06 Driving the Mayle way
There were more than 500 entries for the AEC Society’s 2012 centenary celebration event at Newark Showground and this included more than 230 AECs. But Bob Tuck reckons he gets the pick of the bunch when Steve Mayle offers to share the ride and drive in his grandfather Alf’s ex-Westfield 1957 AEC Mandator box tractor and trailer.
12 News
News and events from around the classic commercial world.
16 Carpenters of Crudwell
Adrian Cypher tells the story of a Wiltshire-based family haulage firm that’s been trading since the 1920s.
20 Preserving the past
We pay a visit to the British Commercial Vehicle Museum to view its latest exhibits – and take a look at a very special Leyland.
24 Artefacts of ancient Greece
When David Bowers circumnavigated the Greek island of Kefalonia in a hire car (that now has many more miles on the clock!), he turned up quite a few interesting classic commercials – including some real rarities.
28 Readers’ letters
Your memories, queries, comments and questions.
32 It’s time to subscribe
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34 A classic collaboration
Alan Barnes revisits Mike Attle to see his latest acquisition, a Bedford OSS, and then looks into the history of the Scammell coupling.
40 From our archives
This month we feature the Seddon 13:Four. Did you drive one?
44 Borders Champ
After a promising start, the spring of 2012 was one of the coldest and wettest in living memory, but some vehicles seem to take bad weather in their stride. The Smith family’s ex-military Austin Champ was also renowned for its cross country abilities. Bob Weir went to visit.
48 The Golden Retriever
Richard Pullen looks at the sterling contribution made by Leyland Motors and its vehicles in carrying the weight of the free world through two world wars.
54 On location
This month Gyles Carpenter reports from a cornerstone of the commercials scene, the brilliant Ayrshire Run, while the editor pays a visit to the Lincolnshire Steam & Vintage Rally.
58 In the lime light
Old military vehicles often get a new lease of life after being demobbed. Dave Bowers reports on one dating from 1966 that’s still hard at work spreading lime to this day.
62 Archive album
Yet more superb period photos to bring back memories of times past.
66 Yam Yam chuck wagon on tour
It may have left the Dagenham production line in 1959 as one of Ford’s finest, a Thames 402E chassis cab, but it is only down to the Black Country engineering talents of Andy Bosworth that 7935 TW has been brought back to its current head-turning condition. Bob Tuck tries this cracking little pick-up.
72 Warrior chief
The first Oshkosh, on the back of which the firm launched in 1917, was four-wheel drive. Ed Burrows profiles what’s now the US military’s main supplier of tactical vehicles, with products ranging from 10x10s to fire trucks, garbage lorries and concrete mixers.
80 Devon firm well Worthy – Part 1
Michael Marshall tells the story of RWT Edworthy & Sons, a well known west country concern, from its beginnings in 1945 to the present day.
86 Model world
This month we feature the fantastic scratch built models made by John Eva.
87 HC Marketplace
The place to buy or sell anything connected to classic commercials.
