1931 Dennis KJ636 at Chatham Dockyard. (Gyles Carpenter)

Up for auction at Cheffins of Sutton (Ely) in April 2008 was 1932 Dennis flatbed chassis no. 160383, re-registered AMB412 in 1947. Was on static display for many years, but where? (Paul Pearman)

1933 Dennis flat YFF525 seen at Chipping agricultural Showground near Preston Lancs on May 26th 2008. (John Turnbull)

Rare Dennis 45A built in 1933 but not registered until 1970 (FTE327J, now YFF525) as it previously ran on trade plates. (Ken Reid)

1934 Dennis JH8235 (left) & 1933 Leyland Cub UD5356 at Brighton in 1971.
(Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley)

1934 Dennis Big 4 pump escape VY5445 ex-York seen at a very wet and soggy Teesside rally in June 2007. (Ken Reid)

1935 trolleybus wire maintenance Dennis Ace BUF679 at Brighton in 1985. (Graham Dyer)

1935 Dennis C type tanker BXD123 seen at the 1980 CCMS. (Ted Taylor)

1935 Dennis C type tanker BXD123 on its way to Brighton. (Gyles Carpenter)

1936 Dennis Light Six AAP344 of East Sussex Fire Brigade, then to Lyons Tea works brigade. Brighton 1995. (Graham Dyer)

1936 Dennis Ace New World FPC448 used as a works fire appliance in Guildford by Dennis themselves. Seen at Brighton in 1979. (Graham Dyer)

1937 Dennis CRW345 used by machine tool makers Alfred Herbert Ltd saw service on the worst night of the blitz on Coventry in November 1940.
(Dave Gothard)

Rear view of Dennis CRW345 on display in Coventry Transport Museum. (Dave Gothard)

1939 Dennis Light 4 BPN698 at Horsted Keynes Station in September 2009. The appliance was new to Newhaven Fire Brigade. (Alan Barnes)

1939 Dennis Light Four FJH324 with Braidwood body new to Watford Rural District Council, photographed at Godmanchester. (Richard Haughey)

1939 Dennis WD lorry VPO558, Brighton May 1970. Note the GPO Morris 8 Linesman's van EGU230.
(Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley)

1940 Dennis Light-Four Pump Escape FJH489 ex-Hertford Corporation.
(Dave Gothard)

Much modified Dennis BU9014 seen on the Cheshire run. (Gyles Carpenter)

1946 Dennis flatbed CTK599 at the Basingstoke Festival of Transport on 9th May 1999. (Phil Rawlings)

1946 Dennis CTK599. (Richard Haughey)

A smart old Dennis tipper at Detling Steam and Transport Rally in 2003. (Barry Brooker)

1955 Dennis GSU627. Trans Pennine run, August 2007. (Peter Quinn)

1948 Dennis refuse collector KTT303 seen at Amberley circa 1996. (Phil Rawlings)

1958 Dennis WTR351 seen at a Donington auction a few years ago. (Bill Reid)

1962 Dennis 679CWU seen on show in the late 90s. (Harry Clark)

Dennis fire engine restored for a client by HVCCVC members Paul & Col Lukes and seen at the Hunter Vallery Steamfest in April 2007. (Andrew Blacklock)

Dennis CRV55 was probably acquired by Watney's. (John Harrington)

1962 Dennis Condor ODX967, Tony Missin's new restoration seen at the Thurlow & Haverhill show at Horseheath Racecourse south of Cambridge, August 4/5 2007. When new the vehicle carried a tanker body but has been restored as a flat. (Paul Pearman)

Tony Missin's ultra-rare 1962 Dennis Condor ODX967 seen on the Wisbech run on August 12th 2007. (Gyles Carpenter)

1962 Dennis Condor ODX967 was new to Anglian Petroleum Ltd as a tanker and based at their Ipswich depot. Rescued as a derelict from a field and restored by Tony Missin. Seen here on the Fens in 2007. (Alan Barnes)

1961 Gardner-engined Dennis Condor 1620ND on the 2008 Derbyshire Limestone run. (Dave Gothard)

Former London Borough of Islington Dennis Delta refuse collector PAT982 seen at work in Malta in January 2008. (Peter Skerry)

