as an English driver that always worked for Irish firms I drove for many of these outfits ,who else remembers the old A75 Stranraer road ,I cut my teeth on there in the black of night with 70 mph trucks whizzin past yr mirror with only inches between you both ,and screamin thru every village , Amazin times ,retired now with bad ticker , but what a mad ride it was in those days ,
No camera vans and hardly any radar traps! Cops are cuffing drivers now and taking them to the local station for speed that was considered normal back then!
Top video/pics mate. Thanks a lot! So many beautiful giants, so many memories... It's so sad that the vast majority of these trucks have been scrapped, when they helped to develop economies and provided bread and butter for their owners and operators. Yet, ferraris, porsches and others are kept safe and sound through the ages. Lord, where's the good men gone? :(
Drove 141 when I was fifteen. Birmingham to liverpool. God bless him he let at the wheel. Still at it now at 57 .not sure I'm grateful but may he rest in peace .could have been 14 now I think about it . Good old days.
I know a fella who passed a rigid test about 25 years ago in Ireland and they gave him an artic licence by mistake. So off he went happy out driving artics.
Good to see three Lagan Transport lorries parked up ..Wonder who the drivers were? Jerry maybe .Phylum or even Séamus ,,, Great days hanging out with these guys x
I remember the old DAF2600 at 4.30 if you had any kind of accident your chance of survival was very limited crap brakes and crap paper thin cab,great vid I ran with most of these firms down to Italy because the police thought that the irish were mental so they would leave them alone, good lads to have on your side
I really enjoyed that video. From a very early age I was truck mad and am still. I drive a shunter so manage to do normal hours and sleep in my own bed every night. I am looking for a pic or two of a CIE Volvo rear double axle circa 1977. Thanks again. JD.
I can only suppose those Whites @1:19, 1:22 must have been pretty damn reliable; I mean, it can't have been too easy to come in the way of parts for a lorry - _truck,_ rather, that while well regarded were uncommon even in North America, well behind your Macks, Peterbilts, Kenworths etc..!
Run the fish with all these boys - the crack was great - ullapool, mallaig, spain france poland... etc etc .....hard work but a great time.......... Charlie - Nippress.
I remember Roffs transport from Lincs pulling Norfolk Line trailers 38tons gross with Daf 2300's, poor drivers must have really struggled and would imagine never ever got into top gear!
We used have to pull a full load of beams from Irish Steel in Cork to Dublin with Blue Dragon Transport before the M8 was built with those DAF2800s. People on bicycles used pass us on the hills!
@@michaeloflynn8987 The DAF 2300's though were even lower powered. I used to run a Volvo F7 all over Europe years ago at 40t+. 16 speed Range change & splitter box, 224hp was all I had! If did well though even though the little 6.7litre engine was flat out nearly 100% of the time. Soon moved onto an F10 then F12 400, and ultimately F16 470..
@@michaeloflynn8987 They were. I think the late 80's/ early 90's were Volvo & Scania's best era. I always wanted a 142 V8 but settled for a F12 400 circa 1992. Although lower powered than the 16 it was my favourite. I used that to pull very overweight tilts out of Malaga to Calais return. It never once broke down..
them pics remind me of wen driving a lorry was no 1 a pleasure (no vosa) an no 2 worth doing not like these fools driving day an nite for a few pound 1974 a run to london paid £120 wit mc anaerneys in arma these young clowns are not even geting that now the real lorry drivers are all 6 ft under R.I.P.MY OWL SCAGOSHAS...
No VOSA (or RSA as they are known in Ireland). But Jesus Christ some of the gear on the Irish roads up until as recently as the late 90s were death traps! Bad brakes/ leaking airlines/ corrosion, rust etc etc
as an English driver that always worked for Irish firms I drove for many of these outfits ,who else remembers the old A75 Stranraer road ,I cut my teeth on there in the black of night with 70 mph trucks whizzin past yr mirror with only inches between you both ,and screamin thru every village , Amazin times ,retired now with bad ticker , but what a mad ride it was in those days ,
No camera vans and hardly any radar traps! Cops are cuffing drivers now and taking them to the local station for speed that was considered normal back then!
Awesome, Great Nostalgie 👌
Top video/pics mate. Thanks a lot! So many beautiful giants, so many memories...
It's so sad that the vast majority of these trucks have been scrapped, when they helped to develop economies and provided bread and butter for their owners and operators. Yet, ferraris, porsches and others are kept safe and sound through the ages. Lord, where's the good men gone? :(
Drove 141 when I was fifteen. Birmingham to liverpool. God bless him he let at the wheel. Still at it now at 57 .not sure I'm grateful but may he rest in peace .could have been 14 now I think about it . Good old days.
I know a fella who passed a rigid test about 25 years ago in Ireland and they gave him an artic licence by mistake. So off he went happy out driving artics.
