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^^ Yup, 40 year and some ago that, and not a very pretty sight either. Good thing they didna geen doon da broo or it would have been a worse mess. Its a wonder 4040 was repaired, the front axle is torn out and the cab would seem to be beyond salvage. Still, she'd have been no more than about 4 year old at the time, so the insurance man would have gone with what the numbers said.

 

What was the other truck? What little of the cab is still recognisable it would seem to be a Ford.

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Tammie Sinclair's Shop at the fit o' Bells Road

Eddie Sutherlands Shop (next to where the Health Centre is now)

Dolly serving in da Excelsior

Eric Broons Cycle Shop - an amazing emporium of bike bits

The Sanatorium (Montfield noo) wi TB sufferers lying ootside in their beds in da summer wi bright red blanket covers

Cars lifted onto da Nort boat at Vic Pier wi cranes - no Ro-Ro

Ronnie's Travelling Shop selling 'Whales' & Cookies ootside da Central School

Doris Day's old Cadillac (?) white & red convertible in Shetland

Upstairs in Goudies (noo da Wine Shop) which was full o' Airfix kits

Porteus da Chemist (sooth end Bank o' Scotland building) wi da cardboard Kodak lady standing ootside

Charlie Moars in Harbour Street

Old MacPhee playing the bagpipes in Willie Birnies shop next tae Alex Morrsions

'PT' at da original Institute in the central lobby and you changed in the 'dungeon' underneath the building

Sweeming at da Waari Geo

Charlie Armstrong

Guizing at Christmas

Ginger Cordial

 

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oh my god charlie armstrong we were petrified o him when we were kids

 

hello peerie lasses wid doo lik a pennie, we used to run away screaming

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^^ Yup, you're right. And now that I come to think about it, the single axle one that Brindister had, APS 500E was a Dodge too, not a Ford.

 

The Dodge and Ford cabs of that era both had the same general shape, only the detail was different.

 

Dodge: http://www.chrishodgephotos.co.uk/pixcma2/04209.jpg

 

Ford: http://www.roadtransport.com/blogs/big-lorry-blog/Ford1.JPG

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^^ Yup, now I feel really old, I remember the council arguing whether or not they could afford to build it.

 

I feel even older.

Ony body else mind da 'Penny for the Pool' collection boxes and jars in da shops?

I think it wis in da early sixties.

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an josie mansons old yallow bedfords, bob coplands blue eens wi yallow rufes, an of course robbie coopers red n blue sheepie larry , aa bedfords as far as i can mind

 

And Arty Jemison o southerhouse had them afore Robbie Arty also had Bedford |Dormobiles www.dormobile.org.uk/Dormobiles and he also had cars and did a bit of hiring.Wast ower Jim Anderson had almost the same colour as the Voe trucks. And John Tulloch had Mustard trucks in the Clusta Rd.

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