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.
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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.
ERF – the best of British
Chris Graham on 13th June 2020
To help celebrate ERF – the best of British – Mike Forbes presents a selection of historic lorry photographs from the Chris Hodge ‘Stilltime’ archive.
The last years of Leyland
Chris Graham on 10th June 2020
Peter Davies takes a fascinating look back at the final years of Leyland Trucks, from the 1960s to the company’s takeover by DAF in 1987.
The Harold Wood story
Chris Graham on 7th June 2020
The Harold Wood story is the subject of the latest in the Vintage Roadscene Archive series, which offers a fascinating insight into this famous tanker operator
Building the M25 motorway
Chris Graham on 6th June 2020
With period photographs and reports from John Wakely, Alan Barnes reflects on an impressive engineering achievement; building the M25 motorway
Vanished lorries of the 1980s
Chris Graham on 3rd June 2020
In a nostalgic look at the commercial vehicle scene, Dick Furniss recalls some of the notable but now vanished lorries of the 1980s.
Mercs on the Middle East run
Chris Graham on 30th May 2020
Pip Dunn provides a selection of interesting, period photographs the Mercedes-Benz press archive, depicting Mercs on the Middle East run.
Historic commercial workshop scenes
Chris Graham on 29th May 2020
Mike Forbes brings you a fascinating selection of historic commercial workshop scenes from the Chris Hodge Stilltime Collection.
The Express Dairy Motorised Fleet
Chris Graham on 27th May 2020
Allan Bedford looks at the history of the Express Dairy Motorised Fleet between 1920 and 1955, with a selection of interesting period photographs.
Wheels of Industry bookazine
Chris Graham on 15th May 2020
Industrial steam at work: Each issue explores industrial railway systems that, in the vast majority of cases, have long been abandoned and lost to time.
The Foden S10 Mk3 4×2 tractor
Chris Graham on 6th May 2020
Mark Gredzinski charts the history of the Foden S10 Mk3 4x2 tractor; the first model produced once American concern Paccar had bought the struggling, Cheshire-based truck maker.
The history of Tata
Chris Graham on 4th May 2020
Ed Burrows delves into the history of Tata, which began life in 1954, as a Mercedes-Benz joint-venture.
A first class delivery!
Chris Graham on 2nd May 2020
Having restored a red Morris JB mail van, Gordon Wilson needed a green GPO van to match it. Peter Simpson tells the story of a first class delivery, and gets to see the rest of the collection, too.
