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Heritage Commercials magazine is Britain’s brightest full colour magazine for classic and vintage commercial vehicle enthusiasts. It celebrates the days when roads were still quiet and lorry driving was fun as well as hard work. But Heritage Commercials is not just about old drivers – its strong historical content looks at the various vehicle manufacturers, while it keeps up to date with the current preservation scene with stories of beautifully restored vehicles of a bygone age, and their owners, being featured. The magazine also regularly features light commercials – vans to you and me – buses and coaches, fire engines and military vehicles, as well as keeping in touch with the ever growing number of superb long distance road runs and events held throughout the year. This is living history on the move!

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THE FAMILY FODEN • For father and son Andrew and Elliot Shorrock, there was only one way for their unique S20 crew-cab Foden FG6/14 barn-find to be restored. And that was professionally. Ed Burrows describes a restoration of genuinely concourse quality. Thanks to its two compartment, four-door cab, it provides the family with the weekend outing utility of a modern SUV

SCORTON STEAM FAIR • Over the weekend of 18-19 June 2022, the Scorton Steam Fair took place near the River Wyre in Lancashire and easily accessible off the main A6 as Chris Newton reports

BATH & WEST IS BACK • The 2022 Royal Bath & West Show was held at the Royal Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset from the 2 to 4 June writes Joseph Lewis

ERF SHINES AT SMALLWOOD • The Smallwood Steam & Vintage Rally near Sandbach took place over the weekend 27 – 29 May, Bob Weir reports

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CHIEF ADVANTAGE • Modern design, modular construction and leading-edge drivetrain were the Guy Big J’s strengths, but operator prejudice limited its achievement, says Ian Shaw

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JOHN YOUNG - THORNYCROFT AUSTRALIA CADET SALESMAN © PART TWO • Tony Petch concludes the story on John William Young, who never forgot that Thornycroft Australia, gave him his start to a successful career

TIME FOR T! PART THREE • The story so far. Sam Goddard bought an almost basket-case 1942 Diamond T tank transporter tractor which had a second life as a Scottish heavy commercial vehicle wrecker and a third life lying around yards waiting for him to turn up and save it. This is the third part of his story and the re-birth of ex-British Army Diamond T 980, 20 YZ 65.

CLASSIC TRUCKS ON TOUR • Tommy Williams’ Four Counties Lorry Road Run

TRACTOR WORLD TREATS • The 2022 Tractor World Show was held at the Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire from 21 to 22 May writes Joseph Lewis

WEST DORSET WONDERS • West Dorset Vintage Tractor & Stationary Engine Club Ltd held their annual rally at West Bay, Bridport on 11 and 12 June by kind permission of Melplash Agricultural Society and Mrs K. Pallister writes Joseph Lewis

RING THE BELL FOR THE CHAMPAGNE FIRE ENGINE • Somethings stay with us from childhood: like wanting to drive a train, or perhaps a fire engine. Patrick Boniface talks to Richard Reynolds who has made this childhood passion into something much more grown up

JACK ALLEN’S IN THE ‘BIG BITE’ BUSINESS 1970S, 80S AND 90S • Jack Allen (Motor Bodies) Ltd, which later became Jack Allen (Sales and Service) Ltd, was a family owned business with a history dating back to 1927. Jack Allen’s were the largest supplier of waste collection vehicles across the UK in the 1970s, 80s and 90s. The company had its first factory at Buckingham Street, Birmingham and then, in 1994, moved to Northgate, Aldridge, West...