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"Hello Brian", says Gyles Carpenter. "I'm sending you this pic in light of Bob Tuck's mentioning of the first Anglo-Scottish run. Kind regards, Gyles."And look carefully and you can see Tucky in the passenger seat too! Now for a quick pie, it's an AEC but what model and year?

Brace yerselves men--it's 'T' time..Diamond T that is. "Hey Big Lorry Blog," says Wayne Westwood--product specification co-ordinator for Volvo trucks down-under (must be a mate of Gary 'Two Hats' Richards methinks). anyway Wayne says: "I'm not sure how to post a pic or add a story?? So I'll send you a couple of pics of my old man's 1959  630 Diamond T.. still in the TNT fleet colours..( it's last working assignment ) and a shot of him at his induction into the Australian Transport Hall of Fame in 2005.. if you could post these up with the other Diamond T pics already in BLB, I know he would be 'wrapped...'. Thanks heaps...Wayne."

Leave it to me mate---and what a cracking machine too. Indeed BLB is only too pleased to post this up not least as it reminds me to ask Cam McFadyen: "How's your Diamond T restoration coming along...any chance of some shots?" Meanwhile, click through here for more from Wayne....

Ron Johl returns to say: "Hello Brian, the last of 'Watfords Finest' heavy-haulage Scammells the "Evening Star"  S26 50-40.Built early 1988 and registered 1/8/88.When fully ballasted the tractor's gross weight is 49-Ton or it could be used as an artic."

"The engine is a Cummins 400-HP 14LT NTE driven through a ZF WSK400 torque-converter to a ZF 16-speed ecosplit gear box the vehicle is owned by Gary and Maggie Grysa the pics were taken at the Bed's Rally 09." Now click through here for more and a REAL pie quiz!

The trucks that made Volvo's name in Blighty! Bruce Abraham has sent this to me and says: "Here are some old volvo photos from EW BRAYBROOKE of Rushden, Northamptonshire.
My Dad Terry drove the F88 . Bruce the trucking gooner!" Now click through here for some shots of the F86!

Tim Cotton has fired this selection over to me and says: "Brian, here are a few Scania T Cabs for you from the last few years. The first one is this---Roger Jones with a large steel box destined for the Air Products factory in Acrefair, N Wales. This unit is now an 8x4. " Now click through here for more....

Jason Dean e-mails Biglorryblog to say: "Hi there, just started looking at your site as every one keeps on about......well the rest of the steelboys . Well I've got a quest for you.... here's a picture of our F10, we bought it from Tollbar Racing a few years ago, but have never been able to find any pictures of it in its working days as a race car transporter. It started life with team LOTUS and stayed within the race teams for the rest of its working days, until its retirement where she just plods around with our F88 on the back (which thinking about it is most probably heavier than a race car !) Any info would be great! Cheers, the Dean family." So who knows anything about the F10?

Gary 'Two Hats..and a busted pin' Richards, Biglorryblog's man for Macks and Volvos down-under, is currently a bit fed-up and says: "While wandering around the photo files, thought I best include these two Mack pics - just to complete this narration on vintage Aussie trucking..The two Macks in the first pic belong to a once large Northern territory fleet - Co-Ord Transport. The combination of a rigid truck towing two or three trailers was popular in the 60's. This mixed load of pipes and fuel on a asphalt road would have been a 'gravy" run for the drivers!" Now click through here for one more Classic Aussie Bulldog!

Rufo returns to Biglorryblogo andf says: "Hi Brian, on October 12, Bob Tuck posted pictures of a couple of well-used NZ G88s and you asked 'Where are they now?' and especially about the originality of the 8x4s. Well this is 'Where they once were'. North Otago Road Metals (NORM) tipper No11 was working on the Twizel Power Project in 1975 when this pic was taken with its tandem pig trailer in attendance."

"The other truck in Bob's pic is HJ7186 ex-Brightlings seen here loading a new CAT machine on the Lyttleton Wharf also in mid 1975. No! that is not the CAT's exhaust stack,that belongs to the floating steam crane alongside and...Yes! If I ever find him, I am going to cause GBH to that 'stevedore' walking across my line of sight at the critical moment.I didn't realise he had been there until the film was developed some days later. 'Murder!,bloody murder!' yelled the Man from Ironbark (if I can quote poet Banjo Patterson). Also,the Volvo must recently have been doing some house moving judging by the 'Wide House' sign on the front!" Now click through here for more!

Last one for tonight. And it's from Gyles Carpenter. "Good afternoon Brian, the AEC Mammoth Major Mk V and Leyland Octopus from the magnificent William Gilder fleet, taken with the kind help of Noel and Matt shunting the two beauties around the countryside.
Kind Regards Gyles."

And click through here for more....

AtkiPete Lynch continues his truckie tour of NZ with a new sslection of vintage and classic Kiwi kroozers. "G'day Brian, from my recent trip to the South Island of NZ, a real lorry spotter's paradise.Part of our group on the truck run, your serious Anoraks should be able to identify these lorries." The one above Pete captions as: "heading home for a nightcap!" So what can you identify?

Long and the short and the tall here... (Well maybe not so tall) Now click through to see a superb collection of lost classics...

Here's a couple of pics from the Kent Scammell gathering at the Chatham Historic Dockyard, featuring part of the ever immaculate fleet of Paul Hammond - courtesy of Gyles Carpenter. So for a quick late-night pie name that line-up! Now click through here for one more...

How about this for as 'classic' line-up? "Hi Brian," says Alex in New Zealand. "Here are some pics of Kinsman Contractings six G88 Volvos." And every one a legend too!

Now click through here for more of them!

"Koff!...Koff!....Koff! Wheeeeeeeeze...Koff!" Ahhh...there's nothing quite like that first fag of the day is there? Nick Garlick has sent me this and says: "Brian,I thought the BLB guys might enjoy these few snaps from the start of the North East coast run. The trucks were marshaled in Gray & Adams yard in Fraserburgh. Although blustery the sun shone and made for nice pictures.Nick." Now click through here for more classic Caledonians!

A short while ago I got a letter sent to 'Biglorryblog' at the Commercial Motor office. It was from Christine Chapman (Brian Chapman's daughter) who wants 'Tony Jordan (Rotinoffs)--that's what it said on the envelope--to contact her regarding a get-together. So Tony if you read this please e-mail her at c.chapman1@virgin.net or call her on her mobile on 07813 479773. Alternatively if anyone knows Tony can they pass this message on. And that's as much as I know and can do!

Cathy Fisher in Portugal lets slip the fact that: "I notice you didn't have any pictures of the old K-type Ford truck." Guilty as charged Cathy. "So here you are, a pretty truck--ot it will be once it's fully-restored. A good find in Portugal in 2008. My husband Dave and I love it loads cheers and happy viewing Cathy." Now click through for one more...

Gyles Carpenter offers Biglorryblog this chirpy "Greetings Brian, a couple of Foden stunners from the Pearson family, an S18 8-wheeler flat and an S20 8-wheel bulker, both seen on the recent 'Limestone Run' regards Gyles." And what a pair of bobby-dazzlers they are too!

Straight out of the Dinky catalogue!

Gyles Carpenter has returned to Biglorryblog after a far-too-long absence and says: "Hi Brian
here are a couple of shots from the recent Jim Beresford Memorial run last weekend, including one for the Atki fans---Aiden Mundy's Borderer and the beautiful S20 ballast tractor from Tony Hawkridge.Regards. Gyles."

And what a pair of Bobby-dazzlers too! Bring any memories back Brian?