See & hear old lorries (Leyland, Bedford, ERF, Foden etc) that met up nr Whitchurch in Shropshire

The Midway Truck Stop was the venue for a recent old lorry meet, where various ERF, Foden, Leyland, Bedford and other old lorries gathered near Whitchurch in Shropshire, before heading off on a road run. We drove over to take a look at all these classic lorries and video'd the entrants parked up, then as they drove away in the direction of North Wales. Seeing and hearing these old trucks on a clear autumnal morning was a perfect way to spend a couple of hours.
In addition to the above trucks, there was also an impressive Mack and a wonderful old Kenworth that sounded just fantastic. A number of classic Volvo trucks also turned up - plus a Scania - and were great to see.
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[@oldclassiccarUK]

Hi, thanks for watching, a full list of the videos on the channel including many about old lorries is here: kzbin.infovideos Channel homepage: kzbin.info/door/KaTg9fPUvmUQi94FcnDbrg

[@GlendonWalker-nt2tt]

I am, so ashamed of my country of Jamaica, where I was been born on November 25,1961, all these British lorries that I have known is all gone to the scrap yard now. Jamaican’s does not take care of there vehicles at all, my first car was a 1962 British ford anglia, blue and white roof and side trim white. I took care of it very much, that people around wanted to buy it until I have to sold it because I immigrated to the United States of American September 8’th, 1990. But you people did very well in talking care of your’vehicles very I am very impressed and proud of you British people.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks for watching!

[@StuartOliver83]

As a kid I remember seeing a lot of these trucks on the rd,back when trucking got respect from people and was a job to be proud of

[@andrewh5457]

Same here, when I was young, these weren't classic trucks, they were just everyday vehicles. My dad had themes traiders, commors, bedfords, ERFs, seddons.

[@stevedawson256]

I used to ride In lorries like this when I was a kid . Now I drive them , and you're correct there's no respect for trucks and drivers anymore unfortunately

[@ericwalsh3200]

Some great memories of the TK dont miss sleeping across the seats

[@johnbuss6926]

I got my hgv 1 in 87 and had the joy of experiencing the Eaton gearbox in the ERF and M.A.N for a big family run transport company in kent..some on here I remember as a kid doing village shop delivery's..I've never regreted getting my hgv and totally enjoyed driving those vintage trucks they were really something to drive and even the driver's were a different bread then than the one's of today...this trade should of been watched carefully over the years to make sure it kept up to a pride standard like it was when I first joined...brilliant video it really took me back...

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Hi John thanks for watching!

[@listentalk6111]

Leyland Clydesdale was my favorite truck growing up

[@johndougherty8720]

American viewer here. Love your channel! I also love to see these trucks, which to me are very interesting and alien to what I am used to in the states. In the end, they all haul cargo .. despite what they look like. Great video!

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks John!

[@tilerman]

The yellow and blue F12 is amazing. What a fantastic looking machine.

[@martinwarner1178]

Mansfield Town football strip colours too! Peace be unto you.

[@toonbongers1]

I am glad you showed and mentioned the DAF in this video. It's good that DAF as well as Leyland still exist under the wings of Paccar. DAF was the common thread in my working life, especially my job at a large DAF dealer in the Westland from 1979 until my retirement in 2006.

[@paulbennell3313]

I do love a Bedford TK. My dad used to work on them. He said they were the easiest lorry to drive at the time with light steering and controls. You didn't have to fight a TK.

[@stevedawson256]

You're dad was absolutely spot on there Paul. They were easy to drive , that's why there were so many of them years ago. I used to love driving them

[@paulbennell3313]

@@stevedawson256 Yeah I remember them being really popular. They were everywhere, weren't they?

[@giulianomarco]

Convoy GB! (Anyone else remember Laurie Lingo & The Dipsticks?) 😁 Great vid, as always. 👍

[@marian6593]

. . haha, they weren't at the forefront of my memory but now you've reminded me, yes, I remember that version of Convoy 👍😄

[@stephenricketts7764]

Anyone want to buy a 3 tonne brick? 😂

[@andrewwmacfadyen6958]

TK still one of the best looking trucks ever made.

[@b.2221]

Only saying but we led the world with our trucks , and thank you for sharing this informative video with us all Sir.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Very true, thanks for watching

[@UhtredRagnarsson1949]

The early model TK did not have power steering, and trying to get in to a tight spot with one, was hard work I can tell you. I passed my Class 3 in one, then graduated onto the Clydesdale, and then onto Leyland DAF. Happy days.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks for checking out the vid Alan

[@rydermike33]

Great video, thank you. I just love the Bedford TKs. I've always liked the little 'J' series but I've not seen one for a long time.