Brilliant 👍🏻👍🏻
Good to see three Lagan Transport lorries parked up ..Wonder who the drivers were? Jerry maybe .Phylum or even Séamus ,,,
Great days hanging out with these guys x
Thanks for the selection of Scanias ,Scanias oh and more Scanias
I remember the old DAF2600 at 4.30 if you had any kind of accident your chance of survival was very limited crap brakes and crap paper thin cab,great vid I ran with most of these firms down to Italy because the police thought that the irish were mental so they would leave them alone, good lads to have on your side
The 141 Scania was best truck in it day.i had a drive of one but I only had 111
Those Swedes can build some fine trucks!
I really enjoyed that video. From a very early age I was truck mad and am still. I drive a shunter so manage to do normal hours and sleep in my own bed every night. I am looking for a pic or two of a CIE Volvo rear double axle circa 1977. Thanks again. JD.
beautiful photos, keep up the good work. "ahh the days before trucks were plastered with kelsa bars!" :)
Also no durashites
Old trucks are much better then today trucks
Great trip down memory lane.
Thanks for that love looking at the old lorrys was hoping to see the da's lorry he used to call himself the tipperary flyer
R.I.P ARTIE CLARKE
I can only suppose those Whites @1:19, 1:22 must have been pretty damn reliable; I mean, it can't have been too easy to come in the way of parts for a lorry - _truck,_ rather, that while well regarded were uncommon even in North America, well behind your Macks, Peterbilts, Kenworths etc..!
nice to see the volvo 88s. use to ride in one with my uncle (calvers transport, suffolk.)
those old reed corrugated commers made a real racket! run for ever though!!!
Don’t be sad because it’s over, be happy because it happened
And to have been part of it
Excellent video mate, great old pic's..
Run the fish with all these boys - the crack was great - ullapool, mallaig, spain france poland... etc etc .....hard work but a great time.......... Charlie - Nippress.
Great music
thanks for that, reminds me off the oul boy.
Memories of times past.
this brings back oul memories
As a fridge engineer sometimes found in the Irish trailers hanging Beef over steel girders.Must have been 50 ton plus?
Thats an old wives tale.
Dunno.
I heard that one too from a good source.
it a great to reamid about the truckes years ago
These trucks are now rare in a million and a lot of them you can see at truck shows
aww cool o
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Nice. Well done
I remember Roffs transport from Lincs pulling Norfolk Line trailers 38tons gross with Daf 2300's, poor drivers must have really struggled and would imagine never ever got into top gear!
We used have to pull a full load of beams from Irish Steel in Cork to Dublin with Blue Dragon Transport before the M8 was built with those DAF2800s. People on bicycles used pass us on the hills!
@@michaeloflynn8987 The DAF 2300's though were even lower powered. I used to run a Volvo F7 all over Europe years ago at 40t+. 16 speed Range change & splitter box, 224hp was all I had!
If did well though even though the little 6.7litre engine was flat out nearly 100% of the time.
Soon moved onto an F10 then F12 400, and ultimately F16 470..
Those F10 12 and 16s were a good oul' truck. Solid and tough.
@@michaeloflynn8987 They were. I think the late 80's/ early 90's were Volvo & Scania's best era.
I always wanted a 142 V8 but settled for a F12 400 circa 1992. Although lower powered than the 16
it was my favourite.
I used that to pull very overweight tilts out of Malaga to Calais return. It never once broke down..
Still a few Scania 143s (450hp) on Irish roads. And pulling heavy loads too! Grain, cattle feed and timber.
Forgot to mention it goes great with a water boys tune like this one
great vid
Blimey we have it good nowadays
Do you think so I dont
Better roads better trucks but the craic is gone! And trying to watch the tacho all the time is a pain!
them pics remind me of wen driving a lorry was no 1 a pleasure (no vosa) an no 2 worth doing not like these fools driving day an nite for a few pound 1974 a run to london paid £120 wit mc anaerneys in arma these young clowns are not even geting that now the real lorry drivers are all 6 ft under R.I.P.MY OWL SCAGOSHAS...
No VOSA (or RSA as they are known in Ireland). But Jesus Christ some of the gear on the Irish roads up until as recently as the late 90s were death traps!
Bad brakes/ leaking airlines/ corrosion, rust etc etc
Lagan me granda drove for r.i.p gunner
Why oh why were the cabs so close to the ground!?
waterboys ...good man gone
what? not a foden in sight? apart from that very nice.
first class video, Lb cabbed Scanias, you wont get a better Truck.
Alistair Mode ..i have had two 141...forever ace
irish trucks there also
Long live Lagans
it's sad that most of these trucks are all gone, right?
Give me the comfort of a modern truck any day. Those old DAFs would shake yer teeth out, especially on the crap Irish roads back then.
glad you like
they are old school
rabbie boyed yous to drive that white of maxwells
no longer with us .
Crap trucks and crap roads compared to modern gear and todays motorways
But the craic has gone from the job!
yep my mute button works.