Tag: WW2

1967 Bedford KM lorry superbly restored as tribute

Commercials CVC Team - 29 August 2024

Nick Larkin reports on Kerry Allen's 1967 Bedford KM, created as a wonderful tribute to his dad and the lorry he drove back in...

Brilliant Bedford O lorry budget restoration

Commercials CVC Team - 18 June 2024

Peter Simpson meets Parry Davis and the 1946 Bedford O that he's restored so well, despite the tightest of budgets. Parry Davis is well-known in...

An interesting classic lorry collection

Commercials CVC Team - 13 March 2024

Bob Weir meets North Wales-based Brian Owen to discover more about his interesting classic lorry collection. Brian Owen has lived near Wrexham all his life...

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...

Collectable Standard Motor Company models

Commercials CVC Team - 5 August 2022

Mike Neale profiles the development of the Standard Motor Company's Vanguard range, and the collectable models that sprang from it. Following WW2, the Standard Motor...

1970s Leyland Clydesdale tipper

Commercials CVC Team - 20 December 2021

The 1970s Leyland Clydesdale tipper was one of the last, British-built workhorses of that era. Bob Weir enjoys Allan Steel's superb example. East Kilbride was...