TRUCKING HISTORY SPECIAL TRUCK MAKES & MODELS GUY BIG J,INVINCIBLE,WARRIOR

HI ALL SORRY FOR LACK OF VIDEOS AS IVE BEEN WORKING LONG HOURS.ANY WAY HERES TRUCKING HISTORY SPECIAL GUY TRUCKS PLEASE ENJOY LIKE AND SHARE

[@madmurdoch9387]

The last truck my dad ever drove 😢😢 still miss him he died in 1975 at the age of 45 rip Dad

[@kayowen6375]

My husband drove a guy big j for parkers transport Bolton he says the worst and coldest truck he ever driven had a Gardner 180 he was tramping with it

[@robertsmith9810]

i would say that accolade went to my 180 gardner foden 8 wheeler , i was frustrated over lack of power going up hill , an older wiser driver said poor a cup of tea out and sit back

[@seamusburke9101]

They were iron men, sleeping in them shitheaps on a board across the bonnet. I used to often give them a lift when theyd be hitching home for the weekend when their hours ran out. Not much money either.

[@chrischillingworth4812]

Back in the seventies in the West Country I remember a Guy Big J with the letters on the grille reversed so it said YUG. Can't for the life of me remember who owned it. I think it was red. Made Oi larf anyway.

[@stevecunningham6537]

Tell a newbiee we had 3 Airlines an a ratchet hand break on the trailer. They were just getting over the myth of manual boxes 😂🤣😂🤣

[@clonSanG]

That was a truck I’d say you had to have your revs and in the right gear befor tackling any sort of hill

[@Draxindustries1]

Perfect examples of why the UK truck industry is no more..

[@kevinhunter7436]

I grew up in a Guy in the 70s my Dad worked at Watts Bros in Beverley

[@andrewbird1977]

I would class drivers that drove thease as proper drivers not like us now auto gearboxes air con cabs etc thease probably didn't have heaters or power steering on them

[@clonSanG]

True but most men that drove them probably have bad backs can hardly walk faces like plouged fields from rough days and nights from the stress of driving them

[@andrewbird1977]

@@clonSanG very true but then the roads were quiter then don't think they did multidrop or go to super market rdc

[@gary7360]

They taught you how to reverse, you got it right first time, you did not want to have to do it again

[@Granpinto]

My first heavy haulage job was working for Donal Coleman of Halfway in west Cork. I worked nights hauling beet to Mallow. I was just 21 but could easily manage a Big J six wheel tipper carrying 16 tons and pulling a trailer loaded with ten tons, during the beet season. After a few hours sleep I would work all day loading the Big J for the dayshift driver. No such thing as drivers hours or load limits then. No income tax either.

[@seamusburke9101]

I bet you know me, I used to drive an Atkinson for the burley.

[@seamusburke9101]

There was plenty of Guy big j's in Cork in the 70s sold by the B&D garage in Turners Cross. That was a rough old dealership, some great men working there. The workshop wasnt big enough so most of the work was done on the side of the street. Theres no men like that around anymore.

[@AllanT-nu4rw]

On the island of Barbados there were a few Warrior models in the early to mid 70s. Most were owned by one company as concrete delivery trucks, aka bottle lorries in the UK. I never saw any Big J or Invincibles on the island, only those Warrior models.

[@truckinghistorymydiecastco5274]

Thank you 😊 🙏 Allan for sharing info my friend 🧡

[@notreffats]

My dad sold Guy trucks at Marshalls in Peterborough in the late 60's & 70's. Great pictures

[@truckinghistorymydiecastco5274]

Thank you 😊 🙏

[@snorrejnnevaldhalvorsen6548]

As a Norwegian , I have no experience wiith these trucks. But I love the name invincible….

[@robertsmith9810]

mans truck

[@trevorchambers1812]

Great photos there.....Those Invincibles and Warriors always looked so much more modern than most other lorries back in the day. At least to a kid, they did!

