THE CHESHIRE RUN 2024 - classic LORRIES & CARS enjoy the sunshine (eventually)

In today's video the Cheshire Run, for classic lorries, pickup trucks and vans is covered, centred around the half-way halt just over the border in Shropshire, at the Midway Truckstop. We headed over to park up at a vintage garage close to the action in our 1947 Dodge pickup truck to view the proceedings, and also re-unite the Dodge with another classic American pickup - a 1954 Chevrolet 3100 - that it shared garage space with for many a year.
As the morning progressed, the weather improved and by 11am-ish a number of classic trucks had already passed by en route to the mid-way halt.
The large lorry park area close to the Midway Truckstop and also the Raven cafe is a popular meeting point for vehicle enthusiasts out for a ride or drive on a sunny Sunday anyway, so in addition to many wonderful old trucks, quite a few classic cars also turned up - some taking part in a separate road run which happened to also include a coffee stop at the same location, which was a welcome addition to the Cheshire Run entrants themselves. All in all a very pleasant way to spend a morning.
The video rounds out with on-board footage of us driving the Dodge home down some very quiet country lanes, enjoying a rare glimpse of the sun.
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[@stevepearce1913]

Seeing the Atkinson brought back memories of my first ever job. I went to Rutherford Grammar School in Newcastle which in 1966 had the reputation of having the most well turned out mods as pupils. I like many of my mates had an account at Jacksons The Tailors and I had a weekend job servicing trucks at a local haulage contractor in order to pay off my top mod suit. In the winter my first task was to lie on a thin sheet of cardboard over icy puddles tp grease all 27 grease nipples of Atkinson trucks. As there was 12 of them it was a long and cold job. All the Atkinsons were powered by the legendary Gardner diesel engines which never missed a beat and gave lng service. Seeing that "Atky" sent shivers down my spine - in memory of all those icy puddles!

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Oooo that sounds like proper hard graft!

[@ianturner6954]

Just a fabulous morning by the looks of things… hope u got your breakfast many thanks for the upload

[@tomday7309]

Love that Albion bus, what a find.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Yes it's a little beauty, it may feature in another video later in the year too

[@MichaelCondron-x8n]

Another great one thanks

[@jakmoan]

What a cracking episode and what a great meet Loved the bus t was stunning

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks yes it was a fun gathering and the weather wasn't bad either! Thanks for checking out a few older videos.

[@brushbros]

Bloody boogers! What brilliant vehicles . . . and nicely done video to match.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks bb!

[@geraldfunnell7932]

Thank you for a great video . And the little dodge 🛻👏🏻👍🏼

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks Gerald

[@glenmason1876]

Just found your channel, love the old lorries, I was very lucky to have been in fodens, I did security for them, about 1997, the plant was fascinating to walk around, brings back alot of memories

[@jefftaplin6544]

Brilliant😍and what an enjoyable way to start my Sunday! Cheers!

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@craigsibley8161]

Good stuff 👍👍👍 The Cheshire road run never disappoints. PS, never saw any Chinese sixes friend just regular eight leggers...

[@allanriches9381]

Got to love a commercial, great collection of veichles. That garage across the way looks interesting, maybe OCC new headquarters.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Ha yes the garage has crossed my mind on occasion, not sure I need another mortgage mind

[@michaelhawkins2292]

Hi Rick I had the pleasure of driving a BMC FG with a milk float back fitted as a Co-op milkman around north London in the late 70’s the odd door design meant you never opened your door into the traffic but when I ventured into a council estate I’d be blessed with kids jumping in to doorway for a joyride, happy days. Mike

[@MorrisGump]

Your knowledge is outstanding and it makes watching your videos a pleasure, I often learn something of interest! Also your help guiding me in the right direction has helped me to find out the origins of my Morris van Great stuff and Thankyou 👍🏻👍🏻

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Brilliant, glad you find these things of interest/use

[@jakewise8186]

Excellent video!! Love your attention to detail and narration

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks Jake!

[@erichlausch9886]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@dayriderschat]

Good weather too !!!

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Yep, unusually!

[@Carl-x8y3c]

Hi 👋 Loved this video. Brought back memories for me. Here in NZ we had many Bedford trucks on the roads. The Thames Traders were a common sight to. We never used the word lorry here in NZ like you British do. We would say truck. You are correct . I lived in Auckland which is a major city in the North Island and we had Bedford busses, and Daimler trolley busses which went out of use in the late 1970s. They all were replaced with brand new Mercedes Benz buses then. The Citroen Visa was cool to see. Very rare vechile now. I love the old red Albion truck with Oxo painted on the side. Especially when the driver honked its horn as it passed by. Thanks so much. From Carl.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Glad you liked it, it was fun to be back around old lorries again

[@roysimpson9711]

A chinese 6 is a 3 axle twin steer. I know i used to drive one for Barber Road Services in the 80s . They solved the overloading problems of multidrop 4 wheelers but the Turning Circle was terrible.

[@graemeburr434]

Good one Rick. I really liked that Thames Trader flatbed. I remember a local builder who was doing very at the time in the 60's buying one brand new, always liked it. Looking at it now I see where it got its styling cue from, particularly the grill an d headlights surround.. ..50's US F series trucks.

[@brushbros]

Modern vehicles all look alike . . . horizontal drops of grey water.

