 | | LATEST PHOTOS 
UPDATED NOVEMBER 14/15 2009.
120 photos in this collection.
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 | | 2009 Great Dorset Steam Fair
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 26TH 2009.
64 photos by Gyles Carpenter, Dave Godley, Dave Gothard & Andy Fowler.
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 | | 2009 HCVS Trans-Pennine Run
36 images by Gyles Carpenter & Andrew Riley on August 2nd 2009.
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 | | 2009 Gloucestershire Steam Extravaganza
56 photos taken at Kemble Airfield by Dave Gothard & Steve Holmes on August 1st/2nd 2009.
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 | | 2009 Ayrshire Road Run
72 photos taken by Gyles Carpenter & Dave Gothard over the weekend of July 11/12 2009.
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 | | Dave's double takes
UPDATED OCTOBER 4TH 2009.
Dave Gothard has submitted some of his marvellous photos that show two or more classic vehicles side by side, or classic lorries with their transporters.
188 photos in this collection.
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 | | Veterans 1916 & earlier
10 photos at the moment. More to be added soon.
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 | | Vintage Years 1917-1930
62 photos.
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 | | Albion
Albion Motors Ltd, South Street, Scotstoun, Glasgow.
Featured types: AM463, FT3, KL127, Cairn, Caledonian, Cameronian, Chieftain, Clansman, Claymore, Clydesdale, Reiver, Victor & many others.
269 photos.
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 | | Atkinson
| Atkinson Lorries (1933) Ltd, Winery Lane, Walton-Le-Dale, Nr Preston. The Knight of the Road 314 photos. |
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 | | Austin
Austin Motor Co Ltd, Longbridge, Birmingham.
392 photos.
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 | | Bedford
Vauxhall Motors Ltd, Luton, Beds.
·1930s WH, WL, WS, WT.
·Wartime MW, OX, OY, QL.
·Postwar K, M, OL, OS, P.
·1950s onwards S, R, A, C, D, TJ, TK, KM, M, TL, TM.
·VAL & VAS (commercial use of psv chassis).
·CA, CF, HA light vans.
926 photos.
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 | | Bradford
Jowett Cars Ltd, Bradford Lane, Idle, Bradford, Yorks.
10 cwt Van, drop-side Lorry, six-seater Utility & Utility de Luxe built 1946-53.
18 photos.
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 | | Bristol
Bristol Tramways & Carriage Co Ltd.
Featured types: Early 4-tonner, BRS HA tractor unit & HG 8-wheel rigid, trolleybus tower wagon.
20 photos.
|
 | | Coles Cranes (including Grove & Taylor)
Renowned manufacturer of truck-mounted cranes, established in Southwark in 1878, latterly of Sunderland. Company ceased trading in 1998. Grove, Allen, Coles, Priestman, Neal and F. Taylor were taken over by the American Manitowoc Group after various mergers and some aspects of these company's technology still appear in Manitowoc cranes.
67 photos.
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 | | Commer
Commer Cars Ltd, Biscot Road, Luton, Beds.
Originally the Commercial Car Company, taken over by Humber in 1926 and renamed Commer Cars. Commer & Humber were taken over by the Rootes Group in 1928. Commer's distinctive 3-cylinder 2-stroke diesel engine designed by Rootes Group member Tilling Stevens - the 'TS3' - was used extensively in the QX and later Maxiload models. Featured types: Q2, Q4, Q15, Q25, Superpoise 2-5 ton, QX underfloor-engine 7-12 ton, A25, Cob, BF 1 ton, Maxiload 14-16 ton & Walk-Thru.
187 photos.
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 | | Crossley
Crossley Motors Ltd, Errwood Park, Stockport.
1 photo.
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 | | Dennis
Dennis Bros Ltd, Guildford, Surrey.
130 photos.
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 | | Dennison
7 photos.
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 | | Diamond T
Diamond T Motor Company, Chicago.
Type 980/981 heavy tractor used in wartime by the British military and postwar as a heavy haulage prime mover / recovery vehicle.
66 photos.
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 | | Dodge
Dodge Brothers (Britain) Ltd, Mortlake Road, Kew Gardens, Richmond, Surrey.
104 photos.
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 | | Douglas
Douglas Equipment Ltd, Kingsditch Lane, Cheltenham, Glos.
