Classic & Vintage Commercials

Classic & Vintage Commercials magazine is dedicated to heavy commercial vehicles. Focusing on the truck manufacturers from the heyday of road haulage over the past eight decades. Take a trip down memory lane with Britain’s best-selling classic road-haulage magazine. From reader’s restorations and recollections to company histories and archive images, you’ll find a welcome mix of nostalgia and news and even some classic trucks for sale.

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BREWERY BEAVER RESTORED • The late Richard Ransome bought this 1934 Leyland Beaver TSC9 for preservation back in 1971, and for many years it was rallied as a cut-down recovery vehicle. Now though it has been put back to its original condition as a tribute to Richard. David Reed was there when it was returned to the family following an absolutely stunning restoration.

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THAMES ET6 • Pt2: Peter Davies concludes his in-depth analysis of Ford’s significant and extremely popular lorry of the 1950s.

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SIXTY YEARS OF THE FORD TRANSIT • Back in 1965, Ford transformed the 12-35cwt van market with its all-new Transit range. Peter Simpson begins an in-depth analysis..

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A TALE OF TWO TRANSITS • Two key attributes of the basic Transit design were its versatility and adaptability. Mike Neale tracks down two examples with coachbuilt bodywork. One is remarkably original, the other has been made into something completely different.

WHERRY FIRST ERF B-SERIES 8W. • This nicely liveried ERF ‘31G 4RD’ B-series rigid eight-wheeled bulk tipper of Wherry & Sons Ltd, from Bourne in Lincolnshire, was my very first sighting of the new model. I was lucky enough to see it waiting to unload at a mill in Manchester on November 14 1975. It was virtually brand new and had a Gardner 6LXB.

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TRACTOR WORLD 2025 • Strong commercial vehicle support at the 2025 early-season event in Worcestershire. Peter Love reports.

RÉTROMOBILE 2025 • Mike Neale popped over to Paris for a couple of days…

PRACTICAL CLASSICS CAR & RESTORATION SHOW • Mike Neale went along to the NEC’s ‘other’ classic car show, where the emphasis is on rust and restoration

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Austin K8 Three Way & Morris Commercial PV • In the early postwar period, Austin and Morris Commercial both introduced new large sized vans.

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PUBLIC UTILITY TRANSPORT • Another selection from the Alan Robinson/Papworth Coachworks archive collection, this time featuring electricity and water board vehicles.

KENT AND SUSSEX TRANSPORT PT 28 • Another south-eastern selection courtesy of Les Freathy…

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