,found on net, the Bristol may be ROF on a dodgy ?!
Hi Pete smashing pics ! any idea who was the first owner of the Rogers AEC Mercury as it has a Smethwick reg .
Good to see Sharples , they hauled a lot of materials for the Kiddy ring road , regards Keith .
Hi Keith,
I don’t know for sure but as a guess Birmid Foundries in Dartmouth Road,pretty sure they had AEC’s as the dealer was only half mile away,right on junction 1 M5, Cheer’s Pete
Hi Pete , thanks for that , i should have known perhaps Birmid . Who were the AEC distributors in the West mids ? There was one in Worcester .
Sharples Foden FCJ i think could be in preservation , regards Keith .
kingswinford kit:
pete smith:
kingswinford kit:
pete smith:
Some more from Prees Heath,found on net, the Bristol may be ROF on a dodgy ?!
Hi Pete smashing pics ! any idea who was the first owner of the Rogers AEC Mercury as it has a Smethwick reg .
Good to see Sharples , they hauled a lot of materials for the Kiddy ring road , regards Keith .
Hi Keith,
I don’t know for sure but as a guess Birmid Foundries in Dartmouth Road,pretty sure they had AEC’s as the dealer was only half mile away,right on junction 1 M5, Cheer’s Pete
Hi Pete , thanks for that , i should have known perhaps Birmid . Who were the AEC distributors in the West mids ? There was one in Worcester .
Sharples Foden FCJ i think could be in preservation , regards Keith .
Morning Keith,
AEC dealer was where Pargat Logistics is now,last building on left hand side as you come to Junction one island from Brum and of course you got the Richardson Brothers at Oldbury, then when Leyland bought it all out they moved everything to Oldbury just off junction two,A4123, building still standing as its an Asda now, Saviem will know more, Cheer’s Pete
Hi Pete cheers for that . Do you remember the AECs of Lye trading Stourbridge , regards Keith .
