| Donington Park Commercial Vehicle Show | |
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| Part of the yard line up in 2009 | |
| Promoter | Classic & Vintage Commercials Magazine |
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| Organisers | |
| Sponsors (main) | |
| Date held on | March 2009 |
| Duration (days) | 1 |
| Venue | Donington Park International Conference Centre |
| Location | Donington (Race Circuit) |
| County | Derbyshire |
| Country | England |
| NTET Accredited | |
| Attendance numbers (approximate no.) |
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| Next Event Date | Change of venue |
| First Event was held in (year) | ? |
| Last Event was held in (year) | 2009 |
| No. of years held | ? |
| see below for 2010 info. | |
| Events Web Site | |
The Donington Park Commercial Vehicle show is an annual event in spring held at the exhibition centre at the Donington Park Racing circuit in England. The event is organised by Classic and Vintage Commercials Magazine published by Kelsey Publishing.
Features[]
This one day event features a indoor trade stand area, with various club stands present as well.
Part of the yard line up in 2009
2010[]
The 20010 event is not being held at Donington Park due to the works for the upcoming British Grand Prix that was to have been hosted at Donington Park. Unfortunatly the Grand Prix works were canceled when the operators failed to raise the money to fund the work and it is now to be at Silverstone.
The 2010 show is being held at 'Three Counties Show Ground' at Malvern were the Tractor World Show - Malvern is held at the beinging of March. The Commercial Vehicle show is to be held on the Saturday the 27th of March (a week later than it was at Donington Park) with an Auction by Pugh & Co. in the morning.
2009 event[]
Veiw of the exhibition hall from auction area (after auction finished)
An Auction of vehicles (about 10 ?), spare parts and memorabilia also takes place in the hall. This used about a 1/3rd of the hall. (see photo)
The enclosed yard at the west end are used for the main vehicle display with about 40 vehicles in the yard and another 20-30 were parked out on the roadway. About 10 vehicles were in the hall as well in club display stands.
The Scammell owners club had there Display trailer parked outside the entrance to the exhibition hall.
Main yard display[]
| Reg no. | Manufacturer | Model | type | Year | Owner | Photo | Notes |
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| 680 GTM+ | AEC | AEC Mercury | Flatbed | 1960 | Geoff Peverill | 
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In livery of Phorpres Bricks (London Brick Co) |
| NSG 869+ | Albion | Nimbus | Bus | 1955 | owner ? | 
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body built by ? |
| 935 XUC | Atkinson | model ? | 6x4 Flatbed truck | 1955 | owner ? | 
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Livery of Ronald Patrick & Son, Notts |
| PTM 941J+ | Atkinson | Atkinson Borderer | tractor unit | 1970 | owner ? | 
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| JRE 695N+ | Atkinson | Atkinson Borderer | tractor unit | Trevor and Rodney Howlett | 
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In livery of former owners Bradburys of Cheadle, originally Ex JCB | |
| KKU 655P+ | Atkinson | Atkinson Borderer | Tractor unit | 1975 | owner ? | 
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In livery of NCB Mines Rescue |
| CYY 355C+ | Austin | Austin Gipsy | Long Wheelbase 4-WD | 1965 | Philip Hodgkinson | 
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Ex Goodwood racing circuit |
| KYE 185+ | Bedford | Bedford O | Dropside tipper | 1950 | owner ? | 
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Livery of NCB |
| D858 NOF+ | Bedford | Bedford TL | beavertail vehicle transport body | owner ? | 
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| SDH 871F+ | Bedford | Bedford KM | Coal lorry | owner ? | 
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Excellent restoration to a body type rarely seen today | |
| EHA 360K+ | Bedford | Bedford KM | Tractor unit | 1972 | owner ? | 
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| DKY 32C+ | Commer | Commer Cob | van | 1965 | Rodger Culverhouse | 
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Restored in livery of former owner London Fire Brigade, with period kit |
| PGN 217L+ | Commer | Commer ? | Van | owner ? | 
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restored light commercial van typical of the early 1970's | |
| 321 JTV+ | Commer | model ? | Flatbed with "Load" | owner ? | 
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| F820 FSA+ | Dennis | model ? | Fire engine | owner ? | 
