Innholdsfortegnelse for May 2021 i Classic & Vintage Commercials

Comment Welcome to the May 2021 issue and, hopefully, the start of a return to something approaching normality! I’m writing this on Day Three of non-essential retail being allowed to reopen in England – though I’ve yet to venture out much; think I’ll wait till the crowds die down a bit! Our lead news story this month is, perhaps, a sad one for ERF enthusiasts and one which marks the end of an era. This summer, JCB are withdrawing the refurbished EC10s that were used for inter-factory transport and most, along with a significant quantity of spares, will be sold at auction in September. To recap the story here briefly, JCB have used ERFs since 1977, but back in 2006 when the inter-factory and demonstrator transport fleets needed updating, they…

TALENTED YOUNG LORRY PHOTOGRAPHER Two photographers met up for the first time on the M60 Convoy Run, which took place on April 4. CVC contributor David Reed was delighted to be introduced to eight-year old Alfie Simcox who, like David, was taking photographs of lorries on the run. “He started off taking lorry photographs with my mobile phone during the first lockdown at Lymm Services,” his mother Stephanie explained. Alfie is a talented photographer, exhibiting his excellent photographs on Facebook. “Unfortunately he had to endure some online bullying,” Stephanie said. “But that made him determined to succeed, and his page now has over 14,000 members.” Alfie has also had a logo designed for him which has been reproduced on a series of stickers by Etwall Signs of Derbyshire. “They have…

SEALEY’S 2021 BODYSHOP PROMOTION Sealey have launched their new 28-page Bodyshop promotion booklet, containing, it’s claimed, over 260 ‘deals’ on “tools and equipment which are ideal for technicians and enthusiasts alike.” Discounts of up to 55% off list price are available. The Bodyshop promotion also contains a selection of new products including the PWH616 Auto Darkening Welding Helmet with Powered Air Purifying Respirator – a welding helmet incorporating a Lithium battery powered respirator unit. There are also two new-torange mild steel plasma cutting tables or workbenches. Sealey’s complete product range can be viewed on their new website at www.sealey.co.uk where, until July 31, there’s an opportunity to enter Sealey’s latest competition and be in with a chance of winning a PW616 Welding Helmet with Powered Respirator, plus a 100A MiG…

PD’s archive How we perceive what is ancient or modern depends on our age. Doubtless, those of us who can remember the fifties and sixties will think of AECs, ERFs and suchlike as ‘classics of a golden era’, whereas people in their twenties and thirties will have the same feelings of nostalgia about Volvo F10s and T cab Scanias. Whichever era we choose to recall, there are lorries worthy of classic status. Here’s another selection of bygones from the sixties to the eighties to whet at least some appetites.…

ALL THAT GLITTERS… Wayne Blake’s newly-restored Volvo F10 looked pretty good when bought, but under the skin a lot of work was needed to bring it up to his standard. Peter Simpson tells the story… Most of the restorations that we feature in Classic & Vintage Restorations involve, basically, transforming a vehicle from rough condition into anything from a good working lorry to a top-end prizewinner. In almost all cases, however, the difference between before and after also tends to be pretty obvious. This one, however, is slightly different. The lorry looked pretty good when purchased, and compared with some we see, the external appearance hasn’t changed massively during the restoration. For example, the cab retains not only the same paint-finish, but also the same signwriting… Please, though, don’t for…

SOLAR CHARGER FROM GUNSON This one’s probably most applicable to LCV owners as its 12v only, but it sounds like a rather useful piece of kit – a means of recharging a battery or keeping it charged, using nil-cost solar power. The new solar powered battery charger from Gunson (part no: 77170) is described as an “effective way to charge and maintain 12 Volt batteries which prevents batteries from being damaged if they completely discharge” it’s said to work in all daylight conditions and be fully weather resistant. Charge rate in bright conditions is 4.5 Watt, and it features four suctioncup mounts which will position the unit securely on a smooth surface. Suctioncup mounts can also be positioned on the solar panel side so that the unit can be mounted…

