Heritage Commercials

February will be a month to take a moment of reflection, it included, the passing of my father-in-law Peter, and my uncle Jim both on the same day. This was followed by the breakdown of my car (a minor inconvenience in comparison, but annoying all th

During its industrial heyday, Coventry was a force to be reckoned with. In recent years, the city has reinvented itself as a hub for the service industry. Coventry’s recent spell as UK City of Culture gave it access to funds to improve its arts facil

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Chatham Dockyard was created in the early 1500s and continued to serve the Royal Navy until 1984 when it closed permanently as a result of the 1981 Defence Review. Fortunately, the most historic sections of the dockyard were saved for the nation as a

Torbay was a great location because of the mild climate, seaside location and abundance of hotels, restaurants and venues – useful for more than a small amount of networking and socialising during the event. Funded by the IWM, it was heavily backed b

DAF is an abbreviation for Van Doorne’s Automobiel Fabric, and after the first Daf truck entered production in 1949, it was only another year or so before it had its very own dedicated truck factory. This was used to produce three-, five- and six-ton

Arthur Green of Silsden was shifting around 1,000,000 cubic feet of timber per year, from all over Britain, with Latil/round oak timber trailer combinations like this one, in this stunning contemporary photograph. This John Green Latil, registration

Although Latil built trucks in all shapes and sizes, mention their name and the first image that comes to mind is a short-wheel-base, stubby tractor with large tyres and a ground-anchor, sticking up to attention on the back. This is a description of

David’s younger brother Fred had worked for his father when still a boy before leaving to drive motor coaches for Burnells’ Motors Ltd of Weston-Super-Mare. It was during his time as a driver with Burnells’ that he met the woman he would later marry,

Literally days before the pandemic became a real threat, back in late February 2020, I was on the internet booking my flights, accommodation and press pass for the 2020 Assen Truck festival in the Netherlands. I’d been once before in 2015 and it was

Big power was the preserve of the Swedes in the 1970s, who developed larger engines to produce more horsepower and torque than anything seen in the UK. Scania had a 14-litre V8 and Volvo had the 12-litre straight six in the F89. These were aimed at o

I have been a reader of Heritage Commercials for a considerable period and enjoy the variety that it contains. My attention was drawn in the November 2021 issue to the restored 1964 Bedford TK tipper. I think there can be little doubt that the vehicl

With reference to Bob Stroud’s letter (Heritage Commercials, January 2022), please find attached photo of Volvo FS717, Reg. J115 MHB. This registration is not on the DVLA site. I took this at the King’s Lynn Valentine Fair, February 2005 and I think

hc.ed@kelsey.co.uk Heritage Commercials, Kelsey Publishing Ltd, The Granary, Downs Court, Yalding Hill, Yalding, Kent. On behalf of the Hampshire Police History Society, I have recently come into possession of a number of photographs of Fire Engines

I found this picture while looking through some motorcycle paperwork and I thought it may be of interest. ■

I saw this combination a couple of years ago in Davie, Florida. Only one hook up max in FL, so I took a couple of photos. ■

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Gas turbine engines with coupled mechanical shaft drive, power the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers. They also power other RN warships, electricity generators and the US military’s Abrams Main Battle Tanks. What they don’t power a