[@dennisrobinson7587]

TK Bedford’s had a distinctive sound when air brakes were applied compared to other lorries

[@robertgibson7716]

yes pure rubbish more like air plus fluid mix how out of date with other trucks

[@taxus750]

@@robertgibson7716 Most light or medium-weight lorries in the 60s, 70s and early had air over hydraulic brakes.

[@regd.2263]

A great display of old favorites brings back memories thank you i especially like the Marsh Potatoes, I like mine with bangers and onion gravy ; )

[@ronniesimpson9141]

In my forty three years as a lorry driver after leaving the army in 1963, I have driven Thames traders, Bedford TKs Commers, to Ford D600s Seddon Atkinson powerd by RR engines,AEC Mercuries and Mandatory, Dodges, Fodens, ERFs, Ford transcontinentals, Volvo F86 and F88s Scanias, Mercedes EPL, and MANs, .how's that for a selection, in the army I drove Land rovers, Austin K9s Bedford RLs and Scammels.

[@colinp2238]

The Mks were a doddle to drive after the RLs. After leaving I drove a 7.5 tonne MAN I thought I was driving a car, ps full synchro et al. Did you drive any Humber Pigs, they were real animals.

[@alansalter1836]

Bloody hell that’s brilliant 👍👍

[@aswclassicsdorset1743]

Took my class 1 in 1976, before taco's when we still used log books, and rope and sheeted loads drove a few of these great trucks and a great video

[@hectorkidds9840]

I remember going to work with my dad in a TK furniture van, the mirrors would never stay in position, every now and again as a passenger id have to learn out and adjust it. Both the TKs here have straight mirrors, very impressive!

[@andrewsnoozy]

It was really good to hear them

[@carsyoungtimerfreak1149]

Nice video, thank you. Whenever I see a TK I aways wonder how the Bedford sales people in the day defended those flaps versus a fully tilitng cab. Cannot have been easy...

[@lorenzoroberts1326]

Very nice looking british trucks i like leyland freighter,daf,ford cargo,erf and bedford tk these are my favorite old british made trucks.

[@edwardwilcox6606]

Re TK Bedford, it wasn`t too bad to work on even though the cab didn`t tilt, obviously not as good as the D-series for access but the engine was pretty accessible all the same. I liked the fact it had the shelf behind the seats as it was a great day bed if you were held up at a delivery! For me the biggest drawback on the TK was that the cab wasn`t tall enough, at 6`4" I ended up with a swan neck after 3 years driving one!! Nice vid mate.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Always good to read first-hand comments about these old lorries, thanks for watching

[@jimmyviaductophilelawley5587]

Hi there...thanks for an almost daily doset of classic goodnesss! If you haven't done so already please do a video on camper vans? Best wishes and take care

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks for watching, I'll see what I can do re campers!

[@brianmorecombe2726]

I used to work for a liquid foam company in Manchester and they used to store barrels of it out in the yard,this was about 1994.I remember they had an old Foden truck,green with red bumpers with a number plate registered M in 1973.It had a split windscreen and it looked really like a museum truck,20 years old from back then it was only used to shift trailers around in the yard.It sounded like an old truck aswell when it was fired up.

[@philglover2973]

Awesome video thanks for your time and consideration top job 🚛🇬🇧🚛🇬🇧🚛🇬🇧

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Hi thanks for the kind words! glad it was of interest

[@djrichylaurence8991]

Remember all these big beasties from when I was a kid.

[@3020311]

Nice video. A beautiful collection of trucks.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Glad you enjoyed

[@MartinSmith-pv3zf]

Fantastic display , really bring's back the memories got my class 1 back in1981 drove some of these vehicles back then, thousands of miles in tk night's out sleeping across the seat's well probably not much sleep, windscreen washer bottle like a colostomy bag frozen in passenger footwell,the volvo F10 was one of my favorite's drove like a brand new vehicle the day it was scrapped, alway's regreted not driving the F88, shame there isn't a T45 Roadtrain terrible cab suspension but what a stylish hauler, yeah enjoyed the job back then you felt you were doing a job that was appreciated then ,can't wait to retire in 2025 get away from the selfish scum on the roads today,going back to the video really well put together thank you

[@michaelemery5219]

My favourite lorries especially the be Bedford, lovely lorry

[@stevedawson256]

That's at midway truckstop . I used to park there quite a bit when delivering to Wem or Prees. Good cafés too the raven and the midway

[@jw4620]

Beautiful! Thank you!