[@tonydean2541]

Ahhh the pre Bullshit days. Must have been wonderful .

[@TheHorsebox2]

You know what, it was great. We just didn't realize it at the time.

[@johnnya2811]

Thanks for yet another great video, shows another part of British truck industry, these guys were once the warriors of our roads , ( get the connection there ,?? ,), and also shows the sneaking m of volvos coming into force , no one anticipated the demise of our trucks ,they served us well , guess its progress, but our heritage stands strong , sadly they took a generation of drivers with them ,, truly kings of the road, a different breed, but yet created the next generation of drivers to follow , one of lifes circles, to all drivers, be strong and every mile is greatly appreciated,,,, ,

[@kevinhunter7436]

and he had biceps like Popeye no power steering

[@seamusburke9101]

I drove probably one of the last Guy Warriors in service in Ireland back in 73. It was a 6 wheel tipper owned by Cronin's of Blarney(where the stone is) in Co. Cork. AEC 470 with a 6 speed box. I still have the Indians head off the front of the cab on my wall as a grim reminder.

[@mikaelabowen5781]

I love these old Guys, especially the Mk2 Warriors and Invincibles. My dad drove Big J4Ts - also the first vehicle I ever drove on the road when I was 8, down the M5 between Brum and Worcester in the early hours of the morning.

[@keithwright8045]

There were lots of guy big us near where I lived in Stanford le Hope Essex, back in their day. Charringtons fuels used to run a sizeable multi naked tkeet out of Mobil Coryton and had some guy high j and invincible artic tankers. Calor Gas had a large fleet of big j's that pulled mainly there cylinder trailers out of Calor Gas, Coryton Essex, and also a few aerosol tankers. Burnham had some guy high I tankers, as did Pickfordsxwho used to haul bitumen out of Shell Haven. Brain Haulage had a big fleet of guy big j's for their container transport, some of which were painted up in ACT colours of blue and white, and the Union Cartage Company (UCC) had a big fleet of big j's based at their depots at Warley just off the A127 near Brentwood, Sheerness, Southamoton, Reading and Liverpool.

[@johnhenderson5072]

Really enjoy all your videos. When I saw the MacBraynes lorry at 0:24 it took me right back to my childhood when I would wave to all the lorry drivers passing my house in Crianlarich. Thanks for taking the time to post them. All the best from Canada.

[@truckinghistorymydiecastco5274]

Your very welcome im glad your injoying the channel 👍 ☺️

[@douglasvick9703]

It's hard to believe that The Big J came after the wonderful Invincible and Warriors!!!

[@trevorframpton892]

Had a Big j hauling motorbikes and general haulage, 40 ft flat with a tail lift. That Big J had a 220 roller, I think we were still on 32 tons, luxury it had a pigeon loft to sleep in. Thanks for the memories.

[@tonyj1682]

Brilliant vidio the photo of the aberthaw cement tanker from Barry South wales brings back memories thanks

[@travismoore8309]

BEWARE TRUCKIN INDUSTRY full of LIES #DONT get your CDL LICENSE no

[@garethifan1034]

What's a ''CDL'' licence??? This is the UK....

[@grahamknapp1322]

Took one Guy big J to middle east 1977

[@octopus680]

I enjoyed that, please look at my Invicibles and Big J

[@chrisdurant4627]

Nice looking cab, I bet thee wo cold.in winter. Wow nightin out,,,

[@AndreiTupolev]

"Where the big jobs are" 🤔

[@robertsmith9810]

i will add further to my post, the fitter said to me when i took the truck for mot before you go into the testing station use the rag spanner had no clue what he was on about , he explained as to wipe the engine down for oil leaks as gardners didn`t believe in gaskets and it was unwise to drip oil on the testers head , i did as suggested layed underneath with my rag wiping down as best as i could ,all was well at the test , as the man said a mans truck ,my days owning the foden did not last long i updated to a layland octopus 8w tl 11 engine that`s another story