Museum of Mid-Devon Life
Chris Graham on 29th September 2021
Joseph Lewis visits the Museum of Mid-Devon Life in Tiverton, and discovers images of two interesting local companies and their equipment.
AEC
Great eight-leggers!
Chris Graham on 23rd August 2021
Ed Burrows spotlights more great eight-leggers, including the Guy 8x8, the Scammell and Foden 8x6s, plus a variety of US tractors and trucks.
Exotic eight-leggers!
Chris Graham on 2nd August 2021
Bob Tuck looks at some of the most exotic eight-leggers you’re ever likely to see, spot-lighting some incredible loadbed vehicles.
Ford Thames Trader
Chris Graham on 23rd July 2021
Peter Esposito explains the important role that the Ford Thames Trader played for London Transport from the late 1950s onwards.
1962 ERF KV tipper
Chris Graham on 14th May 2021
Derek Horton ran ERFs for years in his business, then restored a 1962 ERF KV tipper. David Reed tells the story.
Classic vehicle models
Chris Graham on 14th January 2021
Graham Dungworth shares some winter-themed photographs of his amazing dioramas, featuring classic vehicle models from yesteryear. Classic vehicle models: On a bright morning following a snowy night, the driver of this Mercedes-Benz Unimog, NFW,172V (Lincoln, 1980) pauses to chat to…
British lorries in Malta
Chris Graham on 20th December 2020
Carl Johnson brings us a great selection of photographs he took of the most interesting British lorries still operating in Malta during the 1990s. British lorries in Malta: A work-worn Guy Big J6 concrete mixer of Cement Mix, which is…
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
The AEC story
Chris Graham on 8th March 2020
Malcolm Bates tell the AEC story using many, previously unpublished photographs of its lorries, from the Southall factory files and major distributor, Oswald Tillotson.
The Scammell Contractor remembered
Chris Graham on 31st January 2020
Bob Tuck takes a look back at one of Watford’s finest, the Scammell Contractor, and discovers it was far more versatile than its bigger crew-cab offspring.
The fascinating road/rail story
Chris Graham on 27th January 2020
Malcolm Bates discovers a great batch of photos from the archives, depicting the UK commercial vehicle industry's fascinating road/rail story.