Issue 145

Restoration in Practice - Thinking of acquiring an old vehicle of your own to restore? Mike Berry sets out to explain the many pitfalls that can be encountered.
An Austin K4 Restored - John Reeves tells the story of another winner from the Sage stable of Chard, Somerset.
Atkinson Dream Comes True - Peter Durham visits a lorry driver whose dream of one day owning an Atkinson eight-wheeler has at last come true.
The Pie Man Cometh - Peter Kelly visits the famous Lancashire pie and pudding makers Walter Holland & Sons, celebrating its 150th anniversary this year.
All the Fun of the Fair! - In a€~Model Cornera€ we reveal some exquisite new fairground models from Corgi Classics.
On Location - Peter Durhama€ s centre-page subject this month is a glorious Leyland Beaver and trailer.
Rhapsody in Red! - With some dazzling photographs of beautifully-restored fire engines, 'Firemaster' tells the story of the Dennis 'F' series.
Must it Really be Goodbye? - Bus fans will love Jeff Colledgea€ s photo-report from Octobera€ s Heart of the Pennines Bus Rally - perhaps the last-ever such event to be run.
Porter' s Progress! - Peter Durham visits HCVS West Midlands Area Vice-Chairman Mike Porter to learn how he progressed from a Dawes bicycle to a superb 1948 Morris series Z van in Post Office Telephones livery.
Roadside Ramblings - The transport cafes of old a€" and a Thornycroft picture that appeared out of the blue!
Goods in Transit - Have the ubiquitous Ford Transit vans been around that long? They certainly have - and Alan Earnshaw tells what made them such an outstanding success.
Down at the Old Coal Yard - Peter Kelly visits Shrewsbury to meet former lorry driver Rikky Clark, who has taken up the pastime of painting after half a lifetime on the road.
Ice Cream 'Mystery' Solved - Heritage Commercials explains why early Mr. Whippy vans had a separate engine in the back.
Wrestling With an Octopus - In the second part of his a€~Driving Daysa€ recollections, Paul Strong remembers the day he was entrusted with a brand new Leyland eight-wheeler.
A Fire Engine called Eleanor - Clive Shearman tells of the entwinement between ancient English history and a Thornycroft fire tender called Eleanor.
Ripponden Recollections - Heritage Commercials takes a retrospective look at the famous Ripponden & District coach operation, which was sold off 45 years ago.