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Comment How many times have you heard someone say: a€ When I acquired this, it was just a heap of rusta€ a€ and how many times is it actually true? 6 Headliners How those who took part in the New Yeara€ s Day Taunton Road Run kept smiling a€" despite the torrential weather! 8 Vive la Difference! Pete Kelly travels to Norfolk to meet Gary Cook, whose 1956 Hotchkiss two-and-a-half-tonner is a rarity on the British heritage commercial scene. 12 Morris-Commercials: Were they that good? Unquestionably, writes Geoff Fishwick, sparking a Morris v. Bedford debate which is bound to feature in next montha€ s Letters pages! 16 First and Last Although modern light rail transit systems have returned to some towns and cities, one 12-mile stretch of tramway on the Lancashire coast has simply kept rolling along a€" the famous system at Blackpool. 20 Welsh Connection Keith Langston receives a warm welcome when he visits vehicle restoration specialist Shaun Swain in South Wales on New Yeara€ s Day. 22 The Foden Story In the first part of a complete history of this famous firm, John Crawley describes some of Fodena€ s pioneering steam wagons. 26 News 29 a€~BEWa€ sa€ a Brick! During its working days with the London Brick Company, 1938 AEC Mammoth Major BEW 77 is estimated to have delivered more than 20 million bricks! Alan Barnes tells of a remarkable restoration. 32 A Smooth Ride One of the most famous ambulances of the 1950s was the legendary Daimler Conquest, the subject of a superb new model by Corgi, writes Andrew King. 35 Letters Seven pages of readersa€ news, views and comments. 42 Down at the Docks Our centre spread comprises an evocative photograph of a Southampton dockside scene in the early 1960s, with a Seddon eight-tonner laden with Cape fruit alongside the Union Castle Linea€ s RMS Windsor Castle. 44 A a€~Thornya€ Problem! Andrew Simmonds explains how his sistera€ s impending wedding forced the family to knuckle down and discover why their 1935 Thornycroft Bulldog was running so erratically. 46 Very Light Indeed! Pete Kelly takes a ride in a 1949 girder-fork Reliant three-wheeler! 51 Back in the Family! Colin Shears tells the story of a 1933 Vauxhall, converted to eight-seater minibus form in the 1940s, which he acquired for the first time 35 years ago and has now managed to buy again. 52 Miniature Obsession Geoff and Linda Price own more than 7,500 miniature buses, coaches, trams and trolleybuses. Jack Tempest explains why. 54 Giants in Their Time! Roy Larkin tells the story of the fabulous Scammell 100-Tonners, built in eight months from scratch more than 70 years ago. 60 Short Answer! David Bowers comes across a Ford D0607 which was shortened dramatically so that Cliff Adamson could tow a trailer used for the transport of static caravans 62 Diary Dates 64 How BAM went Bang! With superb archive photographs, Viv Corbin tells the sad tale of Barry Associated Motors. 66 The CA a€" Britaina€ s Post-War Favourite Ita€ s 50 years since the Bedford CA van was introduced. Alan Earnshaw retraces the history of one of the most successful and versatile vehicles in British history. 70 All Long Gone...Mike Bunn is reminded of some unique or unusual fire appliances as he trawls through photographs he took more than 20 years ago. 73 The Year of the VAL John Wakefield tells of the line-up of Bedford VAL twin-steer coaches that attended last yeara€ s Bedford Gathering. 84 Back Page Portrait Alan Barnesa€ photograph of a fine Austin ladder fire escape vehicle graces our back cover this month.
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