The Fordson Super Major
Chris Graham on 2nd July 2020
Jonathan Whitlam spotlights the Fordson Super Major; a tractor launched in Hamburg at a convention called Ford of Dagenham Comes to Europe, in 1960.
Articles
Goddess for the Century
Chris Graham on 1st July 2020
Dean Reader meets a classic vehicle enthusiast who, rather than get something small and sporty, or a posh, luxury marque, gained a Goddess for the Century.
The land of the giants
Chris Graham on 30th June 2020
Peter Love reports from the amazing, Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion; an event that truly offers a glimpse of the land of the giants
Free to a good home!
Chris Graham on 29th June 2020
Transport Museum Wythall is offering its long-time-in-storage Leyland Tiger PS1 Stratford Blue single-decker bus free to a good home.
Iconic heavy haulage
Chris Graham on 28th June 2020
Over the years, Scammell produced some of the most iconic heavy haulage and recovery tractors in the world, as Mike and Julie Blenkinsop explain.
Royal Navy Carriers
Chris Graham on 27th June 2020
The second War at Sea bookazine has just been published, and this edition focusses on the history and development of the Royal Navy Carriers.
Dominant Massey Ferguson balers
Chris Graham on 26th June 2020
Dan Harris explains how and why, from the early 1950s onwards, dominant Massey Ferguson balers were so influential in UK farming.
Classic buses at work
Chris Graham on 25th June 2020
The latest edition in the On the Buses bookazine series, features a further selection of period, black and white photographs of classic buses at work.
Beautifully-restored Ferguson Mark 1 trailer
Chris Graham on 24th June 2020
Willie Carson takes a look at Colin Taylor’s beautifully-restored Ferguson Mark 1 trailer, which has been a prize-winner wherever it’s been shown.
Eight-leggers on parade
Chris Graham on 23rd June 2020
The first in this new quarterly bookazine series – Eight-leggers On Parade – brings together a unique collection of rigid, eight-wheel vehicles.
Preservation scene in the 1960s
Chris Graham on 22nd June 2020
Clive Baker recalls the emerging preservation scene in the 1960s, with some pictures of Staffordshire rallies he visited.
Clay from the Cornish ports
Chris Graham on 21st June 2020
David Vaughan takes a nostalgic look at the industrial infrastructure that made the export of clay from Cornish ports a viable proposition.
Narrow Gauge Steam
Chris Graham on 20th June 2020
Britain was the pioneer of railways, but Narrow Gauge Steam is more of an international phenomenon, as you’ll find out in this new bookazine.
Outstanding sale results
Chris Graham on 19th June 2020
Outstanding sale results were the order of the day for the recent, online farm dispersal sale held by Cheffins for a client in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.
