Historic Commercial Vehicle Society London-Brighton Run 2024. 

I'm sure the model cars of that era made us appreciate the classics we see today. Makes me realise just how well proportioned Matchbox, Corgi, Dinky, etc were, particularly when considering they were designed to be toys and played with. Vehicles certainly had more character some decades ago.Thanks for your comment by the way.

Exactly my thoughts too, heck I picked some of those wagons up brand new from the paint shop.

Pinking engines, 4-star going straight out the exhaust, and a diesel fog from buses and taxis that made your eyes smart.

@@borderlands6606 I was thinking more of the Volvo F10 and the MAN… 😂

​@martinhaskell376 theirs an f10 driving around near my work. It's owner operated. He used to have an ERF but I'm assuming it must have needed work and wasn't economical to repair. Or he fancied a change...

Glad to hear you enjoyed it. Thanks for the feedback.

I agree with that. Fascinating just how individual and different all the makes and models of yesteryear were.

went to E R F on courses a few times . they treated you like family .

That's wonderful to know and thank you for taking the time to comment.

Thanks for your feedback and for sharing your experiences of these old trucks. I remember those Leyland tankers delivering Shell to the garage I worked at in Hove.

Well at least there were a reasonable number of spectators along the Madeira Drive, so it's not lost on everyone. Thanks for your comment.

Must say the red Bus and many more you would not look twice at. Have todays Artics altered that much to a Pedestrian ?

@@robertjones-eb4xo Granted, not everybody is that interested vehicles but I think they do notice something old from something new.

@@robertjones-eb4xo the same goes for frying pans and shovels, also pins

Thank you for your encouraging and appreciative comment. Good to know that the historic commercials are in such capable hands. The standard of restoration and presentation is truly remarkable.

Thanks for your comment. Have to agree with you. I'll have to try to cover as many commercial events as possible in future. All sorts of vehicles are coming out now, every show seems to bring something new.

Thank you for the positive comments Foxy. Pleased that you made it to the event, a presumably greatly enjoying it.

That is nice to know. Very grateful for your comment.

Glad you enjoyed it. Such a treat to see and hear these old vehicles on the public road. Very grateful for your comment.

The run started from Brooklands Weybridge in order to avoid any ULEZ issues for the participants and their support vehicles. Glad you enjoyed the video, it's great to see and hear these lovely old vehicles.

Thanks for your comment. I did hear some of the participants referring to the M25 issues but I don't think the delays were too horrendous for them. It was lovely and warm in Brighton and I noticed a few trucks with open doors whilst sitting in the stationary traffic. A lovely event and a pleasure to see such well presented vehicles.

I'm grateful for your comment, it's always good to know what people are thinking about the subjects I cover. Have to admit that the standard of preservation, restoration, and presentation of these historic commercials is second to none. A real pleasure to see and hear them.

the leyland octopus was the 1st shell mex and bp vehicle i drove in 1970 at my 2nd interview and driving test for the job as h g v mechanic . great vehicles .

It's always good to know that seeing these old vehicles brings back memories. Thank you for your comment.

Just look at it now. Fantastic restoration. Appreciate your comment, thanks.

Such a lovely sound, old diesel's idling! Glad you liked it and thanks for your comment. The 3-wheeler is a 1953 Reliant 750. Have to admit there was a good selection of vehicles at the event. Although I didn't catch everything on the road I believe I've shown everything in my other video with them all parked up.

That lovely loping ❤

Hello Maxwell and thank you for your comment. No doubt the vehicles of yesteryear were scrapped by their 1000's at a time they had finished their period of service, and would have been almost worthless at the time. Just by some fluke of chance and luck the vehicles we see today have survived, and could tell their own fascinating story. What amazes me is the standard to which a lot of commercial vehicles are restored to, in particular trying to keep them as authentic looking as possible. All the best to you.

I understand what you are saying there. I go to historic car shows too and don't quite grasp that Cavaliers, Sierras, Granadas, etc are drooled over classic cars now! Never-the-less, it's great to see them all out and about. Have to say, what I really admire about the commercial following is that they take such an effort to keep their vehicles period correct as much as possible.

Thanks for that, nice to know that it's appreciated.

