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

SWEB Cruiser! • A fabulous restoration that will bring back memories for many in the West of England. Peter Simpson tells the story

POST OFFICE TO LOSE DVLA CONTRACT?

LEYLANDS AT QUAINTON

KEN BENNETT

CELTIC TRUCK SHOW

THE NAME LIVES ON!

COMMER COMMANDO • Pt2: Commer becomes Dodge, then Dodge becomes Renault. Peter Davies concludes his in-depth analysis.

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ROYAL BOX? • Robert Campbell from the Vale of Leven has been collecting classic commercials for years. Bob Weir went to see his latest acquisition, aBedford TK horsebox with possible Royal connections.

MINOR ROLE

FAIRGROUND CLASSICS • For a change this month, we have a special Carrying On feature looking at some current fairground lorries. Lots of Fodens and ERFs, plus a sprinkling of others!

53RD EAST COAST RUN JUNE 11 2023 • With nearly 100 lorries taking part, the 2023 East Coast Run is thought to have been the biggest yet! David Reed reports..

NORFOLK IN BRESSINGHAM • Nor wich Showground may have been unavailable, but that didn’t stop the Eastern Counties Show organisers from staging an event. Peter Simpson reports…

BERMUDA MINOR • There’s just one classic commercial vehicle on Bermuda, and this is it! Mike Neale tells the story, and provides a snapshot of the classic car scene here.

SCAMMELL MU, SHOWTRAC, HIGHWAYMAN AND CONSTRUCTOR • Pt 2: Mike Neale looks at thew extensive post-1995 Highwayman and Constructor ranges modelled by Corgi.

QUARRY LORRY • Nick Baldwin looks at some of the hardest-worked lorries of all, starting with a personal trip down memor y lane.

EVENTS DIARY • This diary has been compiled from information supplied by event organisers, and while every effort has been made to ensure that it is accurate and correct, neither Kelsey Media or Station House Publishing are able to accept responsibility for changes, errors and mistakes. We strongly recommend that readers check event details, and the type of vehicles that normally attend, prior to travelling long distances.

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