06 Proud to be a Yellowbelly
It may not have started life in Lincolnshire but Andy Eldin is as proud as any yellow-belly to show off his fully restored 1972 ERF 64GXB. Bob Tuck was invited to Wainfleet near Skegness for a ride and drive and discovered one magical combination.
12 News
What’s happening around the world of classic commercials.
16 It’s all your fault!
... that was the greeting Arthur Ingram received from Brian Morgan when they first met. But why
20 Sushi Hauler – Toyota’s Stout little fellow!
Japanese light commercials, and pick-ups in particular, are such a familiar sight on British roads these days that it’s hard to remember a time when they weren’t around, though most were only introduced to the UK market in the late 1970s and early 1980s. However, Keith Harman has tracked down a real rarity from the land of the rising sun.
24 The ERF A Series
The A Series is familiar to all – or is it Martin Wilcox tells its story.
28 Readers’ letters
Questions, memories and observations from readers around the globe.
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34 The Yellow Peril
Dennis Stickland started out life as an aircraft airframes & engine fitter with the Royal Navy. The aircraft he worked on were refuelled by AECs – and now over 40 years later he owns one of his own. Alan Barnes tells the story.
40 Mighty Militant
The AEC Militant is one of the heavyweights of commercial vehicle history. Bob Weir went to meet Roddy Patterson from Perth and Kinross who owns a cracking example fitted with a period Coles crane.
44 Growing up with the Callie
Jim Doig is perhaps best known for organising ground-breaking events like the West Coast Road Run. But as Bob Tuck discovers, his passion for commercial vehicles was formed at a very early age as he grew up within cycling distance of the new Dumfries HQ of Road Services Caledonian Ltd.
50 On location
This month Gyles Carpenter reports on the 14th North East Scotland Run, held on June 10, 2012.
52 Steve Bingham – vintage specialist
Alan Barnes travelled to Dudley to meet a man who makes his living by preserving the machinery of the past.
58 From our archives
This month we feature some of the vehicles available from Bedford in 1953.
62 Chuckles nicely!
The Scottish classic commercials scene is full of superb vehicles to whet the appetite of any enthusiast, and once in a while it throws up something unusual. Bob Weir bumped into John Brennan and his 1950s Mercedes at this year’s ‘Farming Yesteryear’ rally in Perth, and went to Scotland’s industrial heartland to hear the full story.
68 Archive album
Yet more pure nostalgia from the superb NA3T photographic archive.
72 Faun foresight
For sheer variety of truck configurations, as Ed Burrows records, no manufacturer’s product engineering lineage beats Japanese-owned German all-terrain mobile crane specialist Tadano Faun. Its present cab-ahead-of-engine crane carrier chassis layout traces back to eight-legger long-distance trunk hauler Faun built in the late Thirties.
80 Devon firm well Worthy – part 2
Michael Marshall continues the story of RWT Edworthy & Sons, from the early 1960s to the present day.
86 Model world
Alan Fixter makes superb scratch-built lorries. Here he looks at realistic loads.
87 HC Marketplace
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04 Wreck rescue
For the past few years a Leyland Constructor has been the backbone of the recovery firm run by Tom Leddy from his depot at Swinton in Berwickshire. Alan Barnes paid him a visit.
12 Fundamental Foden
Never noted for either speed or looks, Foden’s S80 range was nonetheless a significant and popular lorry. Mark Gredzinski tells its story.
18 Centrespread
This month’s photo features one from the Henry Thomson & Sons fleet, a 1993 ERF EC14, taking part in the 14th North East Scotland Run on June 10, 2012. Photo Gyles Carpenter.
20 Waste not, want not
Billy Bowie is the founder of a well known waste disposal firm with bases in Scotland and the north of England. But he is also the owner of a collection and superb classics. Dave Bowers paid him a visit.
24 On location
The Steelboys was dreamt up by Graham Bellman and Andrew Cooper, two mates who often went to events together and who also frequently hauled loads of steel from South Wales. Here Gyles Carpenter reports on the Steelboys Run, which this year was held on Saturday, June 9.
26 Introducing Laura
Many lorry owners have chosen to name their pride and joy after a special person, and enthusiast Lloyd McLeish is no exception. Bob Weir went to Wellbank on the outskirts of Dundee to meet Laura, his recently restored ERF B-Series.
30 Scania’s step forward
Alan Barnes tells the story of the 1996 International Truck of the Year – Scania’s 4-Series, dubbed by the manufacturer a “new generation for the 21st century”.