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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FROM SCRAP TO STUNNING! • Mick Bainbridge had a highly personal reason going back 60 years for wanting to restore this 1958 ERF KV from near-scrap condition into the thing of utter beauty we see here. Peter Simpson tells the story…

BRIGHTON’S BACK!

AT THE AUCTIONS

HENHAM STEAM & COUNTRY

THE ED GETS WED!

SCANIA-VABIS LB76 • The Scania-Vabis LB76 wasn’t on the UK market for that long but it gave British drivers their first taste of Scandinavian comfort and power. Peter Davies begins a two-part in depth analysis.

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Letters • YOUR VIEWS, COMMENTS AND RECOLLECTIONS…

JAMIE’S SCANIA • Though new to lorry preservation, Jamie Atkins has crammed an amazing amount into a short time. Peter Simpson tells the story.

Carrying on • We welcome photos of older lorries (15 years and older) that are still in service for publication in this section. We can accept contributions by email - cvc.ed@kelsey.co.uk, or by post to The Editor, Classic & Vintage Commercials, PO Box 1243, SPALDING, PE11 9HE. Please provide as much (or as little) information about a vehicle as you are able and, before entering or taking photos on private property, please ensure that you have all the permissions that you need to be there, and to be taking photographs.

BOSHAM BEDFORD • John Castle’s 1949 Bedford K-Type is now a splendid example, but he bought it as several boxes of bits. Mike Neale tells the story.

TIMES PAST…

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ISLAND THAMES • Graeme Farrar’s 1965 Ford Thames 400E Van hasn’t travelled far in its nearly 60 year life, as Mike Neale discovers…

RETRO TRUCK SHOW 2024 • The annual Retro Truck show at Gaydon is a must-attend event on the classic lorry calendar and this year’s show was no different, and there was plenty of newly-restored vehicles to enjoy. Pip Dunn reports

HULL TO BRID, NOT TO BE MISSED! • Now in its 54th year, the East Coast Run shows no sign of running out of steam. David Reed reports.

MODEL CORNER • Mike Neale concludes this two-part feature with a look at some models of post-1958 Atkis

GOING NOWHERE

FINAL CHECKS

DUTY DONE

A CORNUCOPIA OF SCAMMELLS • David Vaughan and Glen McBirnie report on a number of visits, cameras in hand, to the iconic Sheffield yard of Syd Harrison & Sons.

BACK NUMBERS • Find back issues: shop.kelsey.co.uk/cvcback or call 01959 543 747

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