Interesting classics at the Cuckoo Spring Fayre
Posted by Chris Graham on 22nd July 2024
Patrick Boniface reports on the interesting variety of classic commercials he spotted at this year’s Cuckoo Spring Fayre, in Laughton.
C MacDonald’s 1964 Bedford Ca Dropside van.
The late May Bank holiday saw the heritage community come together at Laughton in East Sussex. Hundreds of classic cars, tractors and military vehicles jostled for attention against an equally large turn out of classic heritage commercial and steam transport vehicles.
1982 Bedford O Type owned by M Herbert.
The oldest commercial vehicle on display this year was P Robertson’s 1921 Ford Model T Sv 5188 with a 1925 Ford Model T truck Ds 9694 coming a close second. All around the showground, thousands of people saw a wealth of interesting vehicles ranging from bus recovery trucks, flatbeds, and a variety of single and double decker buses, mostly from across East Sussex and nearby Eastbourne.
M Turner’s 1989 Ford Cargo.
One of the more unusual vehicles was a Land Rover 2B Forward Control Vehicle built as one of three in 1968 for Southern Independent Television. Each of the Land Rover’s were fitted with two dishes on the roof to send and receive live broadcasts. Nearby was a beautifully restored Ford Thames ET6 which the owner found rusting away in a breakers yard in 1999. After seven years of extensive restoration work the vehicle returned to the show circuit.
A Bagnall’s 1957 Fordson E83W.
R Murrell’s 1976 Land Rover 88’ Safari.
Scammell Gardner Recovery Vehicle ‘Dewrance’.
B Thorburn’s 1964 Bedford Oxc.
P Edwards’ 1987 Scania R112ma 4×2.
Ford Thames ET6 owned by D Anderson.
J Lucas’s 1971 Bedford TK Horsebox ‘Bertie’.
Land Rover 2B Forward Control Broadcast Vehicle.
C Holloway’s 1971 Scammell Tractor Unit.
P Prochyra’s 1958 Scammell Constructor ‘The Avonhill’.
J Plant’s 1946 Morris Z type in Post Office Telephones colours.
R Croft’s 1954 Foden.
A Friend’s 1967 Bedford J Type Flat Bed.
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