Classic & Vintage Commercials September 2026

This issue tells the remarkable story of a 12-year father-and-son restoration that transformed a hardworking AWD Thames Trader 6x4 into a superb show vehicle. A photographic tribute marks 40 years since the closure of Bedford Trucks, while a rare restored Leyland Cruiser recalls a once-familiar model now seldom seen. Further features examine the differences between MAN and Saviem designs, celebrate a cherished pre-Rootes Hillman pick-up and revisit the fascinating Thomas Allen Cartage archive. Reports from the Classic & Vintage Commercials show at Gaydon, Bressingham and Lincolnshire join a showman’s selection of working classics, ERF KV models, news, events and readers’ classified advertisements.