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks JW

[@owenwilson9337]

The Leyland is clean, good condition

[@mickles1975]

They're all so shiny and clean. It feels wrong.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Welllll they were all in as-new condition at one time. Thanks for watching

[@herbertjohnston4608]

The we blue Bedford I drove a white one loved it early 70s with a we mitchlin man on it cool or what 👍

[@stephenricketts7764]

That Atkinson was very nice and the older ERF'S of course. Looking at that Bedford line painter I think it looks like it could go out and do a job right away. Thanks for the video some new lorries as well.👍

[@rustywreck3351]

Great videos thanks

[@musoseven8218]

Great video and thanks for sharing✌️😕👍😊💜 Truck preservation and restoration has really come on since I last looked. Reminds me of my childhood, my dad was an owner operator with a small transport firm in the 1970s and early 1980s. We had several Bedford CF vans, the upholstery was very similar to the TK you filmed (took me right back). IIRC dad went for Ford D Series and Leyland Ergos because of easier engine access, the Ford cabs tilted IIRC. The worst we had was a D Series Turbo, although the rest we had were good, we had a couple of Ford A Series too (not great), the best of all was a Leyland Lynx (Ergo) never missed a beat. The bulk were D Series either ridged or tractor units. Mostly UK long distance with a few trips to France etc, hauling snow ploughs/blowers to Scotland, wooden grain storage bins to farms all over the UK, contracts to deliver to nationwide Woolworths, COOPs, also car parts to various places, including refurbished/exchange parts in crates, also plastic injection moulding beads to Matchbox plastic kit factory (Peterborough iirc) etc etc. Happier times💜😊👍✌️

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Hi wow thanks for sharing your memories, there is quite a lot of classic lorry/truck content in the channel, shows such as Astle Park and Smallwood have a large lorry turnout (in addition to cars etc)

[@musoseven8218]

@@oldclassiccarUK You're most welcome, lots of stuff I thought that I had forgotten 🤔🙄😀😀 I'll have a look at your other content 👍😊✌️💜 Thanks again 👍

[@uks20wwolf26]

What a great job m8 luv seeing the old Skool wagons out & about 👍 ... Def subbed can't wait to see more old Skool motors

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Glad you like it

[@robertcampbell9946]

@@oldclassiccarUK The old red cab Atkinson truck was popular as a heavy haulage truck in Jamaica also those 70s Leyland are cherished & guys still ship them down to Jamaica & turn them into showpiece.

[@markwilliams4258]

The leyland Clydesdale very nice don’t see many today good video 👍

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks!

[@gordonsmith3706]

Great trucks..that ERF E16 is rare I'm sure....haven't seen a steering midlift before too

[@craigsibley8161]

👍👍👍 Nice, especially the Leyland Clydesdale...

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks, the TK and the Leyland looked great together heading off down the road

[@craigsibley8161]

They were all good it was hard to pick a favourite...

[@Wheels-Wheels-Wheels]

Nice video, great to see these commercials. The standard of restoration and presentation just gets better and better doesn't it?

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks David, glad it was of interest

[@richardsmith3585]

Wonderful

[@anthonygallagher1397]

Always drove Bedford TK's, during my 17 years as a house delivery coal man, three and half tonners carrying 120 bags\6ton,30 bags overweight easy,and the coal went off that quick back in the day when every house in the country had coal fires, so that when the WEIGHTS AND MEASURES MEN, ambushed us we were legal or underweight haha, also the side engine flaps, brilliant when you were bursting for a pee in the middle of the street, just leaned in pretending you were checking the engine and pee'd away haha, brilliant all round hard working lorries, perfect height for hand loading and carrying off.

[@antonysmith9173]

Loved the TK,s .yes they could be a pig to work on,but then so were the old Leylands.😅

[@googleusergp]

The rubber grommet type light you showed is likely a Britax unit, made in the UK which is used worldwide. We them on our municipal equipment here in the US. For a time they were hard to get due to the pandemic. There are knock offs available online that mimic the Britax light.

