Vintage Roadscene Archive

ERF – Looking Back

Back in 2013, for the 80th Anniversary of ERF, when Vintage Roadscene was published by Key Publishing, we produced an album showing ERF lorries over the years, which was well-accepted by enthusiasts. This latest issue in the Vintage Roadscene Archive series is based on that previous book, with updates and additions, as the 90th Anniversary of the founding of the company approaches.

This is not intended to be a definitive history of the company but, hopefully, offers a flavour of the different types of vehicle that ERF has produced over the years since 1933. The majority of the pictures have not been seen before, or at least not for a very long time. They come from a number

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