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Ita€ s funny how, in the world of classic and vintage commercials, some people search and search for the vehicles theya€ ve set their hearts on, almost giving up in despair before what theya€ re looking for finally comes along, yet others just seem to come across prime preservation prospects without even looking!
Headliners
Happiness is an Austin K8!
Pete Davey tells how the delivery of a new computer to his Somerset home resulted in the acquisition of a fine breakdown recovery truck to add to his stable of Austin K8 vehicles.
The Secret of Schhh... You Know Who!
Jim Murphy tells of the long search for, and painstaking restoration of, a superb former Schweppes Atkinson Borderer.
Glittering Silver Stars
When Alan Barnes arranged a photo-session with the owners of a former Silver Star Motor Services 1962 Leyland Atlantean double-decker, there was a bonus in store.
Seddon Stunners
Richard Grey and Alan Earnshaw take another excursion into the archives at Seddon Atkinson.
Gillingham Get-Together
Alan Barnes mingles with the crowd at Commercial Transport in Preservationa€ s Fifth Gillingham Gathering.
A Promise Fulfilled
When Kevin Clarke was given a tilt-cab 1969 AEC Mandator to restore, he promised its previous owner that one day hea€ d have it looking as good as new a€ and hea€ s proved as good as his word, writes Pete Kelly.
Under the Kenyan Sun
David Bowers tells of the well-run African organisation Rongai Workshop & Transport Ltd., whose fleet of sturdy British commercial vehicles is still earning its keep.
Letters
Six pages of readersa€ news, views and comments.
Why M.Cs Make the Perfect Brew!
Concluding his feature about the virtues of Morris-Commercial vehicles, Geoff Fishwick recalls the fleet management experiences of old Blackpool brewers C&S.
A Giant Comes to Town
Reader Gordon Blackwell sends some stunning pin-sharp photographs of the second of the giant 1930-built Scammell 100-tonners at work.
Unspoiled by Progress!
In a€~Roadside Ramblingsa€ , Pete Kelly comes across a 1944 Fordson 7V thata€ s been left in original condition and looks as if ita€ s just finished another daya€ s hard work.
Beating Corrosion the Easy Way
a€~Restoration in Practicea€ looks at some ingenious ways of beating the corrosive influence of high humidity.
The Foden Story, Part Two
More wonderful images from John Crawleya€ s rich archive as he describes how the death of Fodena€ s founder Edwin Foden, followed by the First World War and its aftermath, affected the famous Cheshire firm.
News
That Sense of Belonginga€Ã