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| TND 714R+ | ERF | B series | 6x2 Breakdown truck | 1977 | owner ? | 
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| J572 PBF+ | ERF | ERF E10 series | Tractor unit | 1991 | Jeffrey Crombie | 
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livery of former operator IAE It's That Pole in Leek - named Lady Sharon |
| LKB 635E+ | Foden | Foden S21 | 8x4 Recovery | 1967 | owner ? | 
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Named Olde Girl |
| 552 LNU+ | Foden | Foden S20 | Ballast tractor | 1959 | owner ? | 
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In livery of 'Elliott of York' |
| PRP 720+ | Foden | Foden S20 | Tractor unit | 1958 | Charlie Bowyer | 
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Converted by Fodens to Artic from an 8 wheeler chassis |
| YAX 521+ | Foden | Foden S20 | 8x4 Flatbed | 1960 | owner ? | 
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| PMB 149B+ | Foden | model ? | Recovery truck | 1964 | owner ? | 
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Livery of W.M. Sample |
| ROV 702Y+ | Foden | model ? | Showmans Drawbar tractor | 1983 | owner ? | 
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Converted from an Articulated lorry tractor unit, and fitted with Living Box body |
| YHA 346S+ | Ford Trucks | Ford D seriesD1000 | Tractor unit | 1978 | John Anthony Askey | 
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Fitted with a Ford V8 engine |
| 86 JTJ+ | Ford of Britain | Ford Thames 300E ? | van | 1959 | owner ? | 
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| KEV 108Y | Ford Trucks | Ford Transcontinental | Tractor unit | 1983 | owner ? | 
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A smart example |
| KVT 292V+ | Ford Trucks (US) | model ? | 6x4 Tractor unit(cabover) | 1977 | owner ? | 
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A rare US built Ford unit. |
| SUK 893+ | Guy | Otter | 4x2 rigid flatbed | 1956 | owner ? | 
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presented in Wednsebury Tubes livery with dropside flatbed body |
| UHN 795 | Guy | Otter | 4x2 rigid flatbed | 1954 | Leonard Isherwood | 
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presented with dropside flatbed body and 'load' |
| LKF 365+ | Leyland | Leyland Comet | Flatbed | owner ? | 
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(was for sale) | |
| MTB 194+ | Leyland | Leyland Comet | Flatbed | 1950 | owner ? | 
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In the livery of H & R Ainscough Ltd flour millers |
| PFE 150P+ | Mack Trucks | model ? | Tractor Unit (cabover) | 1975 | owner ? | 
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| Mack 1+ (show plate) |
Mack | model ? | Tractor unit (bonneted) | John Shockley Transport | 
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Unusual 3/4 cab design | |
| HSK 124+ | Morris Commercials | Morris MRA | Dropside | 1953 | R.F. Langham | 
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| F815 PKV+ | Renault Trucks | Commando | Flatbed | 1988 | owner ? | 
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In working guise with industrial crate load |
| ELW 608J+ | Scammell | Scammell Crusader | Military vehicles/Recovery | 1971 | The Walters Family collection | 
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The Boy an ex-Army recovery truck |
| E42 XNS+ | Scania | Scania 42M | Tractor unit | 1988 | owner ? | 
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Customized in livery of John Holey transport |
| RDA 106F+ | Scania-Vabis | LB76 | tractor unit | 1967 | owner ? | 
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Rare early scania |
| LBR 614P+ | Seddon Atkinson | 400 | tractor unit | 1975 | owner ? | 
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in National Carriers livery |
| 469 XUL+ | Standard Motor Company | Standard Vanguard | Pick-up truck | 1958 | Joe Gregory | 
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| XJO 904R+ | Volvo Truck | F88 | Tractor unit | 1977 | D.A. Pearson, Leek | 
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A excellent example of a classic model |
| F100 ONR+ | Volvo Truck | Volvo F10 | tractor unit | 1989 | owner ? | 
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Customized classic high cab euro truck |
| Reg no. ? | Make | model | type | owner ? | 150px |
Main Hall[]
Some of the indoor exhibits
An Atkinson wrecker
A Ford Anglia based Van
A Scammel Iron Horse c/w Trailer on the Club stand
A restored rolling chassis awaiting body work
Auction area yard[]
Some of the vehicles in this area - Not all these were in the auction sale.