[@andrewganley9016]

Classic trucks those ERFs and Fodens wouldnt look out of place on todays roads

[@davidtanslow3584]

Anybody thinks these machines are nice has never used them for work. They were noisey uncomfortable and ridiculously difficult to work with. No wonder the drivers were knackered after hauling goods. The Leyland Clydesdale and reivers were the backbone of the UK HGV haulage. As for the Bedford trucks, the gearing ratios were designed by a five year old and we celebrated when the Bedford company finally closed only to regret it when it reopened under a different name. The tk gearbox was designed by a nutcase and I challenge anyone to take one up Sutton bank. Need I go on? The ERF s were nicknamed the rocking horse. The plastic cabbed fodens were antiques when they were brand new. The Atkinson was derived from the matador military transports, another shed on wheels, the linkages between gearstick and box used to separate regularly. We used to wear holes in our shoes driving some of these beasts that's because the vibrations was so bad. Can't believe we used to get speeding tickets in these machines, line painting hasn't changed and yes, they've all got engines right next to the drivers without any soundproofing. I've had brake fail in every type and had mates who have suffered cab overs going down the road. The Volvo F7 had the first hand throttle

[@oldclassiccarUK]

I'm sure the reality of operating these old trucks back in the day was very different to the cossetted, part-time, user experience of nowadays yes, but I make sure to credit the people who spend their time and £ keeping these old survivors in such good running order. Thanks for watching.

[@davidtanslow3584]

@@oldclassiccarUK Yes, I like to see them at the shows and rally. But as you say, like the old cars, I wouldn't want to use them again after experiencing the continental types. I remember the first Volvo F7 six wheeler tipper I drove. A the end of the day I felt as though I'd been on holiday.

[@paulthesquid3595]

True like english cars and motorcycles they were JUNK.

[@cantwellron11]

SWEET

[@jamesgovett2501]

That K series Kenworth in right hand drive, I wonder whether it’s one of the tens of thousands built by Kenworth Australia here in Australia also that Mack is also plentiful over here, at first I thought it was from here too but I believe the Canadians have versions of our Bull bars for moose Hits, those little TK Bedfords are nicely done and we’re also extremely popular around the suburbs here in Australia too as well as being in larger prime movers also with various engine sizes but those 2 smaller Bedfords on display there in that size here as well as diesel GM-H installed petrol V8’s in 253 & 308 ci heavy duty V8’s based on the Holden car engine, but it really was when ISUZU was marketed that the end came for Bedford and the C series of Chevy trucks in the 80’s

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@robertbest4398]

The brits build many good trucks engines big companies take business usually foreign daf for instance ford

[@theyjustwantyourmoney4539]

Anyone watches Deadliest Journeys ? that Bedford TK is still a daily driver in some countries.

[@nomdeplume798]

One truck I particularly noticed was the ERF with the lift axle that had Gardner badges, but also said E16 on the rear. If that has the engine I think it has it's very rare. It probably has the 6LYT which was one of, if not the,last engines they developed before closing down.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks for watching, I'm no expert on these lorries but perhaps someone reading this will know

[@garysisson4369]

Good video. Keep up the good work👍

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks Gary

[@mikego18753]

You were up early(lol). Cheers.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Still recovering! :)

[@simonjones7785]

you have never driven in a continental snow drift then most of the euro truck have had headlight wash / wipe since the early 80's

[@simonjones7785]

some beautiful atkis there a credit to their owners

[@anthonyeverett1391]

Very nice video; here in Spain where i live we don't see any classes truck 🚛 ,i only see a very small amount of classic cars in Gibraltar every 6 months, what part of England is this place?as in time i would like to jump on a plane and rent a vehicle and see these classes vehicles thanks Anthony 👍.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Hi, thanks for watching, this particular gathering is in North Shropshire - the Cheshire Run which calls in at the same venue is also worth looking out for if you're ever over in the UK.

[@anthonyeverett1391]

Ok 👌

[@michealyoung2777]

The commentator needs to do his research on Cf Bedfords as that model is not late 70s It is a late 1980s model as the CF1 bodystyle from the 1970s went up to around 1980 with the next models dash

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Please forgive me, the CF1 facelift came along in 1980 and the CF2 (visually almost the same) in 1984 so I wasn't a million miles out. Checking the (private) reg. on this example, it was first registered May 1984, I mistakenly said late 70s while walking around the lorry park due to glancing at the reg. and seeing a 1978-79 registration on it.

[@agressive26]

bedford and leyland was very popular in turkey

[@michaelmole4051]

No Thames trader ?

[@oldclassiccarUK]

I only ever tend to see them at bigger shows for some reason, maybe there aren't too many around here!?

