High Jetter Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 3 hours ago, Vantman said: These were all over the place when I was a kid. warch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldofceri Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 That Volvo F88 possibly for sale soon: Crackers, Vantman, catsinthewelder and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vantman Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 9 hours ago, quicksilver said: Very similar to this one in the Britaniacrest Recycling heritage fleet, although it was built by County. I assume this AWD is not the same one that took over Bedford? @quicksilver All Wheel Drive Company Limited was started as a small motor engineering firm in 1954.This AWD company was originally based in the town center of Camberley in Surrey England. They became wellknown for all wheel driven conversion specialist for goods vehicles. In the late 1960s the firm were moved to larger new premises at Bilston a small town near industrial Wolverhampton and became more commonly known by the initials AWD. They were founded by A. J. F. Andrews, a mechanical enginneer who formerly worked for Gardner, the engine specialists and also contributed work at Cheshire Engineering known for their drill-augers, holeborers and similar machinery. Dyslexic Viking, 808 Estate, High Jetter and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quicksilver Posted July 7 Author Share Posted July 7 3 hours ago, worldofceri said: That Volvo F88 possibly for sale soon: That'll be a sad day. Would be good if he could carry on until next February so the Volvo hits its 50th birthday, then somebody needs to preserve it exactly as it is. DO NOT PAINT! LightBulbFun, Dyslexic Viking and worldofceri 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 If it's cheap enough and the Cylinders have space in the field I'll buy it editor's note: the above statement is non-binding and may not be used as evidence in any subsequent proceedings. 808 Estate, CreepingJesus and LightBulbFun 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 Lets play Thunderbirds. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255613603552?hash=item3b83c20ee0:g:NTAAAOSwYPJiaAD2 sutty2006, CreepingJesus and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Have we had the Rowe Hillmaster yet? Cornish designed and built and the old workshop still stands to this day. In fact, my brother's mechanic mate used to work there a few years back. An interesting read... http://www.busmuseum.org.uk/webnews/news018.htm busmansholiday, Datsuncog, Vantman and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 A couple of my (very old) pics posted recently on the Puddlethumper Circus thread, and then I thought mebbe some on here would like a gander too... Taken in August 1988, I think. The American 3-Ring Circus, touring Ireland that summer. I'd only recently watched Convoy for the first time, so this got me very excited indeed - it wasn't a Mack R-series, but an F-series was tolerably close... rml2345, 808 Estate, Dyslexic Viking and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 On 7/11/2022 at 8:19 PM, Dick Longbridge said: Have we had the Rowe Hillmaster yet? Cornish designed and built and the old workshop still stands to this day. In fact, my brother's mechanic mate used to work there a few years back. An interesting read... http://www.busmuseum.org.uk/webnews/news018.htm The company I drive for has one on display at the head office in Cullompton, she was brand new to the company. CreepingJesus, busmansholiday, Dick Longbridge and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 21 minutes ago, bigstraight6 said: The company I drive for has one on display at the head office in Cullompton, she was brand new to the company. That's fantastic. Kudos to the company for retaining the old girl for 60+ years. I've just googled the plate and found your old post about it: Their heritage collection looks immaculate too! Dyslexic Viking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 I need to go to Devon again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 That reminds me @chaseracer, don’t forget to give Andy that Hillmaster book 😂 Inspector Morose and chaseracer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted July 20 Share Posted July 20 1 hour ago, twosmoke300 said: That reminds me @chaseracer, don’t forget to give Andy that Hillmaster book 😂 As soon as he returns from Scotoshite... 😎 twosmoke300 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted July 23 Share Posted July 23 Ridley Road Market sometime in the 70s. Ridley Road Market has been an East London institution since the late 1880s, encapsulating the area’s rich history of immigration and cultural diversity – sometimes being at the forefront of it, as it was in 1947 and 1949 when it was the site of clashes between Oswald Mosley-led fascists and the Jewish anti-fascist 43 Group. Vantman, Dyslexic Viking, J W Pepper and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 On 09/05/2022 at 20:18, quicksilver said: And the big question: what on earth was this Perth & Kinross Council dustcart doing 400 miles south in England?! Transferred to another district which has the sane contractor or bought by a rent-a-wreck place and hired to the local authority in your area. That distance in a 250hp Econic must have been glacial in pace. And very uncomfortable. CreepingJesus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 Attention lorriests in the East Riding and N Lincs - it's pea picking time which usually involves old lorries with stainless steel hoppers being brought out of their 11 month slumber... I've seen an ERF, numerous olden Scanias and a Volvo F10(?) so far... sutty2006, Vantman and warch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 On 7/11/2022 at 8:19 PM, Dick Longbridge said: Have we had the Rowe Hillmaster yet? Cornish designed and built and the old workshop still stands to this day. In fact, my brother's mechanic mate used to work there a few years back. An interesting read... http://www.busmuseum.org.uk/webnews/news018.htm Sorting a load of old photos on my phone and discovered these Hillmasters. I'd forgotten I'd seen a load of them ages ago! Dyslexic Viking, martc, CreepingJesus and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddlethumper Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Another Vegas truck. doug, CreepingJesus, 808 Estate and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstraight6 Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 11 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said: Sorting a load of old photos on my phone and discovered these Hillmasters. I'd forgotten I'd seen a load of them ages ago! Yes I’ve seen and photographed these, the tractor unit is the sole survivor of the few that were built and originally was registered 1 JAF new to Dingle & Sons of Stoke Climsland, mated to a low loader trailer to move their road rollers and other plant. Vantman and Dick Longbridge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 Vantman, CreepingJesus, Crackers and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 Give me the good ole days before rear under run bars, reflective tape, side marker lights, etc etc etc etc Vantman and Dyslexic Viking 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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