BOGIE’S BONNY BELLE

George hails from Huntly a small town in Aberdeenshire. The town was formerly known as Milton of Strathbogie and is home to Huntly castle. George has lived in the area all his life and is a lorry driver to trade.

“I first started driving in 1959, and I passed my test behind the wheel of an Austin K4,” he recalls. “My father had a local scrap metal business and owned a few lorries. As I recall they were mostly Bedfords, including the ‘O’ type. I also remember driving a Kew Dodge, and in later years’ lorries like the Leyland Lynx. I’ve also worked for other local companies and have been driving commercial vehicles for over 60 years.”

George has also been collecting for many years, and his first old lorry was a Thames Trader.

“I started collecting in the 1990s, and as I recall the Trader was a local lorry,” he said. “The Thames needed a bit of a