Who remembers the Corona Lorry?

[ViolentPanda]

Eurgh. Disgusting. Why couldn't you cockneys drink pop like everyone else?

Who you calling a cockney?
I'm a south Londoner, not an east Londoner, you slaaaagggg!!!

 

[seeformiles]

It was the "Maine Man" round our way - my Ma always refused to buy any since she rationed our fizzy drinks

(Apparently the Maine Man is still going strong in NI.)

 

[davesgcr]

backs of pubs were a rich seam

As were the backs of local shops - could not "borrow" too many though

 

[Shirl]

My great grandad also used to make toast in front of the fire. Must have taken bloody ages.

If the fire was hot enough you could toast bread in seconds.

 

[david evanson]

One of my earliest memories is of the corona lorry coming down the street, all it sold was corona fizzy drinks. The lorry was huge, a massive flatbed truck loaded up with crates of fizzy drinks. We used to go even more mental than when the ice cream van pulled up.

Can't believe that was a viable business now.

yes. my gran used to have a crate of 4 flavours and had to pay a deposit on the crate. This was from 1953-1970.