Tag: BL

Singing the praises of the cheap and cheerful LDV Pilot

Commercials CVC Team - 2 April 2024

Peter Simpson meets a man with a passion for the LDV Pilot, who is building an impressively varied collection of these trusty workhorses. I once heard...

Original 1977 Foden Fleetmaster press vehicle restored

Commercials CVC Team - 24 November 2023

The Fleetmaster was Foden’s approach to the component truck, but all done in the Sandbach style, says Ian Shaw. When searching for trucks to feature...

Classic 1973 Bedford HA Post Office van beautifully preserved

Commercials CVC Team - 23 November 2023

Mike Neale tells the story of the Mills Bothers' latest Post Office van, a 1973 Bedford HA, and its restoration. Bedford’s boxy HA van had...

How about a classic ULEZ city beater?

Commercials CVC Team - 24 April 2023

Fancy a light commercial vehicle to own and use in a post-ULEZ city environment? Peter Simpson has a few suggestions. As most of you are...

Superb 1962 Morris FG lorry

Commercials CVC Team - 3 February 2022

Ian Shaw meets Len Wilkes and his superb 1962 Morris FG lorry with beautifully restored and painted dropside bodywork. Photography: Ian Shaw With greater emphasis on...

1960s AEC Mandators

Commercials CVC Team - 26 February 2021

Bob Weir recently discovered two 1960s AEC Mandators living near Edinburgh, and explains a little of the story of AEC’s ill-fated V8. The twin-axle, 1960s...