1969 Dennis DB15 tipper XPE214G, possibly ex Tarmac, seen at Amberley circa 1996. (Phil Rawlings)

1971 Dennis D series AAA776J at the Basingstoke Festival of Transport on 13th May 2007. (Phil Rawlings)

1971 Dennis D series Water Tender AOT240J ex-Hampshire Fire Brigade at the Cheltenham Steam & Vintage Fair on October 10th 2009.
(George Ward)

Dennis D Series Water Tender Ladder WKJ883J ex Kent Fire Brigade, seen at the 1999 Woburn Tiger Moth meet. (Ted Taylor)

1972 Dennis D series EHO913K ex-Hampshire Fire Brigade seen at Masham on July 19th 23009.
(Ken Reid)

Richard Kew's ex fire appliance FCG706K now converted as living accommodation for his 'Tasty Tucker' catering operation. Seen at the Holbeach Vintage Rally in south Lincs, June 16/17 2007. (Paul Pearman)

1972 Dennis D Series POO464K at Canvey in 2003. (Richard Haughey)

1973 Dennis D series OOO280M on display at Waterside Farm, Canvey Island, Essex on April 20th 2008. (Ian Banks)

Clive Davis' Dennis Dominant GGC403N seen on the New Year's Day run. (Gyles Carpenter)

1975 Dennis Dominant refuse collector DBI835. Malta, January 2008. (Peter Skerry)

Dennis D series pump escape ex New South Wales Fire Brigades, at the Sandown HCVC Display Day in November 2006. (Andy Wright)

1979 Dennis D Series Water Tender SJY845T new to Devon Exeter & Seaton. Off service in 1995, stored at two museums before passing into private ownership. Acquired by current owner in 2005. Seen on the 2009 Tyne Tees run. (Dave Gothard)

1980 Dennis D Series Water Tender APT968W new to Durham County. Served at Durham headquarters before moving to Newton Aycliffe, downgraded to retained pump then finished service as a driver training vehicle. Seen on the 2009 Tyne Tees run. (Dave Gothard)

Dennis Elite T1 DBL098, dropside with Hiab.
(Peter Skerry)

1961 Normal control Dennis F2 fire appliance JPE612 ex Surrey Fire Brigade at Brooklands Runway. (Richard Haughey)

1955 Dennis F2 NED146 restored by Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service, seen in Sandbach.
(Dave Gothard)

Cadbury Fire Brigade Dennis F3 pump HOB561 preserved at Cadury World, Bournville. (Richard Haughey)

1950 Dennis F7 Pump Escape LFM200 seen at Kelsall on June 27th 2009. (Dave Gothard)

Dennis F8 FHL650 seen in 1994 approx at a rally in Hull. (Ken Reid)

Dennis F8 FHL650 ex-Wakefield City Fire Brigade seen at Eden Camp on July 4th 2009.
(Dave Gothard)

1955 Dennis F8 KSA363 seen when it was preserved the first time with Highland & Islands Fire Brigade. (Ken Reid)

Ex-Nairn Fire Service Dennis F8 KSA363 recently arrived in Malta where it will be totally restored. A pair of F8s were believed operated by the Royal Navy in the Admiralty Dockyard Malta in the late 1950s. (Peter Skerry)

1955 Dennis F8 KSA364 is preserved in original condition by the Earl of Strathmore at Glamis Castle near Forfar. (Ken Reid)

Attending Crowthorne is Dennis F8 Water Tender Ladder LHS964, formerly of the Western Area Fire Brigade at Paisley. (Richard Haughey)

1957 Dennis F8 Water Tender Ladder LHS964.
(Dave Gothard)

1957 Dennis F8/Miles LTY352 ex Northumberland seen at the Lincolnshire Steam & Vintage Rally, August 18/19 2007. (Paul Pearman)

1953 Devon County Fire Service Dennis F8 pump OUO549 seen at the Great Dorset.
(Dave Gothard)

Former Devon Fire Sevice petrol-engined Dennis F8 PUO928 of 1953 vintage seen on the 2008 Taunton Road Run in September 2008. (Dave Godley)

