TruckNetUK forums. Renault Magnum or 'Maggie Thatcher' truck....either way it's a cracker says Biglorryblog!

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This one should keep 'The Boss' happy....I am obliged to my good mate Rikki Chequer, community manager at www.trucknetUK.com who has alerted me to this 'before and after' series of pictures posted by 'Globby 480' on one of the many excellent TrucknetUK.com forums which shows his Renualt Magnum being given a brand new coat of paint--and then some--to end up with a stunning artic. Above is the starting point...and here it is in the paint shop..

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Meanwhile Rikki explains: "Brian, just to show that not all small operators  have no work, one of the Owner Operators using the forums has just bought a second-hand Magnum,  and tarted it up a bit before putting it on the road.."
 
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It seems that the Globby 480 calls his Maggie 'Mrs Thatcher' on the grounds that "Even though it's French---it won't go on strike!" Nice sentiment....and Rikki confirms my own position whe he says: " I think this is a stunning result."Theres a few more photo's in the thread on the forums says Rikki, http://www.trucknetuk.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=43595 who adds "Folks do have to be registered to view in that forum, but registration is free..Rikki." Thanks mate now click through here for more pix...

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But what Biglorryblg would like to know is...who did the paintwork? I have a sneaking suspicion that I may just know who it is but I'd like to credit them anyway! So who can provide me with the correct name?

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Thanks Rikki and nice motor Globby...may your Maggie never give you any trouble!

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MT globby 480

hi globby 480 here "daz" may i say thank you for putting my truck on your big blog, i never would have thought mrs thatcher would get a mention on some where like this brian, all i try"d to do was make something what has been around for donkey years now a little diffrent as the magnums seem to have been played out now,i didnt want to fit it with stainless steel here there and everywhere and stick lights all over the place as i like less is more these days,
the paint shop who painted my truck did a 1st class job, the company is called transpaint in hecmondwyke "andy", and he will be painting my truck later on in the year hopefully,
once again thank you for placing mrs thatcher on your pages, its made my day, darran

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