Vintage
Trevor Parry is well known amongst the Commercial Vehicle Repair industry as a former Director of M. J. Parry & Sons Ltd.
Matthew John Parry ran a family livestock removers business starting in 1928 at Picklescott, Near Shrewsbury. Eventually moving to larger premises in Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury in the mid 1950s.
It was later run by his three sons, Trevor who ran the workshop, completing maintenance work on the Company fleet and for customer vehicles and Geoff and John who ran the livestock and haulage division.
The Company became well known for the construction of all types of livestock containers. The fleet consisted mainly of AEC vehicles, including six 8 wheelers, two Chinese sixes and two Mercurys, progressing to AEC Egromatic cabbed vehicles. In the 1980s the company purchased many Seddon Atkinson's.
The vehicles were used mainly to transport livestock all over the UK, including the import of Irish cattle from Holyhead, Fishguard and Birkenhead. The company ceased trading in 1991.
Matthew John Parry ran a family livestock removers business starting in 1928 at Picklescott, Near Shrewsbury. Eventually moving to larger premises in Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury in the mid 1950s.
It was later run by his three sons, Trevor who ran the workshop, completing maintenance work on the Company fleet and for customer vehicles and Geoff and John who ran the livestock and haulage division.
The Company became well known for the construction of all types of livestock containers. The fleet consisted mainly of AEC vehicles, including six 8 wheelers, two Chinese sixes and two Mercurys, progressing to AEC Egromatic cabbed vehicles. In the 1980s the company purchased many Seddon Atkinson's.
The vehicles were used mainly to transport livestock all over the UK, including the import of Irish cattle from Holyhead, Fishguard and Birkenhead. The company ceased trading in 1991.
The Fleet.
786BWX - AEC MAMMOTH MAJOR MK V
690 ENGINE: AEC 6 SPEED OVERDRIVE GEARBOX
1962 - Started life as a tanker, operated by Charrington Hargreaves Ltd of Boston Spa.
1970 - Bought by M J Parry & Sons Ltd, of Bayston Hill, Shropshire, came fitted with power steering and was fitted with a livestock container.
1991 - BWX sold at auction.
1994 - Purchased and restored by Sanray Freight, Morpeth.
2005 - Purchased by T J Parry.
690 ENGINE: AEC 6 SPEED OVERDRIVE GEARBOX
1962 - Started life as a tanker, operated by Charrington Hargreaves Ltd of Boston Spa.
1970 - Bought by M J Parry & Sons Ltd, of Bayston Hill, Shropshire, came fitted with power steering and was fitted with a livestock container.
1991 - BWX sold at auction.
1994 - Purchased and restored by Sanray Freight, Morpeth.
2005 - Purchased by T J Parry.
493FTG AEC MUSTANG 470 ENGINE ;
AEC 6 SPEED OVERDRIVE GEARBOX
1960 - Bought new by Eddie Hayman, of Valley Carriers , from AEC dealer, CV Sales Penarth Cardiff, as a chassis cab. The body was built by Groves Garages, a subsidiary company of Valley Carriers.
1966 - Purchased by M J Parry & Sons Ltd, for use on livestock haulage. During its life with M J Parrys it was involved in a serious accident which involved a cab replacement. The cab fitted was the latest type - Park Royal Cab.
1972 - Sold to D L Newton, Livestock haulier of Shrewsbury. Sold onto Andy Stevens of RHP Haulage, Telford.
2008 - Purchased by T J Parry & Sons Ltd for restoration.
2012 - Restoration completed for AEC Centenary by Trevor Parry.
AEC 6 SPEED OVERDRIVE GEARBOX
1960 - Bought new by Eddie Hayman, of Valley Carriers , from AEC dealer, CV Sales Penarth Cardiff, as a chassis cab. The body was built by Groves Garages, a subsidiary company of Valley Carriers.
1966 - Purchased by M J Parry & Sons Ltd, for use on livestock haulage. During its life with M J Parrys it was involved in a serious accident which involved a cab replacement. The cab fitted was the latest type - Park Royal Cab.
1972 - Sold to D L Newton, Livestock haulier of Shrewsbury. Sold onto Andy Stevens of RHP Haulage, Telford.
2008 - Purchased by T J Parry & Sons Ltd for restoration.
2012 - Restoration completed for AEC Centenary by Trevor Parry.
B597RNC ERF C SERIES ROLLS ROYCE 265 ENGINE;
9 SPEED FULLER GEARBOX
1991 - Tibbett & Britten Group plc.
1992 - Purchased by T J Parry & Sons, Halfway House from independent garage in Lincoln. Used as a shunter for taking customer trailers for MOT test.
This was replaced by the Foden Alpha when trailers became to big for the vehicle.
It was then parked up for fifteen years before Chris Parry restored it in 2011.
9 SPEED FULLER GEARBOX
1991 - Tibbett & Britten Group plc.
1992 - Purchased by T J Parry & Sons, Halfway House from independent garage in Lincoln. Used as a shunter for taking customer trailers for MOT test.
This was replaced by the Foden Alpha when trailers became to big for the vehicle.
It was then parked up for fifteen years before Chris Parry restored it in 2011.
BU53TRZ FODEN ALPHA 6 X 2 TRACTOR UNIT
CUMMINS M11 ENGINE
2004 - P W Wilcox & Sons, of Market Drayton bought it new from Birmingham Truck Center, for work on farm machinery haulage.
2009 - Purchased by T J Parry & Sons Ltd. Used for recovery, taking of customer trailers for MOT and for hauling the vintage fleet around the country by Oliver Parry. This vehicle took over the job from B597RNC as trailers came too large for the ERF.
CUMMINS M11 ENGINE
2004 - P W Wilcox & Sons, of Market Drayton bought it new from Birmingham Truck Center, for work on farm machinery haulage.
2009 - Purchased by T J Parry & Sons Ltd. Used for recovery, taking of customer trailers for MOT and for hauling the vintage fleet around the country by Oliver Parry. This vehicle took over the job from B597RNC as trailers came too large for the ERF.