| Reg no. | Manufacturer | Model | type | Owner | Photo | Notes |
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| GWT 344J+ | Atkinson | Atkinson White Knight | Tractor unit | in the Sale - lot no 508 | 
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In the livery of John Smiths Brewery |
| ALT 468H+ | Bedford | HCB-Angus | Fire engine | in sale - lot 506 | 
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Fire engine with Merryweather ladder |
| MYR 768+ | Bedford | Bedford-Scammell | Tractor unit and trailer | In sale - lot no 505 | 
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Immaculate complete with Scammell stepframe trailer (uses the Scammell coupling system) |
| unknown | Comer | model ? | Tractor unit | In the Sale - lot no. 502 | 
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For restoration ? with another unknown make of truck |
| E599 JCR+ | ERF | ERF E14 series | car transporter | In the sale - lot no. 511 | 
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| Reg no. ? | Make | model | type | owner ? | 150px |
Outside the exhibition[]
Some of the exhibits were parked down the road way due to shortage of space and some of the more interesting transport vehicles.
| Reg no. | Manufacturer | Model | type | Owner | Photo | Notes |
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| HMF 766M+ | Atkinson | Atkinson Borderer | Tractor unit | Ian & Graham Blakeman, Tamworth | 
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In the livery of 'Blakeman Motor Services' (BMS) |
| Reg no. ? | Peugeot | Peugeot 301 | Pick-up truck body | owner ? | 
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Ex Film extra found parked on blocks in a barn in UK |
| JAH 575D+ | Commer | model ? | Skip loader | owner ? | 
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A rare restored Sheppard skip loader unit. |
| X596 FPX+ | DAF | DAF 45 | Beaver tail transporter - 7.5 tonner ? | owner ? | 
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used for transport of one of the other exhibits |
| L182 KJV+ | ERF | ERF EC14 | Tractor unit | owner ? | 
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| C461 XRF+ | Foden | model ? | tractor unit | owner ? | 
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| GVO 67J+ | Ford Trucks | Ford D series2417 | Recovery truck | owner ? | 
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| RPL 136R+ | Ford Trucks | Ford D series | Recovery truck | owner ? | 
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| HDD 186+ | Fordson | Ford E83W | Van | owner ? | 
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An immaculately restored example of a light commercial van |
| DB-39-15+ | FTF Trucks | FTF 8V71N | Showmans Ballast tractor | Peter Gore | 
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A rare heavy duty FTF Truck under restoration (still on continental plates) |
| - | King Trailers | model ? | Low loader | owner ? | 
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Twin axle trailer with a FTF Trucks on board |
| XUY 538M+ | Scammell | Scammell Routeman | tractor unit | owner ? | 
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| R739 RLP+ | Scammell | Scammell S26 | tractor unit | owner ? | 
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ex Military vehicles retained in MOD livery |
| L84 MYA+ | Scania | Scania 113M | tractor unit + Stepframe trailer | R.J. Howlett | 
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transport for vintage commercials |
| V8 WME+ | Scania | Scania R620 | Wagon and Drag | W.M. Ellison, Lancashire | 
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A premium truck with plenty of power for pulling loads of high density bales at max weight and volume. |
| Reg no. ? | Make | model | type | owner ? | 150px |
Past events[]
Please add details of any participants and photos from earlier events here (add a new sub section for each separate year)
See also[]
- Shows and Meets - Add future (and past if with a article or photos attached)
- Clubs Listing - Add you club to this list
- Web Site Links - Add relevant links to the list (tractors, plant, classic vehicles and trucks)
References / sources[]
- All images taken at the event in 2009
External links[]
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