Classic Truck
Heritage Commercials September 2014
For classic lorries, trucks and vans.
SEPTEMBER 2014
06 Ignition
A quick look at what’s been going on in the
world of classic commercials.
10 Readers’ letters
Your chance to share a memory, ask a
question or put things straight.
18 Cover story
You can’t keep a good truck down -
especially if you have Max Ward’s ability to
breathe fresh life into the battered remains
of one very special Scammell S24.
28 Off the rails – part 4
Bill Aldridge concludes his look at the lorries
used by Britain’s railway companies over
the years.
32 Goods in Transit
Dean Reader tracks down a rare variant of
the evergreen MK2 Ford Transit.
36 Range changer
Mark Gredzinski takes a look at the
working life of Seddon Atkinson’s
middleweight, the 300.
42 Big Henry
It entered service 50 years ago. To
Hendrickson, it was model BDF-1860-F20,
another in its long line of customengineered
one-offs. To the guys who
operated it, it was Big Henry.
50 Berry Country Classic
The Bedford TK was one of the most
popular lorries throughout the 1960s and
1970s. John Thomson from Alyth in
Scotland owns a fine example with a
military background.
56 Commercial call-up
Geoff Fishwick continues the story of
commercials called up for military service.
60 Club focus
This month we meet the people
behind REVS.
62 Archive album
More nostalgia from the superb NA3T
photographic archive.
66 Whistle while you work
Of all the engine sounds in the world
it’s the distinctive whistle of the Leyland
350 Comet which brings back the
earliest memories to Aberdeenshire based
Stuart Walker.
72 From our archives
This month we feature the Scammell
Trunker II. Did you drive one?
76 Christian’s cracker
The skilled job of being a chimney sweep is
all but forgotten these days, but they do
exist with some even owning a classic
commercial vehicle.
80 Concept 95
Alan Barnes tells the story of the
development of DAF’s 1988 Truck of the
Year – the 95.
86 On location
Bob Tuck reports from BRS 66.
88 The fire wardens of Old Warden
Protecting a world famous collection
of vintage flying aircraft is no small feat.
We meet the volunteers who cover
the task.
94 Sale of the decade
Peter Love reports on the recent sale of
the late Michael Banfield’s collection of
classic vehicles.
98 Workshop
Richard Lofting takes us through the basics
of thread cutting.
103 HC Marketplace
The place to buy or sell anything related
to classic commercials.
114 Final word
A quick look at a future restoration
workshop essential.
SEPTEMBER 2014
06 Ignition
A quick look at what’s been going on in the
world of classic commercials.
10 Readers’ letters
Your chance to share a memory, ask a
question or put things straight.
18 Cover story
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