The Mini pick-up truck is indeed an authentic model produced by the British Leyland factory. Very popular in their day. Thank you for your comment.

We have to enjoy these vehicles why we can. Legislators are killing off everything, slowly but surely. Looking forward to my next nearest HCVS event, which will be the Sevenoaks to Hastings run at the end of the season. Thanks for your comment, I'm amazed at the number of viewings and comments I've received on this one. It gives me the incentive to concentrate on the commercials a bit more when I go to the various heritage and historic vehicular events.

Thanks for your comment, I'll bear it in mind for the future. I did have an attempt at adding info on to an earlier video but soon realised how labour intensive it was, mainly because of the time involved in double-checking all the relevant facts.

Thank you for your comment. Hat's off to those rescuing and restoring these vehicles. Always a pleasure to see them out and about at such events. What I particularly admire is the standard of authenticity to which the vehicles are presented.

Same feeling when I go to classic car shows and see people drooling over Sierra's, for example. Thank you for your comment.

When driving really was driving, and hard work compared to today's vehicles. I bet your ears were ringing after a day's work in any one of these vehicles. Appreciate your comment.

@@Wheels-Wheels-Wheels I loved telling young drivers why we didn't have radio's 🤣 and about rope and sheeting in winter.🙏

@@herbertjohnston4608 Ah, rope & sheeting! A work of art when seeing it done properly.

@@Wheels-Wheels-Wheels I wasn't bad.😀

Yes, looking at old photos and films it's easy to forget that these old trucks often had quite striking colours & livery.

Wish the authorities would forget about it, but anything goes to make money unfortunately. Thanks for commenting.

Thank you. Just kicking myself a little for not getting there a bit earlier, but I did have some commitments prior to attending the event.

Thanks for your comment, this video has proven particularly popular.

A lovely selection of vehicles indeed. From that great era when we could identify most vehicles quite readily from their own styling and not the badge. Appreciate your comment, thank you.

Thanks for your feedback, glad to hear you enjoyed the video. Must admit it was lovely to see these old vehicles out on the public roads.

Thanks for your comment. HCVS have another three road runs lined up though I'm not sure how far "north" you refer to. June 2nd Tyne Tees road run, June 16th Ridgeway run [wherever that might be], August 4th Trans Pennine run. You might like to check out my second video of this event, I did some close ups of the post office van you commented on. All the best.

Glad you liked it. I appreciate feedback as it makes it all the more worthwhile.

Was wondering the same myself, and hoping that perhaps the commercials had been given some concession or option on the day. Will keep my eyes open on the HCVS page or website.

Thank you, I appreciate the feedback.

Yes indeed, each make and model had a certain distinction and character about them. A great era for British trucks. Thanks for your comment, it's always good to get some feedback.

Like some cars, they just get tucked away and left...and are saved in the nick of time.

Thanks for your comment. Let me know where it appears in the video and I'll try to obtain some more information for you.

​@@Wheels-Wheels-Wheels sorry should have said it's at 4:50

@@DomingoDeSantaClara No problem, a quick online check confirms that there was indeed a Whangarei Fruit Farm at Liss, Hampshire. This 1916 Ford Model T [marked 2] is probably authentic to the farm.

@@Wheels-Wheels-Wheels that's interesting, as it's a Maori name there was probably some connection to NZ, either the owner was a Kiwi or possibly a Brit that had lived there. Thanks for that, I probably could've just googled it.🙄

@@DomingoDeSantaClara There's info on the Petersfield Town Council website.

Thank you for the compliment. Makes it all worthwhile when I read the lovely comments I've had from these two videos.

@@Wheels-Wheels-Wheels So nice to see, I'm only up the road in Crawley, kinda miffed I missed this, thanks for recording and uploading 👍👌😎

@@mcjdubpower If you're interested, there is usually a good gathering of historic commercial vehicles [amongst other things] at the Laughton rally, next bank holiday weekend.

Thanks for the compliment, and for making yourself known to me. Have to say it was an absolute treat to see and hear your tanker on the day.

@@Wheels-Wheels-Wheels Taa very much for that.

ah the leyland 680 engine ,what memories .