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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CAREER-CHANGING COMET • Believe it or not, Alan Greenwood’s Leyland Comet tipper was restored 42 years ago. Since then, it’s been partially responsible for Alan starting what is now the biggest business of its kind in Surrey. Peter Simpson finds out more.

SOLD AND UNSOLD

RARE SCAMMELL SEEN OUT!

SHREWSBURY STEAM

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NEATH CLASSICS

BEDFORD/VAUXHALL MEMORABILIA SOLD

BEDFORD TM • Fifty years ago, Bedford’s entry into the heavyweight sector bought rather mixed results. Peter Davies begins a three-part analysis.

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PET SHUNTER! • Peter Simpson gets up close to Fatima, the much-loved works shunter at Charlotte Bradley Transport.

THE ESSEX FIRE MUSEUM • Mike Neale visits a fire museum with a significant difference

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MIGHTY MONARCH! • AEC Monarch MkIII type 3451 Fuel Tanker PYO260 first appeared in these pages some 22 years ago. Since then it’s changed hands and now shares storage with some more modern machinery. Mike Neale took a trip to Essex to find out more.

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AN EYE FOR AN ‘I’ • Sharp eyed readers will spot a tiny badge with a letter ‘i’ in the centre of the grille on this Fiat 684T. This has a special significance in 2025 as it is 50 years IVECO was formed. At first the acronym, which stands for ‘Industrial Vehicle Corporation’, was quite low-key but, by the mid-1980s, it had become a make in its own right. This 1979 registered outfit of H B & H is a reminder of the early days. H B & H Group (Hutchinson, Barton & Hutchinson) of Newton-le-Willows was part of Johnson Wild.

BELLA BIANCHINA! • Mike Neale tracks down an uber-rare and UK-from-new 1968 Autobianchi Bianchina Van

GLORIOUS GAYDON! • The Editor reports on this year’s Classic & Vintage Commercials show at the British Motor Museum.

KIRKBY STEPHEN 2025 • David Reed reports from the season-opening event in Cumbria.

THE CHESHIRE RUN 2025 • David Reed reports from an excellent season-opening event which has been running for many years and shows no signs of fading.

Dennis Models, 1930s-60s • Pt2: Mike Neale looks at some shelf-sized fire appliances

OLD DOGS, NEW TRICKS • The Harris family’s “Old Tyme Amusements” are one of the delights of summertime in Sussex, and the vehicles they use are every bit as classic as the rides!

PAPWORTH COACHWORKS • Another batch of period Papworth images has come to light courtesy of Alan Robinson…

EVENTS DIARY • This diary has been compiled from information supplied by event organisers, and while every effort is made to ensure that it is accurate and correct at the rime of going to press, neither Kelsey Media nor Station House Publishing can accept responsibility for changes, cancellations or errors. We recommend that readers check details, and the type of vehicles expected, with event organisers, especially before travelling long distances.

BURNLEY CLASSIC CAR SHOW • The Burnley Classic Car Show at Townley Park on Sunday June 29 included several interesting light commercial vehicles.

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