Founded in 1947 by Frank L Douglas, the company produced 4-wheel drive forestry tractors based initially on shortened and strengthened ex-WD AEC Matadors re-equipped with 9.6 litre AEC diesel engine, winch, land anchor, new cab & Trakgrip tyres. Later models were built up from parts sourced direct from AEC. Douglas continues to manufacture aircraft handling tractors, dockside & distribution tractors & other special products.
18 photos.
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 | | Electric vehicles
Morrison-Electricar... Smiths Industries... Bugden of Hove...
8 photos.
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 | | ERF
ERF Ltd, Sun Works, Sandbach, Cheshire.
482 photos.
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 | | Foden
Fodens Ltd, Elworth Works, Sandbach, Cheshire.
479 photos.
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 | | Ford including Fordson & Thames
Ford Motor Co Ltd, Dagenham, Essex.
Fordson (1933-39)
Fordson Thames (1939-57)
Ford Thames (1957-65)
Ford (1965- )
460 photos.
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 | | FWD
4 photos.
|
 | | Guy & Daimler
Guy Motors Ltd, Fallings Park, Wolverhampton.
 Featured types: Otter, Vixen, Wolf, Invincible, Warrior, Big J.66 photos. |
|
 | | Hydrocon
Lambert Engineering Co (Glasgow) Ltd, Hydrocon Works, Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire.
Builders of 'Hydrocon' Hydraulic Construction mobile cranes mounted on Thornycroft, Albion & Foden truck chassis.
Highlander 6-ton, Huntley 8-ton, Hamilton 15-ton, Hebridean 20-ton, Hampden 50-ton, Hibernian, Hornet, Admiral, Chieftain, Clansman 15-ton, Marksman 8-ton, Swordsman.
53 photos + Highlander brochure.
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 | | Humber
17 photos.
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 | | Indiana
Indiana Distributors (London) Ltd, Harrow Road, London W9.
1 photo.
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 | | JNSN
Jensen Motors Ltd, Carters Green, West Bromwich, Staffs.
 6-ton trucks of lightweight aluminium alloy construction, designed in conjunction with Reynolds Tube Co Ltd of Tyseley, Birmingham, initially for conveyance of long lengths of tubing for the aviation industry. Offered with integral bodywork as Platform Vehicle, Dropside Truck & Pantechnicon, all powered by the Perkins P6 diesel. Jensen also built the little Jen-Tug mechanical horse.22 photos. |
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 | | Jones Cranes
Jones Cranes, K & L Steelfounders & Engineers Ltd, Letchworth, Herts.
Southdown Engineering of Hassocks near Brighton (having acquired the Jones & Iron Fairy names) provide spares and modernise and upgrade older machines.
14 photos.
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 | | Karrier
Karrier Motors Ltd, Biscot Road, Luton, Beds.
Featured models: K6, Bantam & Gamecock.
52 photos.
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 | | Lacre
Lacre (after Long Acre) Lorries Ltd, Letchworth and Welwyn Garden City.
Known for their antiquated 3-wheel sweepers. Formerly the Lacre Motor Car Company.
6 photos. See also Vintage Years 1917-1930.
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 | | Land-Rover
The Rover Co Ltd, Meteor Works, Lode Lane, Solihull, Birmingham.
88 photos.
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 | | Latil
Shunting & timber tractors with unusual front & rear steering built under licence in the UK by S&D. Post-WWII the French firm Latil was absorbed by Saviem.
6 photos.
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 | | Leyland
| Leyland Motors Ltd, Hough Lane, Leyland, Lancs. Featured types: Badger, Beaver, Bison, Buffalo, Bull, Comet & Super Comet, Cub, Harrier, Hippo & Super Hippo, Landtrain, Lynx, Martian, Octopus, Retriever, Roadtrain, Redline Boxer, Mastiff & Terrier, Titan, Turbine. 682 photos. |
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 | | Manchester
Willys Overland Crossley Ltd, Stockport.
5 photos.
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 | | Morris-Commercial/Morris (incl. BMC)
Morris-Commercial Cars Ltd, Adderley Park, Birmingham.
Morris Motors Ltd, Cowley, Oxford.
277 photos.
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 | | Morris J Van 60th Anniversary 15.6.08
The 60th anniversary of the classic Morris J-type 10cwt van was commemorated at the Wythall Bus Museum in the West Midlands in June 2008 where nearly 30 examples gathered for the event.
