What happened to ponsonbys

[mike_p]

Roger Breaker:
I have several pics from truckfest’s that i’ll stick on here when i get a chance. Some Scania’s, FL’s early FH’s i believe and a Eurotech and fridge trailer in Cadbury colours which i believe was theirs.

HELLO MATE YEH PUT UR PICS ON ID LIKE TO SEE THEM THE EUROTECH WASNT A PONSONBY TRUCK BUT I KNOW THE ONE YOU MEAN
MIKE PONSONBY

[mike_p]

there is firm called ponsonby only 4 trucks very smart im pretty sure the owner of that is related they run out of the lichfield area
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HELLO HANSON, FRADLEY PARK 7 SCANIAS I AM THE GRANDSON OF THE LATE DENIS PONSONBY THE FOUNDER OF D J P.

[mike_p]

Spardo:

Carl:
thats mike ponsonby hanson i used to work with mike at a s taylor mike is a relative im sure his uncle ran ponsonbys of brum mikes trucks are sprayed in the same blue as ponsonbys

But Mike left the family firm back in the 80s I think to be a manager for Ryder. I knew him when we set up the Ryder takeover of the fleet at Courtaulds/Toray .
We were good friends for a while but fell out later over various matters. Has he gone back into haulage then?

HI SPARDO YES I AM THE SON OF MIKE PONSONBY SNR HE SAID HE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU mike.ponsonby@btopenworld.com
REGARDS MIKE

[mike_p]

r slicker:
des ponsonby is the man you are thinking of with highcare/low wages basic fleet spec scanias. bit of more than he could chew rates and work wise. if you hit good fuel consumption etc etc. your reward was to be able to park your car in the md’s parking space. wow that would feed the kids. there was a article in truck&driver about them years ago.

over to you dreva ■■?

BASIC FLEET SPEC SCANIAS WERE FOR DAY AND NIGHT MEN ONLY 113 P CAB 360s APART FROM THEM SINCE 1988 EVERY TRUCK AND TRAILER WAS TOP SPEC, THE M D s PARKING SPACE WAS JUST THE MAGAZINE CAME OUT WITH.

( welcome aboard but no stars allowed ) jd

[mike_p]

jessicas dad:
i remember the article in one of the mags and the director really fancied himself going on about driving assessments and the drivers wearing ties… not the place for me.

YOU COULD TAKE YOUR TIE OFF ONCE OUT THE YARD GOOD JOB BACK IN THE DAY MATE.

[mike_p]

Carl:
spardo differant mike the mike i worked with is in his early 30,s
a link to pics of mike ponsonby,s trucks
fotopic.net

HOW YOU DOIN CARL EARLY 20 S CARL WHAT YOU ON ABOUT

[mike_p]

Wheel Nut:
Is this related to the piano shifter ponsonby too?

PAUL PONSONBY WAS ONE OF THE MAIN DRIVING FORCES BEHIND D J P HE LEFT IN 1998/9 TO START HIS OWN BUISNESS

[jerry_truckartist]

MIKE P:

jerry truckartist:
This outfit used to load out of Bibby distribution’s Leeds depot when i worked ther during the early 90’s, about the time when they’d just bought a some scania topline’s & had the Highcare tautliners. I knew a few of the drivers, but can’t remember any names, apart from Fred … one of their night drivers, a mad Brummie, a real character, who i think was shown the door for doing a bit if wheeling & dealing out of hours… Also at this time There was an immaculate scania 111 running in ponsonby’s colours, not sure if it was one of there motors, or if it belonged to a subbie, any info ?

HELLO JERRY YES FRED WAS A CHARACTER AND HARD AS A ROCK A REAL GRAFTER ! HE NOW WORKS AT A TURKEY FARM IN REDDITCH.THE 111 LRS860W WAS A DAYCAB USED FOR LOCAL WORK BUT IT WAS SO GOOD THEY SENT IT AWAY TO BE CONVERTED TO A SLEEPER CAB AND WENT UP AND DOWN THE RD IT WAS SOLD TO ONE OF THE DRIVERS WHO RAN IT AS A FULL TIME SUBBIE IN D J P COLOURS I WISH I HAD SOME PICS OF IT.
MIKE PONSONBY

Thanks for that Mike, if old freddie boy’s on a turkey farm he’ll be busy at this time of the year…laughed my arse off ! I can remember him getting his brand new 113, 360 topliner, with rear lift axle, H6–MOJ, if i remember rightly, it looked the dogs b------s, someone somewhere must have some snaps, I’ll keep plugging away, perhaps truckerash may have something stashed away ?
Did’nt Teckno or someone make a ltd edition die-cast, 113 topliner pulling a highcare trailer ?
thanks again,
jerry

[carl]

ayup mike how are ya mate.

