Classic Truck

Classic Truck is the definitive celebration of classic and vintage lorries, trucks and vans. The historical content includes the entire spectrum of vehicle manufacturers and covers the current preservation scene, featuring meticulously maintained and restored vehicles. The magazine regularly features light commercial vans, buses and coaches, fire engines and military vehicles as well as covering related events held across the year.

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1936 Bedford WHG Recovery Truck • This article on the restoration of a 1936 Bedford WHG Recovery truck is dedicated to the late Ed Burrows, who was a regular contributor to Heritage Commercials magazine and a personal friend of Ray and Kenny Walsh.

Beamish Museum Gifted a Pair of Leyland Cub Fire Appliances • Mike and Julie Blenkinsop bring you the great news that Beamish Museum have taken delivery of two 1930s fire appliances from Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service's historic collection for active use at their site in County Durham.

THE DORSET VAILE • Joseph Lewis discovers the lorries driven by Tim Vaile around the Poole area of Dorset in the 1980s and 1990s.

BURY TRANSPORT MUSEUM • The Bury Transport Museum, a hidden gem in the Greater Manchester area, is a fascinating journey through time.

ANNIVERSARY ADVENTURE • Joseph Lewis discovers a realm of heritage commercials on his way to a special wedding anniversary on the Somerset / Devon border.

The ‘Old Firm’ - J.H Rose & Sons Gillingham, Dorset

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Pountains' Vessel Lift • Mike and Julie Blenkinsop recount a heavy haulage move, as giant fermentation vessels are carried through the city of Edinburgh to one of the biggest brewery sites in the UK.

Volvo Albion Bus Recovery • Our profile this month is an interesting hybrid which appears to be a Volvo bus recovery vehicle. However, those that know, will realise that the rest of the vehicle beyond the identifiable cab is certainly not of Swedish build, say Mike and Julie Blenkinsop.

TESTING TIMES - PART 2 • The 1960s were to see a huge shake up within the haulage industry, arguably bigger than the 1933 Road Traffic Act, which was to be the final nail in the coffin of steam as a motive power for lorries, and perhaps even bigger too than the chaos of nationalisation immediately following the second world war. Alan Dale concludes the story.

Nosing Ahead • Bonneted trucks fell out of favour in the UK in the 1950s and 1960s, and by the 1980s were very rare indeed. But nevertheless, some European manufacturers occasionally offered them to UK hauliers. Pip Dunn takes a look back.

Going stateside • A first ever trip to America for Pip Dunn saw some interesting trucks, although there was definitely a common theme.

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