Roland Turner has supplied all the photos in this collection which comprises Morris J & JB types and Austin 101s taken at the 60th gathering and also a few more vehicles seen at various other locations. Visit Roland's blog!36 photos. |
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 | | Morris/BMC/Leyland FG Types
FG types with "thrup'ny bit" cabs badged as BMC, Morris or Leyland.
54 photos.
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 | | Pacific
Pacific Car & Foundry Co, Renton, USA.
The combination of Pacific TR-1 WWII US Army 6x6 M26 Heavy Tractor & Fruehauf M15 Tank Transporter Trailer was known as M25 'Dragon Wagon', designed to deploy or recover M4 Sherman tanks to or from the front line.
Robert Wynn & Sons Ltd of Newport converted six TR-1s to heavy haulage tractors. New cabs replaced the original armoured cabs, and the thirsty Hall-Scott 440 240bhp 6-cylinder petrol engines were changed for Cummins diesels. 'Enterprise' was Wynn's last conversion and ran from 1964 to 1973.
7 photos.
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 | | Proctor
Keen to improve their fleet's performance, Norwich haulier Proctor Springwood Ltd of Mousehold developed a small range of Perkins-engined trucks with Moss gearboxes & rear axles. In 1949 Proctor's distributor Praill's of Hereford took over production resulting in almost every firm nationalised into BRS Hereford having at least one Proctor. Others were transferred from other branches and it became a "Proctor hot spot" with Hoovers in Merthyr having the largest fleet. Production ceased in 1952.
1 photo.
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 | | Rotinoff
Rotinoff Construction Ltd, Poyle, Bucks.
15 photos.
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 | | Rowe Hillmaster
MG Rowe (Motors) Doublebois Ltd, Cornwall.
8 photos.
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 | | Rutland
Motor Traction Ltd, Addiscombe, Croydon, 1951-57.
Short-lived truck manufacturer which offered a variety of mostly Perkins-engined goods vehicles, sold under the Rutland name after the birth-place of the founder's father.
3 photos.
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 | | Scammell
| Scammell Lorries Ltd, Tolpits Lane, Watford, Herts. Featured types: Chain-drives, 45-tonner, 15MU/20MU*, 15LA/20LA*, Amazon, Constructor, Contractor, Crusader, Commander, Explorer, Handyman, Highwayman, Himalayan, Mechanical Horse, Mountaineer, Pioneer, Rigid 6, Rigid 8, Routeman, Scarab, S24, S26, Townsman & Trunker. (* Motive Unit & Light Artic descriptions shown in this collection aren't 100% accurate so do not take them as Gospel!!) 960 photos. |
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 | | SD
Shelvoke & Drewry Ltd, Letchworth, Herts.
28 photos.
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 | | Seddon
Seddon Motors Ltd, Woodstock Factory, Oldham, Lancs.
62 photos.
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 | | Seddon Atkinson
Seddon Atkinson Vehicles Ltd, Woodstock Factory, Oldham, Lancs.
33 photos.
|
 | | Sentinel
| Sentinel (Shrewsbury) Ltd, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. EVER WATCHFUL & ON THE ALERT Visit the SENTINELS IN PRESERVATION page on the Sentinel Drivers Club website.77 photos. |
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 | | Smith Cranes
Thomas Smith & Sons (Rodley) Ltd, Rodley, Leeds.
5 photos.
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 | | Standard
Standard Motor Company, Coventry, Warks.
Founded by R. W. Maudslay in 1903.
23 photos.
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 | | Stonefield
Stonefield Vehicles Ltd, Cumnock, Ayrshire.
Forward-control 4x4 & 6x4 off-road rapid intervention vehicles designed & developed by Jim McKelvie. P3000 had a Ford V6 engine, P5000 had a Chrysler V8, automatic gearbox. Used by Scottish utility companies and airport fire services as well as others. Following the founder's death in 1978 the company went into receivership. Assets were 'acquired' by Gomba Holdings in 1981 and production transferred to Strood, Kent.
13 photos.
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 | | Thornycroft
| Transport Equipment (Thornycroft) Ltd, Basingstoke, Berks. Featured types: Amazon, Antar, Big Ben, Handy, Mastiff, Nippy, Nubian, Sturdy, Swiftsure, Trident, Trusty. 118 photos. |
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 | | Tilling Stevens
Tilling Stevens Ltd/T.S.Motors Ltd, Maidstone, Kent.
3 photos.
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 | | Trojan
Trojan Ltd, Purley Way, Croydon, Surrey.
20 photos.
