Classic vehicle dioramas
Chris Graham on 28th April 2021
Graham McQueen explains how his classic vehicle dioramas display models in realistic settings to bring the past to life in miniature.
Vintage Roadscene
Land Rover-based fire appliances
Chris Graham on 27th April 2021
Ron Henderson tells the story of some very interesting but comparatively rare Land Rover-based fire appliances.
Preserved recovery trucks
Chris Graham on 6th April 2021
Retaining recovery vehicles has prolonged the life of many lorries, as Dudley Rhodes' preserved recovery truck images demonstrate.
Classic postcard parade
Chris Graham on 23rd March 2021
Nina Smith delves into her collection again to present another classic postcard parade that reminds us of wonderful holidays past.
Post-war fire engines
Chris Graham on 17th March 2021
Ron Henderson spotlights the most notable post-war fire appliances that were built on the successful Leyland chassis.
Classic vans on test
Chris Graham on 24th February 2021
Mike Forbes has selected some fascinating, archive photographs from the Chris Hodge ‘Stilltime’ Collection, showing classic vans on test. Ford replaced its out-dated E83W 10 cwt van in 1957 with the 400E. There were a number of derivatives, including the…
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…
The history of turntable ladders
Chris Graham on 7th January 2021
Ron Henderson recounts the development of turntable ladders, and how the UK fire-fighting market was dominated by a German manufacturer. The United Kingdom’s first, all-steel turntable ladder, powered by the vehicle’s Magirus road engine, via a power take-off. The three…
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…
Classic Ambulances remembered
Chris Graham on 30th November 2020
Ron Henderson looks at some preserved, classic ambulances, and wonders why there aren’t more of them on the rally scene?
Buses across the desert!
Chris Graham on 17th October 2020
Malcolm Bates reveals some fascinating details about an outlandish, high-speed desert-crossing bus service offered in the 1920s.
1950s lorries hard at work
Chris Graham on 17th August 2020
Mike Forbes presents a wonderful selection of photographs of 1950s lorries hard at work in quarries, from the Chris Hodge ‘Stilltime’ Collection.
Shelvoke & Drewry
Chris Graham on 14th August 2020
Founded in 1922, Shelvoke & Drewry (SD) is one of Britain’s more interesting manufacturers of commercial vehicles, as this new, 100-page bookazine explains.
Merryweather Fire Engines
Chris Graham on 9th August 2020
Ron Henderson explains the early years in the history of one of the best-known fire appliance manufacturers, Merryweather Fire Engines.
