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The Slough Trading Estate not far from today’s throbbing Heathrow Airport is where thousands of First World War military vehicles were debriefed for civilian life. Some were auctioned off ‘as seen’ whilst many of the RAF type Leylands went to nearby Ham for reconditioning by their original maker.

There were several businesses rebuilding vehicles

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