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Unfortunately, the rivets holding the cooling fan to its hub had worked loose creating a noticeable row, at the half-way continue and drove cautiously home far away). However, entered again on the 2023 Run it did make it to the finish. When new, in 1

I enjoyed reading the Big Bedford Story which ended in the February issue writes Alan Biggs. The interest being, that my late dad drove three of these on ‘Ham River’, this was at Fishers Green pit, Waltham Abbey, Essex. Dad started there in 1947, get

K. Shepherd and Son are a family run tree surgery business with more than 70 years’ experience based near Godalming. The company are tree contractors, hedge cutters, stump grinders and saw millers, covering Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire. I met the She

Unusual find in Windsor, Ontario, Mercedes converted to a horsebox and with North American spec lights. Rare in Canada I think and seen better days on a site to be soon. V6 turbo diesel 1419 model I think. William Mitchell CHARLIE WATERS hc.ed@kelsey

Our regular readers may remember engineer Sam from Melksham in Wiltshire. He took the rusting remains of a Diamond T 980 which we had personally known as a working tank transporter back in the 1960s, when 20 YZ 65 was one of two DTs which made up the

This is my last selection of Scottish truck images, mostly taken during my many rail trips around the Highlands in the 1990s, although a few were taken in the decades either side. And some were also taken when I wasn’t galivanting around on the railw

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When you travel along the country’s motorways and roads, a highlight is when you see something old at work. A Foden Alpha or an ERF EC, perhaps, would bring a smile to my face as indeed would an early Mercedes Actros or Axor, or a Iveco Stralis. Sadl

Citroen C15 initially was a panel van introduced from late 1984 seeing production came to an end during 2006, its predecessor was of course the Citroën Acadiane, although for a short period they were produced alongside each other. Incidentally, the n

One of the pleasant surprises for my birthday was during a visit to Haynes Motor Museum near Sparkford, Somerset. Upon arrival, we passed an older tractor unit at nearby Garrett Commercials. This turned out to be the 1971 Atkinson Borderer owned by G

Welcome to the May 2024 issue of Heritage Commercials, and we are still looking forward to some drier and warmer weather. Brian Culpan starts the with a piece on a Fordson breakdown truck which is followed by an Atkinson Borderer as seen by Joseph Le

Welcome to the final part of this feature which some older lorries which were spotted while out and about during 2023, as seen by Chris Newton. With the changes to make vehicles more it is becoming harder each year to see older lorries, especially th

Ray and Kenny Walsh (KR Walsh Brothers of Manchester) got a phone call from Nigel Harrison (of the Morris Commercial owners club), saying that he has had a phone call from Michele Dubois informing Nigel that her partner Alan Lingard (one of the club’

Welcome to the April 2024 issue of Heritage Commercials, and what a fine choice of commercials we have this month as the continued wet weather gives us good reason to stay in and read this fine magazine. Alan Dale kicks us off with the second part of

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After the pit was extended to the full length of the workshop, it was possible to get two eight wheelers on at once. We made a wooden walkway to fit between the pit wall top rails to allow safe movement across the pit saving much time. Ron also had t

A week before writing this piece I was back in the Scottish Highlands with a whistle stop visit to Inverness. On the way as I headed north on the train travelling along the Highland Mainline, there’s a small farm near Culloden where there are still a