1953 Dennis F8 RMB996 ex-Cheshire Fire Brigade seen at Kelsall on June 27th 2009.
(Dave Gothard)

1953 Dennis F8 RUM966, one of five fitted with New World body supplied to the City of Leeds. Fitted with Rolls Royce 4.2 Mk 2 engine. (Harry Clark)

1953 Dennis F8 RUM966 ex-Leeds in Madiera Drive Brighton on May 3rd 2009. (Dave Gothard)

1955 Dennis F8 water tender STT318 on the New Year's Day Taunton run on January 1st 2009. (Dave Godley)

Bret Clayton's 1954 Dennis F8 URB87 new to Derbyshire serving at Somercoates until transfer to Alfreton. Operational until 1975 then a driver trainer for two years. Sold at auction, stripped of all fittings & equipment. Purchased by present owner in 1979 and restored to operational condition.
(Dave Gothard)

1957 Dennis F8 tender YMB847 with Rolls-Royce 4.3 litre petrol engine seen in Over during a Cottenham road run a few years ago. (Richard Haughey)

1951 Dennis F12 pump escape PPL897 ex-Surrey County Council seen at Onslow Park. (Dave Gothard)

Former Derbyshire Dennis F12. ANG81 is a re-reg; original reg was possibly PRA129. (Ken Reid)

1956 Dennis F12 RFO694 [ex Royal Navy Armaments Depot Broughton Moor 46RN53] seen at RAF Waddington, 2/7/06. (Ted Taylor)

1955 Dennis F12 Pump Escape UAU999 seen on the 2009 Tyne Tees run served at Lenton & Dunkirk with Nottinghamshire F.B. (Dave Gothard)

Restored 1954 Dennis F12 pump/escape 1AMX, seen at Brighton, was always based at Staines in Middlesex. (Mike Cotton)

Restored 1954 Dennis F12 pump/escape 1AMX, seen at Redhill Steam Fair on August 10th 2007. (Barry Brooker)

1960 Dennis F26 Water Tender TSA980 Pump Escape 1960 owned by Dennis Scott seen above Ballater on the 2007 NE Scotland run. (Gyles Carpenter)

Former Essex Fire Brigade Dennis F28 Water Tender OWC629 of 1963 vintage. Madeira Drive, Brighton, May 4th 2008. (Damon Cross)

1961 Dennis F28 water tender originally allocated to the Somerset Brigade and served initially at Bridgwater. Now restored to 1960s condition and fully equipped. It was pictured at the Cuckoo Spring Fayre at Laughton on May 24th 2009. (Alan Barnes)

1970 Dennis DWT472H seen after entering the preservation scene in about 1986 in the white livery of the West Riding of Yorkshire. (Ken Reid)

After lying disused Jordans yard in Norfolk 1970 Dennis DWT472H has now been rescued and will be restored in the near future. (Steve Holmes)

Dennis F48 CH5288 owned by the Melbourne Fire Museum. (Andy Wright)

1950 Dennis F7 Pump Escape LFM200.
(Ken Reid)

1953 Dennis F8 JMW424 taken many years ago in the Wiltshire area. (Ken Reid)

1953 Dennis F8 JMW424 in the Atwell-Wilson Motor Museum in Calne Wiltshire. (Dave Gothard)

Ex Cardiff City Fire Service 1966 Dennis F107 Emergency Tender HUH314D spotted in a Rushden front garden on 30/4/06. (Richard Haughey)

1958 Dennis F12 Pump escape 39AMX in the Science Museum collection at Wroughton.
(Dave Gothard)

1978 Dennis F131 UYU713S from Ron Bradley seen at Malpas. (Dave Gothard)

1967 Dennis F35 EEM47E ex-Bootle & London's Burning Dennis B593NPL seen at Malpas.
(Dave Gothard)

Dennis F46 WGA714H. (Gyles Carpenter)

Dennis chassis were more usually associated with fire service vehicles but Middlesex Ambulance Service had a flirtation with them in the 1950s. 1959 Dennis Heron AV2 5WMX seen at Wroughton in 1983. (Ken Reid)

