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 But Heritage Commercials is not just about old drivers – its strong historical content looks at the various vehicle manufacturers, while it keeps up to date with the current preservation scene with stories of beautifully restored vehicles of a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!

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Heritage Commercials

Super-heavy champs • Ed Burrows explores the world of 100 tons-plus super-heavies. The world’s first was a Scammell that set a new heavylift record on the cobbled streets of Sheffield. Thanks to its 196-to-1 bottom ratio Scammell gearbox, its 108-bhp Gardner could hold its head high against later mechanical mountains with anything from 600-to 4,000-bhp.

Leyland Society Gathering

HANTS & DORSET • A NATIONAL BUS COMPANY

LONDON’S ENVIRO200 BUSES

2023 The Minor LCV Register Celebrates the 70th Anniversary of the humble van and pick-up…

Bumper events programme • Transport Museum Wythall

The Reiver’s Revival • Losing its name, its heritage and even its LAD cab, didn’t stop the Reiver from dominating its sector, says Ian Shaw.

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The Weaver’s of Corvedale, Salop • Michael Marshall gives us part one of the family history of the Weaver’s of Corvedale

Last van standing A Reliant Regal Mk II • The young Princess Elizabeth was crowned Queen in 1953 – the whole nation at last saw something to celebrate after the austerity of the war and embraced the occasion enthusiastically, a new monarch; a new era! Reliant joined in and named its new car model the Regal.

Memories’ lanes • John Sanderson saved the bulk of Foden’s archives as the demolition contractors were moving in. He has put together a book that includes 300 images never seen before in print. They include Fodens of every imaginable type, including some even the most ardent Elworth Works devotees may be less familiar with

American Beauties • There is no doubt that American Trucks have become more popular on the show circuit in recent years. My latest feature takes a look at some of my favourites from truck shows I have attended over the past few years.

LA loco the story • Mike and Julie Blenkinsop continue their look at the preservation movement in Europe, highlighting the French event La Locomotion en Fête

Dennis Eagle • Dennis Eagle dominated the private sector waste management industry during the 1980s and the 90s as Timothy Byrne explains

BACK ISSUES

Never off duty! • Good quality camera-phones means you are often now able to take a picture of any interesting truck, whatever its age or type, whenever you see one. Here’s a few unexpected grab shots from recent times

Sell it to me! • Sadly, hard copy, printed truck brochures are a dying breed, but they used to be a vital sales tool for manufacturers

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