Heritage Commercials
November 2015
A world of classic lorries, trucks and vans.
06 A Tadpole’s tale
Bob Tuck goes to see a rare Leyland 90
2-Tonner. But why didn’t its manufacturer
give it a more distinctive model name?
14 HC Ignition
What’s going on in the world of classic
commercials.
18 Readers’ letters
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26 Haulage company history
Alan Barnes tells the final part of the
history of Edward Beck & Son Ltd.
32 On location
This month we report from the 17th
Brough and Kirkby Stephen Rally, and the
HCVS 31st Ridgeway Run.
38 The ERF man of Durham
Why just restore one ERF? Norman
Chapman speaks to a man who
has several.
42 Manufacturer’s history - part 1
Alan Barnes starts the story of Foden,
a firm that can trace its roots back to
the 1800s.
48 Going from B to C
The ERF B Series was a very popular lorry –
but what about its successor?
56 Archive album
More nostalgia from the NA3T
photographic archives.
60 Beyond the Bosphorus
In the 1970s you didn’t just have to deliver
to your local high street shop. Why not go
just a little bit further…
66 Cars, vans and cargo
The trouble with specialist car-carrying
vehicles is that you can’t also do general
cargo – or can you?
68 Super Trooper
Bob Tuck drives a one-million-mile-plus
Volvo F7 hook loader!
74 There’s no business like snow business
Mike Blenkinsop has a look at the ultimate
classic snow blower
78 From our archives
Ever heard of the Leyland Landmaster?
80 White van man’s half century
We celebrate 50 years of the Ford Tranny.
84 Automotive woodworking
Finish off your wood in style.
90 Workshop
Don’t buy a new lift pump when you can
just fix the one you’ve got.
97 HC Marketplace
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06 A Tadpole’s tale
Bob Tuck goes to see a rare Leyland 90
2-Tonner. But why didn’t its manufacturer
give it a more distinctive model name?
14 HC Ignition
What’s going on in the world of classic
commercials.
18 Readers’ letters....