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.

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CLASSIC & Vintage COMMERCIALS

A FAMILY AFFAIR • Peter Simpson meets a Yorkshire-based family of lorry enthhphusiasts, and their fine trio of ERF LVs.

KINGS LYNN COMMERCIALS • 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

MINOR VANS AT 70…

HEAD FOR HANTS

RALPH EHRMANN 1925-2023

DODGE 300 SERIES • Peter Davies concludes his in-depth analysis of the ‘Spanish Dodge’ range with the story from 1977 until the range was axed in 1982.

PD’S archive

THORPES WILL BE MISSED

NOISY SCAMMELLS

PARKINSON’S MEMORIES

ALBION SUNSET

MY OLD DAF

HALL’S BEDFORD

ENGLISH CHINA CLAYS

FREEWHEELERS

OUTSIDE OLD TRAFFORD

HERITAGE MACHINES

57 YEARS AND COUNTING! • Peter Bibby’s 1958 Seddon Mk5L has been with his family firm since 1966. David Reed tells the story of the lorry and its owner.

MALTESE BEDFORD • Malta isn’t just about working older lorries, they are restored there too! Ian Grima, with help with Ashley Lovering, tells the story of his stunning J Type.

THAT’S THE SPIRIT!

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

COMMERCIALS AT CROMFORD • There was an exceptionally good selection of commercials at the Cromford Steam Rally in Derbyshire, that was held over the weekend of August 6-7. David Reed reports

125 YEARS OF LEYLAND MOTORS • Leyland Society gathering at the factory showcased several new restorations. David Reed was one of the invited visitors…

MODEL CORNER

MINI MAIL • Mike Neale tracks down a well-restored postal rarity…

LOAD-LUGGING LANDCRAB • Though the low,wide floor and self-levelling suspension of the BMC 1800 range was an excellent base for commercial variants, BL in Britain never did it. Down under,however,it wasa completely different story, as Mike Neale explains.

1950S FRENCH CABS • Regular CVC reader Francois Michel thought we might like to see a few examples of French coachbuilt cabs.