HOW YOU DOIN CARL EARLY 20 S CARL WHAT YOU ON ABOUT

yeah i meant to say your now in your early 30,s.yeah back then mate we were both in our early 20,s and what motors we had for lads of our age

[dreva]

got me arse in gear and found the articles at last








hope you like

[jase]

Christ,i’m having my tea in the truck reading this and i nearly choked on it,£4.10 an hour for all that!!!

I used to work for Keltruck supplying and doing warrenty repairs on them and the way some of the drivers talked i thought they were on a fortune,how wrong could i be??

[kr79]

I cant belive that £4-10 ph in 1995 i had a saturday job on tills in tesco then earning £3-95 ph.

[tfi_friday]

jerry truckartist:

MIKE P:

jerry truckartist:
This outfit used to load out of Bibby distribution’s Leeds depot when i worked ther during the early 90’s, about the time when they’d just bought a some scania topline’s & had the Highcare tautliners. I knew a few of the drivers, but can’t remember any names, apart from Fred … one of their night drivers, a mad Brummie, a real character, who i think was shown the door for doing a bit if wheeling & dealing out of hours… Also at this time There was an immaculate scania 111 running in ponsonby’s colours, not sure if it was one of there motors, or if it belonged to a subbie, any info ?

HELLO JERRY YES FRED WAS A CHARACTER AND HARD AS A ROCK A REAL GRAFTER ! HE NOW WORKS AT A TURKEY FARM IN REDDITCH.THE 111 LRS860W WAS A DAYCAB USED FOR LOCAL WORK BUT IT WAS SO GOOD THEY SENT IT AWAY TO BE CONVERTED TO A SLEEPER CAB AND WENT UP AND DOWN THE RD IT WAS SOLD TO ONE OF THE DRIVERS WHO RAN IT AS A FULL TIME SUBBIE IN D J P COLOURS I WISH I HAD SOME PICS OF IT.
MIKE PONSONBY

Thanks for that Mike, if old freddie boy’s on a turkey farm he’ll be busy at this time of the year…laughed my arse off ! I can remember him getting his brand new 113, 360 topliner, with rear lift axle, H6–MOJ, if i remember rightly, it looked the dogs b------s, someone somewhere must have some snaps, I’ll keep plugging away, perhaps truckerash may have something stashed away ?
Did’nt Teckno or someone make a ltd edition die-cast, 113 topliner pulling a highcare trailer ?
thanks again,
jerry

Yes Tekno did a model of this, I have one for sale if anyone is interested. I Can post photos of it. PM or email me. matt_wilton@hotmail.co.uk.

[bloxotrix]

Is this the ponsonby? (back ground) Taken from black country thread.

[mike_p]

bloxotrix:
Is this the ponsonby? (back ground) Taken from black country thread.

hi mate
yes that certainly is the same one, g693ubc, that unit is 113 360 driven from brand new by mark ponsonby the youngest of the four brothers, do you have any more pics
cheers
mike p

[bloxotrix]

I got that one of the thread Birmingham and Black country firms. It was posted by Jase who was an apprentice at Kelly’s at the time, he may have some more.

MIKE P:

bloxotrix:
Is this the ponsonby? (back ground) Taken from black country thread.

hi mate
yes that certainly is the same one, g693ubc, that unit is 113 360 driven from brand new by mark ponsonby the youngest of the four brothers, do you have any more pics
cheers
mike p

[dreva]

r slicker:
des ponsonby is the man you are thinking of with highcare/low wages basic fleet spec scanias. bit of more than he could chew rates and work wise. if you hit good fuel consumption etc etc. your reward was to be able to park your car in the md’s parking space. wow that would feed the kids. there was a article in truck&driver about them years ago.

over to you dreva ■■?

i posted it mate on an earlier ponsonby thread dont know if i deleted of me photo bucket though and i forget me password for the account double

[bigg-unit]

Don’t know if this one has been on this thread before, but I can’t remember where I got it from.

[gadge]

hi guys used to speak to one of the ponsonby drivers on the cb many years ago , only knew him as ‘’ WOODENTOP ‘’ met him a few times , guy was a gentleman .

[mike_p]

Hi Big G You took this pic at the classic commercial show at rugby bp truckstop 1991 i think ?

mick bailey far left now at a hingleys
mike taffy roach in the middle now at keltruck recycling
and peter the pope kirby now at aston manor brewery

three of the best

how the mighty fall

thanks for the picture happy childhood memories for me

cheers
Mike p