Heritage Commercials

Heritage Commercials magazine is Britain’s brightest full colour magazine for classic and vintage commercial vehicle enthusiasts. It celebrates the days when roads were still quiet and lorry driving was fun as well as hard work. But Heritage Commercials is not just about old drivers – its strong historical content looks at the various vehicle manufacturers, while it keeps up to date with the current preservation scene with stories of beautifully restored vehicles of a bygone age, and their owners, being featured. The magazine also regularly features light commercials – vans to you and me – buses and coaches, fire engines and military vehicles, as well as keeping in touch with the ever growing number of superb long distance road runs and events held throughout the year. This is living history on the move!

1958 – That was a good year

Heritage Commercials

In praise of the Ford Thames Trader • I would have been just over two years old writes Alan Dale, when Ford announced their Thames Trader to the world, at the top end of the new range, Ford now had in their arsenal competition for the likes of the seven-ton Bedford ‘S’ type, and the Commer two-stroke.

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Public and private waste sector and Tim Prince, 1996 – 2001 • Tim Prince is one of the UK’s leading waste vehicle and equipment sales entrepreneurs and has been involved with the sector for more than 40 years as Timothy Byrne explains.

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Westfield choice • AEC was not considered a specific ‘heavy haulage’ specialist, but that didn’t stop this Mandator from changing those perceptions, says Ian Shaw.

Trucks of the American West • Six-wheelers, double-drive bogies and higher power outputs were born in the Western states of the USA. Ed Burrows visits the history of pioneering manufacturers of what constitutes the ‘West Coast truck’, which can justifiably claim to be the catalyst resulting in all max gross trucks today.

Transport Heritage

The Humber Story – Part three • As this story culminates with the progress of the Humber FV1600 chassis, it may appear that you are reading a copy of‘Heritage Military Machines’ as our Rootes-built vehicle moves on to an armoured role in the British Army and we chart its progress and metamorphosis from a great British-engineered truck into an effective fighting vehicle. Mike and Julie Blenkinsop conclude their story.

Reno, Nevada USA Convention & Truck Show • On Wednesday, June 7, Peter Langdon drove his 1964 Autocar DC-100 with his wife following in their car, the 115 miles to Reno Nevada to attend the show. Here’s Peter’s report on the event.

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Thirty years of the best ERF ever • ERF’s new EC series appeared in 1993 and is widely regarded as the best ERF ever, changing perceptions and winning orders with those who had never entertained the brand, as Pip Dunn explains

Great day at Gaydon • Although HeritageCommercials had a picture feature of Gaydon last month, this time, Pip Dunn concentrates more on some of the 1970s and 1980s motors that were at the show

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