nptimber Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 The Douglas Matador looks nice! New to Andover Timber co, later owned by Maurice H Sanders reg no UDA 513 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davie Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 The Douglas Matador looks nice! Here is a pic of the Douglas. You are right, it is very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekawrecker Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Here is a pic of the Douglas. You are right, it is very nice. Thanks for posting that, not seen it in those colours before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Just a couple of Photos of my Diamond T 981 at Welland show Malvern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Just a couple of Photos of my Diamond T 981 at Welland show Malvern Hi Andy, welcome to the forum, please take the time to introduce yourself to the members: http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/forumdisplay.php?f=13 Regards Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 And some more photos of my 981 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Looking great playing in the sun . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Batchelor Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 I went to look at this diamond T with a view to buying it. It was a real heartbreaker, heavy rust everywhere, as it had been used as a snowplough and the salt had rotted it badly. I'm glad I walked away! This was sat in a shed on a farm Dad used to do agronomy for, the guy had a martian in similar condition and a K9 which had all but disappeared. Dad put a couple of ads in a magazine a few years back as they were in danger of being cut up. Hopefully it will find its way into preservation one day after all this time waiting!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Very nice Andy, thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Thanks, i'll post some more pics when i get time i have some of my 969 as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 And some more photos of my 981 Andy, The lower photo.........is that the Malvern Hills in the background? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Hi Richard, yes it is the Malvern Hills in the back ground. The photos were taken at Welland Steam Rally. Here are some pics of my 969. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Diamonds including Andy's at Route to Victory last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 One more Diamond T and you will have a Baseball Diamond !! Looking great , too bad its not a video so one could listen to the rumble of those fine engines . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Graves Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Andy - It is nice to see my old 'T' is still on the circuit and looking good. The first picture is of OJC in 1975 when it arrived at Sullivan's yard in Portsmouth still with the auction number on it. The second picture is the day in 1978 when I drove it home to Gravesend to start the restoration. All the best.Tony Graves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 (edited) Tony, Thanks very much for posting the photos for me. Dennis Robberts did tell me you were the previous owner. I was also told you saw the Diamond at S.E.Davis's show but i didn't meet you. Thanks again Andy Purshall Edited March 26, 2009 by Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nptimber Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Diamond T 969, now fitted with Garwood winch and 1200x20 tyres owned by Brian and Jim freer Stoke Albany nr Market Harborough Leics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 lifting some balast with the 969. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Graves Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 What a restoration project!! I owned this Diamond T some 14 years ago. I sold it to a chap near Crawley. It remained parked in the same place, under a tree, without any cover over it until it was rescued by a man from South Godstone 18 months ago. Thankfully it is now being saved. The cab, bonnet and wings have completely rotted, the wings being as thin as paper. All the best, Tony G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Hi Tony, This look like the one in an old picture I have. Laid up and fitted with a morris cab. Is it the same one? Don't know the date of the photograph but it looks fairly old. Very sad to see a vehicle like this needlessly rot away but thank goodness it's been rescued in time. Cheers, A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Graves Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Hi Adrian This was the DT with the Morris Commercial cab, a Vass conversion from a Diamond open cab. It was such a shame to see it like this. I drove it to several shows and everything worked. It ran like a dream although it wanted doing. Now all the transmissions are seized solid and all the wiring has rotted out. The poor chap who has it now really has a job on his hands. All the best. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les freathy Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Blimey Tony cant believe how she has fallen apart in that space if time heres a photo of the year you had her up and running and well restorable at the time. Also attached a new conversion at the Vass yard this one with a TFL crane mounted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Graves Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Dear Les Nice photo of Morris Commercial cabbed diamond. Did you notice that the negative has been printed back to front? I don't know if you remember Daws of Dartford, their yard was tucked away behind a large crane hire company,Bronze Sheild, but they had a Diamond T the same as your photo with a Hercules in it. It ended up in a yard just off the M20 owned by Addington Recovery and was cut up after the engine seized. The crane went to Telstar Recovery. I also bought Addington Motors Diamond T off them. All the best, Tony G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les freathy Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 I did not notice that Tony, i had the print taken from a slide this has happened to me on a few occasions, usual thing at the photo developers give it to jack the lad to do and obviously cant read the wording view this side cheers Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les freathy Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Tony, thought you would like these this is the last time i laid eyes on Kens DT its been recabbed here any ideas what he used. The second two show the Addington Motors DT hard at work winching out a bogged Poclain you can just see the jib in the backgound, i was informed it had sunk into about 6ft of slimey mud and it took the combined efforts of the DT and a second Poclain to rescue it cheers Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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