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MORRIS J2 Minibus

Once, BMC J2s were to be seen on almost every urban street-corner. Nowadays, it’s possible UK survivors barely number into double-figures. Mike Neale tells...

Papworth bodies for Bedford Lorries

In 2024, former long-term employee Alan Robinson rescued a large quantity of archive photographs from a skip when long-established coachbuilding business Papworth Coachworks finally...

ATKINSON Mk.1

An in-depth analysis of the Atkinson Mk.1, the model range which saw the Big A from Preston switch from coachbuilt cabs to glassfibre. By...

Morris J-Type Mail van

The Morris J-Type is still to many the archetypal British GPO van, even though the last one left service in 1970. Mike Neale tracks...

Volvo F88 – Britain’s oldest working lorry

Bob Carmichael’s 1973 Volvo F88 tractor and timber transport trailer was until mid-2023, almost certainly the oldest working lorry in Britain, writes Peter Simpson....

The Papworth Coachworks story

Papworth Industries were one of Britain’s leading commercial vehicle bodybuilders, but with a unique benevolent aspect. Using photographs rescued from skips when the business...
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The Diamond T tank transporter

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Morrison Electricar GM 60cwt Coal Delivery Lorry

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A 1971 Atkinson Borderer still working hard in Dorset

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A unique AEC Mandator saved from oblivion

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