[@RobertGott-c3f]

What a treat a great video 😊 The BRS Lorrie’s remember them lined up in local yard This video will be in saved box for second or third look Thanks for your time😊😊😊😊

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@colinmuddell9672]

Star of the show for me was that gorgeous Albion coach. Hope you can feature it in more depth later this year as you suggested. Such quality compared to today's ghastly, multicoloured, advert-adorned, fume-belching monstrosities. That apple-green and cream livery could be Southdown? I have fond memories of travelling on Southdown buses back in the 50s and 60s in Eastbourne. I espied washing hanging on the line when you returned home. I hope poor Mrs OCC wasn't slaving over the laundry while you and the Youthful Assistant were swanning around!😄

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Ha no she'd been out somewhere too, just not to a dusty old lorry park on this particular morning

[@timsmith1291]

Hi Colin - thanks for the compliments - I've been privileged to be the owner of the Nimbus for the last 10 years or so. She's a Guernsey bus, in service 1965-1980, then preservation after. A sister bus is running on the IoW, but that's the only other one roadworthy.

[@colinmuddell9672]

@@timsmith1291 Thanks for the id Tim. You must be very proud of the old girl! Hope to see more of her at future meets visited by Richard and Harley.

[@jontaylor1652]

Thanks. Yet another brilliant video with plenty of beautiful old stuff. My favourite for today is the Wolseley 16/60, I can't really decide on the trucks because there are so many that I love here.(Actually, my favourite overall is the Commer Bus but I forgot about that briefly).

[@stephenricketts7764]

I loved the Albion with the 'OXO' cube logo. Far too many to mention but a great turn out including the buses. Now about the Garage, could you not persuade Mrs OCC that you need it in your life? 😁 Great video Rick thank you. 👍👍

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Ha I think I have enough without taking on a 100yr old building, very neat place though. Maybe if I was 20 years younger

[@michaelkeen5010]

The Chinese 6 was the term given to lorries with two steering front axles and a single rear axle.

[@daviddjerassi]

WALLINGFORD CAR RALLY 12TH MAY .thank you for a very interesting video many of these were in everyday use in my childhood.

[@johndavey72]

Hi Richard . I'm not into commercial vehicles but the presentation of these vehicles was very impressive . The interior of the coach was fabulous and that rescued Bedford (?) the passion the owner put into that small truck , wonderful ! The yellow 3100 confirmed my suspicions ...l was at a show yesterday and there was 3100 there. I noticed the left rear fender had a huge dent that was half beaten out......and then l had a closer look . It looked as though it could have been there to allow a spare to be fitted ......l was right ! Thanks Richard .

[@keithdch658]

What date is this normally on? want to come for the first time next year to have a look around. thanks for another great video

[@oldclassiccarUK]

It's usually towards the end of April, best is to keep an eye on their Facebook group for future dates etc

[@retrobrid2784]

The red mack is either a export model or a custom refering to the 4 headlight conversion ,, those here in the states are single type....

[@andicog]

Great video with some beautiful vehicles , a 'Chinese 6' can't be an 8 wheeler though , a Chinese 6 had 2 front and one rear axle as used on a good few Bedford coaches and some lorry's. 👍

[@Vince_uk]

Good video RJ, I know it requires significant investment and financial commitment to keep these trucks on the road not to mention the fuel costs. £7.5K for that lorry doesn't seem expensive I would think but that would depend on what additional work is needed if indeed any is required. My son has a transport company with 10 trucks mainly artics and a couple of flatbeds and other vehicles and the weekly fuel bills alone are in excess of £20k and that is with discounted fuel card agreements. One truck, a Renault, decided 2 weeks ago it would self combust on the A1 and completely burn itself out in the process. I always liked the Ford Corsair.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Apparently the Bedford is a good runner ... always fancied one of them. 20k weekly fuel bills, eeek .... hope the driver got out of the Renault ok 8-O

[@Vince_uk]

@@oldclassiccarUK He did thanks but the truck cab is burned to a cinder just waiting the insurance now.

[@giulianomarco]

😁👍

[@brianogrady7900]

Remember the Thames Trader with the snub nose new unique addition was the step on the wheel

[@stefantrnacek1394]

A really great video. Big Dodge would have looked good there. Is it the Midway because it is midway to and from somewhere.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Good question, maybe midway between Birmingham and the docks on Anglesey (where a lot of the passing trucks go to on this road, en route to Ireland)

[@oldclassiccarUK]

I did take big Dodge one year and parked it at the garage opposite, alongside little Dodge as it happens

[@peterking2794]

When I was a kid, our coal man had an FG. He said that he often drove it during the summer with the doors open.

[@RogerWarren-ec2ql]

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[@philipsanders5024]

Sorry to be pedantic but a Chinese six denoted a six wheeled truck, not an eight wheeler like you showed!!!

[@petersainsbury3144]

Gary you were absolutely spot on with this one. What a shame. What a let down. We went down there 15 years ago and it was great. Familiarity breeds contempt and he probably has no idea what’s going on quality wise. Probably find the restuarant was franchised out. I commend you for not taking the food back but I would send him the video not that I am saying he wouldn’t watch it on You Tube of course !

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Was this a reply to someone else??

[@bobwilcox1147]

@@oldclassiccarUK It's a comment to a channel called "Gary eats"!

[@peterjanes6133]

hi, in your travels have you came across any dodge kews parrot nose tippers with the perkins engines ! like in the film hell drivers , they was lent to the film company by drinkwater of cricklewood nr me , and when returned they had to be scrapped because of bent chassis !

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Hi, occasionally I stumble across a Kew Dodge like the ones you mention in Hell Drivers, but they are far from common

[@McGrory69]

Water board In Greenock always had Transits and Bedford Astra / Ford Escort vans etc in the late 80s but a new EU rule came in forcing the water board to buy the cheapest bidder and we ended up with utter shite like the Citroen C15 and various other unreliable garbage that would literally come apart in your hand.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Interesting stuff, thanks for watching

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[@oldclassiccarUK]

I'll try!

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