Bromptonaut
Rohan Man
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- Bugbrooke UK
Norbert & Willi, being continentals, will presumably get to 90.
Eddie Stobart RIP
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Norbert & Willi, being continentals, will presumably get to 90.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Willi? Who he?
Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
To my eternal shame, I've never noticed Willi, but I've always had a bit of a taste for Hungarocamion. Soft-sided and unarticulated, and hauling a massive trailer. They convey a great air of mystery.
http://www.google.co...ved=0CCgQ9QEwAw
Yorkie Bar anyone?
http://www.google.co...ved=0CCgQ9QEwAw
Yorkie Bar anyone?
Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
No thanks, I've been boycotting them since they started the 'Not for Girls' stuff. If they want to rule out 50% of the population as customers, I'm happy to let them. Anyway, they weren't the same after they stopped being jawbreaking.
Interesting, the Hungarocamion - camion is the French for lorry, too.
snorri
Legendary Member
- Location
- East coast, up a bit.
Next thing Arch will be telling us she is a regular on
http://www.lorryspotting.com/newsArticle.asp?nID=1123958483
Have you seen any of the Stevens fleet hauling fish south Arch?
http://www.lorryspotting.com/newsArticle.asp?nID=1123958483
Have you seen any of the Stevens fleet hauling fish south Arch?
moi aussi. 56? Blimey!
Eddie Stobart achieved something quite remarkable. He made a trucking operation the object of affection, and he did it very simply, by branding the trucks. That's really clever.
TheBoyBilly
New Member
- Location
- Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex
RIP Eddie. I remember my trucking days well and your drivers and vehicles were always well turned out. If I'd lived near Carlisle I'd have been badgering you for a job.
Bill
Bill
The pedant in me wants to point out firstly that it was "Edward Stobart" who died today (his father was Eddie) and that the firm has been around for around 60 years, although the haulage side was formed around 40 years ago.
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Yellow Fang
Legendary Member
- Location
- Reading
So it's you who's going around the shops breaking them all.
TheBoyBilly
New Member
- Location
- Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex
I think you can write to the Stobart company and ask if they would consider naming one of their trucks. I have read of people writing in with stories that tug at the heart strings getting their wish. Not always the case it would seem but I think Stobarts welcome requests, and any interest in their lorries.
Bill
Bill
OP
OP
vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
- Location
- Meanwood, Leeds
I was a big fan of the Charles Alexander fleet of fish carriers. I lived on the road that was used as a stop over point for trucks heading back to Aberdeen. I've just caught up with the history of the company and sadly it no longer exists having fallen victim to declining fish stocks.
Night Train
Maker of Things
- Location
- Greater Manchester
Sad loss, RIP Eddie. Way too young to go.
Here's another for your list, Arch, a bit more personalised.
I do like their heavy haulage side.
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]View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7XQy0CuxK8[/media]
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]View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiQGx-XpN7E[/media]
Here's another for your list, Arch, a bit more personalised.
I do like their heavy haulage side.
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]View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7XQy0CuxK8[/media]
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]View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiQGx-XpN7E[/media]
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Is there a Top Gear version of that clip? Nitrous oxide injection or something?