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 | | Union
Union Cartage Co, Bromley-by-Bow, London E.
Built up from Foden parts and with Gardner power, Union drawbar tractors were used as short-haul motive units for ferrying insulated meat containers between Smithfield Market and the docks.
1 photo.
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 | | Unipower (including Alvis & Haulamatic)
Universal Power Drives Ltd, Aintree Road, Perivale, Greenford, Middlesex.
4-wheel drive tractors with Perkins or Gardner diesel engines designed mainly for forestry work although some found work as dockside tugs.
Unipower acquired Haulamatic-Heathfield and was in turn acquired by the Alvis Car & Engineering Co Ltd. Alvis sold Heathfield in 1998.
37 photos.
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 | | Vulcan
The Vulcan Motor & Engineering Co Ltd, Crossens, Southport.
Acquired in 1938 by Tilling-Stevens, Maidstone, Kent as Vulcan Motors Ltd.
Postwar 6-ton load carriers were 6PF with Perkins 6-cyl diesel engine & 6VF with Vulcan 4-cyl petrol engine.
8 photos.
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 | | Old European Classics
Büssing... DAF... Ebro... FTF... Hanomag... Henschel... MAN... Mercedes-Benz... Pegaso... Scania... Volvo...
309 photos.
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 | | Old American Classics
Chevrolet... Dodge... Ford... GMC... International... Mack...
87 photos.
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 | | Steam up!
15 photos.
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 | | Classic Plant
Diggers & Dumpers etc not included in other collections.
Aveling-Barford... Caterpillar... Euclid... Fowler (Leeds)... JCB... Priestman... Ransomes... Ruston-Bucyrus... Terex... Track-Marshall...
149 photos.
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 | | J Mould Collection
John Mould owns a fabulous collection of preserved vehicles plus many awaiting restoration. The private collection at Burghfield near Reading in Berkshire is not open to the public but from time to time visits are arranged for societies such as the Transport Trust.
Phil Rawlings was among a group of Trust members who visited the collection on September 2nd 2008, and the owner has given permission for Phil's photos to be published here.
72 photos.
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 | | Bill Richardson Truck Museum
The amazing collection of British & American trucks & light commercials founded by the late Bill Richardson at Invercargill in Southern New Zealand.
60 photos & captions kindly supplied by Howard Pettigrew. 112 photos added on April 26th 2009.
Please note this is a private collection, not a public museum. Viewings may only be arranged by prior appointment.
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 | | NZ's Big Tour 20-21/10/07
The Bill Richardson Classic Commercial Memorial Rally, Invercargill. At the bottom of the world 320 beautifully-presented trucks gathered to honour an incredible individual. 30 classics from the North Island crossed the ferry to the South Island. Many others joined them on the way, with 60 in the convoy by the time they reached Invercargill. The Saturday run stopped for tea at some of the Richardson company yards. On Sunday trucks gathered at the Museum for an aerial shot before a parade through the main street where 179 modern trucks from the Richardson Group, and many other trucks from all over the South Island, joined with the 141 classic trucks making 320 in total. Trucks crisscrossed the streets with much tooting, light flashing & friendly waving between drivers & passengers. There has never been anything like it in New Zealand.
72 pictures & text by Howard Pettigrew.
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 | | Brough & Kirkby Stephen 22-23.3.08
The unexpected snowfall across the UK over the Easter weekend in March 2008 didn't deter the owners of these classic commercials from turning out for the annual Kirkby Stephen run.
Gyles Carpenter was there and he sent this selection of his superb pictures taken on both days.
21 photos in this collection.
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 | | BRS 60th Anniversary 6.7.08
BRS 60 was organised by Robin Masters and held at the Lincoln Farm Cafe, a traditional roadside transport caff established in the 1930s on the A452 near Hampton-in-Arden in the West Midlands.
As ever Gyles Carpenter was in attendance and has provided this set of eight superb photos.
|
 | | 1st Malta Commercial Vehicle Rally
 Malta's first annual Commercial Vehicle Rally held on March 28th 2009 was a great success with a grand total of 116 entries, including some new vehicles not seen on CCMV before.Rally organiser Peter Skerry has kindly provided pictures, 40 of which are included in this collection. |
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 | | Rush Green Motors
Long-established commercial vehicle dismantlers & dealers near Hitchin, Herts.
This selection of photos taken by Traveller Dave in June 1993. See Links for Dave's website.
44 photos.
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