Heavy-metal love affair
Chris Graham on 21st July 2020
Graham Booth adores heavy haulage and vehicle restoration and, as Ed Burrows explains, was instrumental in nurturing his daughter’s heavy-metal love affair.
Nostalgia
Amazing ploughing leviathans
Chris Graham on 19th July 2020
John and Henry McLaren built some amazing ploughing leviathans which helped revolutionise Victorian farming, as Bernard Holloway explains.
Classic Bedfords at work
Chris Graham on 18th July 2020
Mike Forbes has selected a number of fascinating and evocatove photographs featuring classic Bedfords at work, from the Chis Hodge Stilltime Collection.
Memory-packed postcards
Chris Graham on 17th July 2020
More memory-packed postcards from Nina Smith’s wonderful collection, to remind us of holidays past, and places we might visit again.
My special Commer Paralanian
Chris Graham on 16th July 2020
Mike Neale meets up with a rather special Commer Paralanian, which is now in highly appropriate ownership for a Rootes Group product.
1917 Thornycroft J Type restoration
Chris Graham on 15th July 2020
The 30-year renovation of Stephen Gosling’s 1917 Thornycroft J Type represents a Herculean effort, as Tim Gosling explains.
Traction Engine Register 2020 published
Chris Graham on 14th July 2020
A fully-revised, new edition of the Traction Engine Register has been published. It’s the 13th in the series that commenced in 1968.
Bulawayo Railway Museum
Chris Graham on 13th July 2020
Chris Kapolka visits The Bulawayo Railway Museum, which recognises the importance of Cecil Rhodes' railway-building initiative in Central Africa.
Leyland 15 pick-up rebuild
Chris Graham on 12th July 2020
Paul Anderson undertook a unique Leyland 15 pick-up rebuild to create a support vehicle for his classic aeroplane. This is the story, in his own words.
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
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.
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.