Middlesex C.C. ambulance 5WMX, 1959 Dennis Heron AV2 with Dennis body, seen at the Crowthorne rally a few years ago. (Richard Haughey)

The Bowman family's rare Perkins-powered Dennis Horla GFO107, seen here at the end of a Tyne Tees run. (Gyles Carpenter)

1941 Dennis Lancet turntable ladder CDR287, Madeira Drive Brighton, May 1970.
(Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley)

1941 Dennis Lancet CDR287 seen in 1976 when in preservation. Originally ordered by the National Fire Service, served at Crownhill Road Plymouth and postwar with the City of Plymouth Fire Brigade. Sold out of service in 1964. (Ken Reid)

Dennis Lancet turntable ladder GXA97 with Fife seen here on its last day of service, August 1st 1968.
(Ken Reid)

1939 Dennis Max 4x2 RAF tender VPO558 seen at the Dennis Centenary, Guildford 1995. (Phil Rawlings)

1947 Dennis Max DBK926 on the Cottenham Run, 22nd April 2007. (Paul Pearman)

1947 Dennis Max DBK926 and AEC Matador RSY893 seen at Old Warden in 2007. (Dave Gothard)

1953 Dennis Max 6 flatbed RDV573 at the Dennis Centenary rally, Guildford 1995. (Phil Rawlings)

Rare Dennis Max 6 RDV573 of 1954 vintage seen on the London to Brighton run. (Gyles Carpenter)

Chassis of Dennis Nubian Major Mk 9 27AJ33.
(Ken Reid)

Dennis Nubian Major Mk 9 crash tender 30AG87.
(Ken Reid)

Dennis Nubian Major Foam Crash Tender Mk 9 (ex Thornycroft) at an airshow some years ago. (NF)

Dennis Pax ENM542 at Wood Green, Godmanchester. (Richard Haughey)

Trent's Dennis Pax LYP499 at Leicester. (Richard Haughey)

1954 Dennis Pax brewery dray PGC31 seen on Madeira Drive, Brighton. (Gyles Carpenter)

Dennis Pax gully emptier FVN458. (Gyles Carpenter)

Dennis Pax SXC694. Milbank 2004. (Richard Haughey)

1958 Dennis Pax VLW342, Quainton Steam & Vintage Vehicle Rally, September 21st 2008. (Phil Rawlings)

1948 Dennis Pax DFN567 at work, Sandwich, Kent, 1989. (Peter Esposito via Chris Stanley)

Dennis Pax MBK830 seen on the London to Brighton run. (Gyles Carpenter)

Dennis Pax MLG327 awaiting the start of a very wet Cheshire run. (Gyles Carpenter)

1949 Dennis Pax MLG327. (Dave Gothard)

1954 Dennis Pax PFG246 owned by Ralph Crow on the Tyne Tees run on June 3rd 2007. (Gyles Carpenter)

Dennis Pax tanker UVD13 in the snow at the Donington CVC show. (Gyles Carpenter)

Graham Rye's Dennis Pax XJG383 on the London to Brighton run. (Gyles Carpenter)

Dennis Pax XJG383, Chatham Dockyard 17/4/06. (Richard Haughey)

1958 Dennis Pax II flatbed YOD283 is fitted with a Gardner 4LK. It is seen at a wet Classic Auto Motion at Crowthorne in June 1997. (Phil Rawlings)

This converted Brighton Corporation Dennis recovery shows its obvious origins as a refuse wagon. It's being prepared to give disabled AEC Regent KCD93 a tow away from Old Steine. June 1963. (Peter Newman)

1959 Dennis Pax flatbed 5554EV seen at Hanbury Steam Fair, September 14-16th 2007. (Peter Skerry)

Dennis Pax at the 2003 Norwich rally. (Richard Haughey)

A lot of work has been done on 752ABB in two years. Taken at Norwich in 2005 in almost the same spot as the 2003 picture. (Richard Haughey)

Ex-BRS Dennis Pax with P6 diesel sold for £900 at auction in Cheshire on October 26th 2007. (Harry Clark)