[@63MIJ63]

Where can i find out about this meet? I keep missing them and only live down the road

[@oldclassiccarUK]

I follow the organiser's Facebook group, Shropshire trunk runs or similar it's called

[@63MIJ63]

Old Classic Car great thankyou

[@regd.2263]

Hi are you aware FODEN and ERF were from the same family I understand that FODEN was the father's company, and ERF was the sons company and I believe ERF stands for Eric Richard FODEN. At least that is what I was told some years ago but I stand corrected if I'm wrong.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

That's right - I think his first name was Edwin, we get some big turnouts of ERFs and Fodens at various events we visit around the Cheshire area in particular

[@regd.2263]

@@oldclassiccarUK I'm a retired long distance HGV driver and there used be a lorry park in Sandbach and it was the home of Foden yet the council was one of the first to ban HGV's from parking there how ridiculous is that. Yes that name rings a bell I knew it began with ( E )

[@madmurdoch9387]

Not one guy big j4t they seem to be quite rare these days the last ever truck my dad ever drove when he died in 1975he was only 45 years old

[@stuarth43]

reckon you've never driven a TK, have to bend your body to see out top of screen cuts ones vision, Worked on ERF with Cummins NH 250 with jakes, weight killed that truck here in Au the NH was the best truck engine ever made

[@oldclassiccarUK]

I've never driven a TK, but compared to my old truck it'd be a doddle :) thanks for watching

[@johndunley4071]

The peterbuilt you were on about is most probably my partners brother in law which he sold a while back

[@jimmyviaductophilelawley5587]

Hi again...I was chatting with your lad about TK's and FG'S. I spent a couple of decades living in trucks and camper vans and I LOVE TK's FG's and D-series trucks. However I spent 49 years of my fifty thinking (As your lad did) that FG's were Bedfords. It was only on searching for "Bedford FG" I discovered that the vehicles I love were actually BMC (Austin/Morris/Lelyland) Is there a Bedford that resembles an FG? I don't normally get confused about such obviously different marques and I found your son's assumption that they were Bedfords interesting....am I getting similar models confused or is it the dementia starting to kick in?

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Yes the FGs I remember well, I used to play in an abandoned one back in the 70s. I don't know of a similar Bedford but there may be something similar.

[@aidanjames8611]

Is there a reason potato haulage firms seem to be popular within the classic lorry community?

[@oldclassiccarUK]

I'm not sure if it's a thing, or just one family owning several potato-related vehicles perhaps as a nod to the family history/business?

[@a11csc]

✔👌👍❤😊

[@jamaicangamer6927]

admit it you missed these rigs

[@TA_Plus_Hemi]

So I made a joke about Welsh reg plates and now find out you've got family from there. I feel like a donkey now. I'm sorry if I offended you before sir.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

No worries I don't remember you joking about anything, not that it'd bother me anyway :)

[@robertgibson7716]

Bedford trucks hated them worst fire appliance ever made 60 mph on the flat with the wind behind it show it a headwind or a picture of a hill it was if the brakes went on underpowerd badly way behind Dodge perkins and air plus fluid brakes in the 80s come on

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@Lawrence-Joseph-Norse]

Repent to Jesus Christ! Are you a sinner? Mark 2:17 King James Version 17 When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks for watching

[@Lawrence-Joseph-Norse]

@@oldclassiccarUK heaven or hell?

[@ReflexionesparaelDiariovivir]

2:48 GAYS POTATOES 😂

[@marian6593]

Thanks for another great truck show. My favourites this time are the Mack, the stunning looking Atkinson Borderer and that amazing red Kenworth. 👍😍

[@nomdeplume798]

I drove a lot of rigids over the years and always liked the TK/TL models. The windscreen was good for forward visibility but a bit low at the header rail if you were tall. Where it worked well was if you were double manned, two bags of clutter and sleeping bags went on the big shelf behind the seats which was pretty unique.

[@yunusozer1563]

Kolygelsin bende bedford vardı sesininizi turkis basıl yaparız

[@DavidDavid-eu4wx]

I still own DAF with 615 engine and still doing well 1970s model

[@timbotrucker]

Excellent video; well filmed & edited and knowledgeable commentary- thanks.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks timbo!

[@timbotrucker]

I am driving the blue Foden you filmed coming in round the round about. ! I put a video on a few years ago of my pal Zeb driving it a few years ago.

[@allanarmstrong4333]

That blue tk bedford spud lorry. The spelling is wrong on the cab. Womboune is spelt with an E . On the end.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Ooops!