Classic & Vintage Commercials

Classic & Vintage Commercials magazine is dedicated to heavy commercial vehicles. Focusing on the truck manufacturers from the heyday of road haulage over the past eight decades. Take a trip down memory lane with Britain’s best-selling classic road-haulage magazine. From reader’s restorations and recollections to company histories and archive images, you’ll find a welcome mix of nostalgia and news and even some classic trucks for sale.

Classic & Vintage Commercials

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PRIDE OF THE 47! • Dave Crowson’s stunning owned-from-new 1990 Scania G93M is probably one of the best-known working lorries in Britain today. Peter Simpson meets the man to find out more.

BRIGHTON ARCHES RESTORATION UNDERWAY • If you have a News story, e-mail cvc, ed@kelsey.co.uk or write to The Editor, Classic and Vintage Commercials, PO Box 1243, Spalding PE11 9HE

FBHVC ‘DELIGHTED’ WITH RESPONSE

WELSH ROAD RUN

TOMMY TAYLOR COLLECTION, RIXTON APRIL 12 • A varied selection, some good prices and a couple of possible bargains too! David Reed reports.

DENNISON • Pt 2: Peter Davies concludes the fascinating tale of an Irish manufacturer with high hopes for success in the UK.

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HISTORIC COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SOCIETY 62nd LONDON TO BRIGHTON RUN SUNDAY MAY 11 • Some behind-the-scenes changes seem to have given the premier historic commercial vehicle event a new lease of life. Peter Simpson reports.

BRILLIANT BORDERER! • Bob Weir meets Paul Cadwallader, and the Atkinson Borderer that his family have restored after it had been left standing for seventeen years, and used as a parts donor.

HARD-WORKING KM • When Bedford moved up into the heavyweight class in 1966 the new KM proved to be a real winner in the 16 ton gross tipper class. The ERV6, or KMR is you prefer, could legally take a full 10 ton payload and it performed well on site. This tipper belonged to Bernard Kemp of Redruth in Cornwall and is seen here being loaded at an English China Clays quarry near St Austell. Half a century on, the KM is looked upon as a true classic of its era.

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BRISK BEDFORD • Mike Neale tracks down a rather fine example of a short-lived Bedford pick-up which made a bigger impact overseas than it did here and, amazingly, was restored 18 years ago.

FORD TRANSIT AT 60! • Pt3: A fresh look and a fast front; Peter Simpson concludes our anniversary profile of the 1965-2000 Ford Transit

Dennis Models, 1930s-60s • Pt1: Mike Neale begins a two-part series covering the famous Guildford-based manufacturer

DIESEL CLASSICS

PAPWORTH POSTAL • Our look into the Alan Robinson/Papworth Coachworks archive concludes with a final look at some of the firm’s output for the Post Office.

KENT AND SUSSEX TRANSPORT • Pt29: A further selection of nostalgic images, presented by Les Freathy

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