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| This is Dolman's Garage, Winson Green. The road on the left is Foundry Rd at its junction of Winson Green Road. On the right is Lodge Road at the junction of Handsworth New Road. Is the breakdown truck a Bedford or an Austin? Gulf Petroleum is another petrol company that is not seen these days. I bet you could buy ESSO BLUE paraffin here. | ||
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Mrs Dolman |
Picture reproduced with the kind permission of Mr Alan Dolman | |
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Bob, The breakdown truck
featured on the picture of Dolmans Garage is very definitely an Austin. I
know I have spent hours in the thing. I used to work for Brian and Alan
doing 24 hour breakdowns, all for the princely sum of 10 shillings per
call, which would often be in the middle of the night, no matter how long
you were out, the rate was 10 bob, less tax by the way. We christened the
truck 'sweaty', cos it had no power steering, no power brakes in fact it
didn't have much of a braking system at all come to think about it), and
it was ex army. The opening for the machine gun was still in the roof of
the cab. The engine protruded into the cab, and it became very hot..no air
con of course, you opened the windows.In four wheel low ratio, it could
pull an house down.It consumed petrol at an extraordinary rate.. wonder
where it is now . Alan is still there of course , how long though before Dolman is no more, Chris LEES |
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