Tag: Heritage Commercials

Superb 1970s Volvo F88

Commercials CVC Team - 11 April 2023

Ian Shaw reports on how Swedish manufacture Volvo successfully burst onto the UK commercial vehicle market with the F88 during the 1970s. There had been...

The wartime history of General Motors

Commercials CVC Team - 13 March 2023

Ed Burrows delves into the wartime history of General Motors, which manufactured around 1.2 million trucks during World War Two. Over half a million 6x6...

Amazing disused and derelict lorries in scrapyards

Commercials CVC Team - 27 February 2023

Michael Marshall takes a fascinating look at another collection of disused and derelict lorries spotted over the years. Following on from my Disused and derelict...

1967 Foden Blue Circle cement tanker restored

Commercials CVC Team - 15 February 2023

Ed Burrows meets Alex Newcombe and his superbly-restored 1967 Leyland 680-engined Foden Blue Circle cement tanker. Alex Newcombe loves power. His day job is working...

Glorious 1939 Leyland Pump Escape fire engine

Commercials CVC Team - 6 February 2023

John Meakins worked for Kent Fire Brigade but now spends the summer months displaying this glorious 1939 Leyland Pump Escape fire engine. This engine was...

1984 Reliant Fox Custom van

Commercials CVC Team - 4 October 2022

Brian Culpan tracks down a rare, 1984 Reliant Fox Custom van and meets its enthusiastic owner, Chris Heaton. Ely’s Garage, Dover in Kent, was a...

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Tag: Heritage Commercials

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