CLOSE-UP on Classics BEDFORD M-TYPE Pt.2: Peter Davies concludes his in-depth analysis with a look at multifuel engines and some non-military applications. In part 1, last month, we took a close look at the development and ancestry of the M-type, especially with regard to its primary role as a military 4-ton, onoff road cargo truck. Its performance and versatility were legendary throughout its long production run of 16 years. Impressive off-road capability The M-type was an impressive off-road performer; not only was it a match for anything that the FVRDE testing ground at Bagshot could throw at it, such as the Alpine Hill Route and Articulation Gauges, but it could even tackle the Long Valley Tank Testing Course meant only for high mobility tracked vehicles. A wide track of 80in…

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NEWS JCB’S ERFS TO BE WITHDRAWN If you have a News story, e-mail cvc.ed@kelsey.co.uk or write to The Editor, Classic and Vintage Commercials, 5 Yalding Hill, Downs Court, Yalding ME18 6AL JCB has confirmed that its well-known fleet of refurbished ERF EC10s, used for inter-factory transport between its eleven separate manufacturing plants in and around Staffordshire, are to be withdrawn this summer. They will be replaced by contract transport. As a consequence, 14 EC10s, along with seven Montracon curtainsider trailers and a “large amount” of spares, including cabs and chassis, are being auctioned off in late September. This operation dates back to 2006 when, with the then fleet due for replacement, the company made a business decision that rather than buy new lorries, they would instead assemble a fleet of…

NEWS MORRIS CARS 1948-84 If you have a News story, e-mail cvc.ed@kelsey.co.uk or write to The Editor, Classic and Vintage Commercials, 5 Yalding Hill, Downs Court, Yalding ME18 6AL New from Veloce Publishing, Morris Cars 1948-84 by long-term Secretary of the Morris Minor Owners Club Ray Newell, joins similarly-styled books on Austin, Rover, Rootes, Triumph & Standard and Wolseley cars. Though the book does not cover the Morris Commercial range, a full chapter is devoted to the various car-derived vans and other LCVs made in the post-war era. The coverage is both comprehensive, and as you would expect, completely accurate. Everything is covered, including the short-lived Morris Metro van, and the Morris badge-engineered versions of vans generally considered first and foremost Austins such as the Mini and Half-Ton. It’s comprehensively…

NEWS IN BRIEF ■ Transport Museum Wythall has confirmed that it plans to reopen to the public on Sunday May 22. It has also announced receipt of a £42,500 Arts Council Culture Recovery Fund grant, sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). This money will be used to “recover the effects of income loss from our extended closure period in 2020 and 2021 and enable the restart of its ambitious future plans for the museum (including an exhibition hall extension) and the all-important visitor experience.” ■ Following last month’s BMC Half-Ton van profile feature, Jim Matthews, Secretary of the former Torcars SunTor Register, has advised that the club, which caters for all Suntor, Torcars and Nimbus motorhome conversions, has “rebranded to better represent the vehicles it…

Letters YOUR VIEWS, COMMENTS AND RECOLLECTIONS… To request your NEW Sealey hand tools brochure, call 01284 757500 Send your letters to: Classic and Vintage Commercials, Kelsey Media 5 Yalding Hill Downs Court, Yalding ME18 6AL or e-mail: cvc.ed@kelsey.co.uk EIGHTIES MEMORIES My April copy turned up yesterday and was eagerly awaited, as I was really looking forward to the article on the DAF 2100. It certainly didn’t disappoint; what an amazing job David has done, a true classic in my eyes. I might be a bit biased, however, as in 1986 on leaving school I started working for my family’s builders merchants/haulage company. We ran a mixture of tippers, and a solitary artic. Come March 1990 and my 21st birthday I was straight into the local driving school Hills of Plumpton…