Heritage Commercials
June 2002
A world of classic lorries, trucks and vans.
Comment
Bedford trucks - and Bristol buses - remembered.
Headliners
An off-road Scammell gathering that wasnt for the faint-hearted!
Pintas, Parcels and Bulls!
Peter Durham meets the man whos restored two superb Austin K2 parcel-carrying vehicles - and filled them with authentic contents!
Through the Alphabet - Backwards!
Participant John Reeves reports on Commercial Transport in Preservations highly-successful A-Z Run.
News
Rhapsody in Bradford blue; classics at Fort Brockhurst; Austin and Morris Day at Brooklands.
Reflections of 1952
In this the Queens Jubilee Year, Alan Earnshaw looks back to the eventful year of 1952, with some great illustrationas from the Vauxhall archive.
Whats On
Our monthly listing of top heritage commercial events to visit.
Spring Fever at Donington
Jeff Colledge reports from a well-organised commercial vehicle gathering and auction at the famous East Midlands motor racing circuit.
Final Fling of GWR Road Vehicles
Alan Earnshaw considers the latters years of the road vehicle fleet of the Great Western Railway.
Letters
Another four pages of your much-valued views and comments.
Curries All Round!
Currie European Managing Director Thomas W. Barrie tells how a small agricultural contracting business grew into the leading road haulier we know today.
Roadside Ramblings
It wasnt only the train-spotters that Ian Allan abc books were catering for 50 years ago.
An Old Sea Salt!
In Restoration in Practice Mike Berry recalls the work undertaken on a badly-corroded AEC double-decker from Morecambe & Heysham.
On Location
A beautiful 1955 Leyland Comet is the subject of Peter Durhams centre-spread photograph this month.
Bristol Born, Bristol Bred
With some stunning photography, Peter Durham meets Bristol-born Myles Tantram, whose early observations of the local Tramways & Carriage Companys vehicles greatly influenced a later hobby.
Tanks for the Memory!
Robert Duke looks at road tanker vehicles through the years.
The Outstanding Dennis F24s
Firemaster continues his series on one of the most versatile range of fire appliances ever built.
Another Kirkby Stephen Winner!
David Bowers reports on the fourth Kirkby Stephen Classic Commercial Vehicle Rally.
Livestock from the Dales
Agriculture and road transport have had a long dependency on each other, as Roy Mackareth recalls.
The Hectic World of Bells and Two-Tones
Ken Rimell visits the owners of a unique collection of emergency vehicles that are constantly utilised by the TV and film business.
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Driving Days
Ian Dutton recalls life behind the steering wheel with a small Cheshire transport firm.
The Heavy Mob
Derek Rayner paints a picture of the transport of Leeds heavy engineering products before and during the Second World War.
Comment
Bedford trucks - and Bristol buses - remembered.
Headliners
An off-road Scammell gathering that wasnt for the faint-hearted!
Pintas, Parcels and Bulls!
Peter Durham meets the man whos restored two superb Austin K2 parcel-carrying vehicles - and filled them with authentic contents!
Through the Alphabe....
