Classic Truck

Classic Truck is the definitive celebration of classic and vintage lorries, trucks and vans. The historical content includes the entire spectrum of vehicle manufacturers and covers the current preservation scene, featuring meticulously maintained and restored vehicles. The magazine regularly features light commercial vans, buses and coaches, fire engines and military vehicles as well as covering related events held across the year.

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Classic Truck

"From Farm to Fame" • This very tidy little dropside truck, known as a ‘Builder’s Truck’ in the sales catalogue, recently came to Andrew Hardy Classics via Anglian Auctions of Kings Lynn.

Light Commercials Sold

Wiltshire Unimog Sale Highlight

WHEN STEAM RULED THE ROADS A TRACTION ENGINE ARCHIVE

EDINBURGH BUSES AND TRAMS SINCE THE 1990s

Renault 4 (F4) Pick-up… • …produced with factory approval from France, here in the UK, well before Renault launched the Renault F6 pick-up!

HERITAGE TRANSPORT SHOW AT DETLING • This year’s Heritage Transport Show at Detling in Kent, was staged on 5 April by The Kent Agricultural Society, writes Patrick Boniface.

Wessex Truck Gathering - Scania Star • 150 trucks assembled for the 2025 Wessex Truck Gathering at Frome Livestock Market, Standerwick, Somerset on Saturday 29 March, writes Joseph Lewis.

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The Morris Commercial MRA1 • Mike and Julie Blenkinsop investigate the Morris Commercial one-ton military lorry from 1950, whose origin lies in the company’s commercial range known as the 301 and later the LC series, built between 1948 and 1960, which were the basis for this month’s profile, the British Army’s MRA1 cargo truck.

East Somerset Commercial Run • The East Somerset Commercial Vintage Truck Road Run was held on a sunny Saturday 12 April writes Joseph Lewis.

Worcestershire Wonders (Built in Britain Bonanza) • Joseph Lewis discovers a young haulage owner’s love of classic ERF trucks, while on holiday in Worcestershire.

Lots to see at Lincoln • The Truckfest season kicked off with its showcase Lincolnshire event and in among the mass of V8s, FHs and XGs, there were plenty of classics to see. Pip Dunn reports.

Backing the right horse • Some of the oldest working trucks on the road these days are horseboxes, although they are rarely overworked. Pip Dunn presents a selection of these fascinating trucks, many of which are classics, from over the years.

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