Here's some important news for all you Welsh readers of Biglorryblog and supporters of the National Transport Festival of Wales organised by (amongst others) Ashley 'The Malteaser' Lovering. Ashley writes to me (in capital letter so it must be important...)
INSTEAD OF ME DOING A FULL BLOWN TRANSPORT FESTIVAL IN 2009 I AM DOING A ROAD RUN IN JUNE AND FOR THE LORRY BOYS A LORRY MEET IN SWANSEA ON A SUNDAY IN AUGUST. THIS WILL BE HELD AT THE GARAGE AND YARD OF RECOVERY OPERATOR KEN WILLIAMS MOTORS. THIS WILL BE A FREE EVENT AND DONE AS A HOBBY FOR ME IN ANSWER FROM REQUESTS FROM OWNERS AND DRIVERS. THE DATE IS TO BE CONFIRMED AND I WOULD LIKE THOSE INTERESTED TO GIVE ME A CALL ON 07814 958 379 OR EMAIL Welshtruckshow@aol.com I HOPE BLB FANS WILL GET IN TOUCH. THANKS ASHLEY
Something for Mr Cooper to attend perhaps and wow the troops with his Peterbilt? Meanwhile, click through here for a mystery motor from the Malteaser....
It's an Austin...but what else can you tell me about it..and what's next to it too? Pies all round lads!
As the song says..'I remember them well!!!!!'
Next to the Austin rigid is a Commer Walkthrough van.I drove both type's when I started my driving career at the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society, Transport Division, in Glasgow. Both were good vehicles to drive. The Commer was an excellent van for all types of uses.
Alex
That Austin is an FF or FH 7-tonner (they looked the same), and I also remember it well, and I'm sorry Alex I remember it well enough to remember that it was NOT a good vehicle to drive. Maybe the FH with its horizontal engine was better than the FF from the driver's point of view but I thought the FF was horrible. The handbrake was in the way, the gearlever was behind the driver's back, there was no room in the cab, the engine cover was a tin noise-amplifier and I could go on.
I drove one all over England in the 60s, and I too remember it well!