William Hunter collection

The William Hunter collection is a large Private collection of Commercial vehicles owned by William Hunter, of Lancashire. William Hunter along with Alan Atkinson, John Johnson and Peter Wareing are the organisers of the Riverside Steam and Vintage Vehicle Rally held at the Harrison Leisure Groups Riverside Park site near Banks, Southport, Lancashire.^[1]

Note: this is NOT a collection that is open for viewing. The vehicles can be seen at events that the owner participates in, as static exhibits or on road runs.

About the collection[edit | edit source]

This collection of vehicles includes a number that have been used by the Hunter families fresh produce business. The vehicles are restored to an excellent standard.

Events[edit | edit source]

vehicles from the collection can be seen at some of the many Classic vehicle shows and Steam fairs in the Lancashire area and at road runs such as organized by the Historic Commercial Vehicle Society.

Events that have included vehicles from the Hunter collection include;

Riverside Steam and Vintage Vehicle Rally 2009
HCVS Trans Pennine Run 2009
Cumbria Steam Gathering 2009
HCVS Trans Pennine Run 2008
The entire collection was shown in 2005 at an event at Leisure Lakes, Mere Brow near Preston organised by Allan Atkinson to raise money for the Fred Dibnah memorial fund.^[2]

The collection[edit | edit source]

Expand the list here with any more vehicles of the Hunter family collection.

It is believed that the collection contains at least another 50 or so vehicles awaiting restoration. A few of the projects were seen at Riverside Steam and Vintage Vehicle Rally 2010.

The Hunter family collection
Make	Model	Reg no	Year built / registered	vehicle type (body / axles)	Photo	Misc info
Albion Motors	Albion Chieftain	WTD 873+	1955	type ?
Albion Motors	Albion Reiver RE29	3414 TE+	1963	Chassis cab		Under restoration
Atkinson	?	VTC 951+	1955	8-wheeler flatbed		In the livery of Hague Transport Ltd.
Austin	Austin K2	Reg no. ?	1943	type ?	to add 150px
Austin	Austin K2	FWM 752+	1945	Dropside with slats for loose produce		Owned originally by Williams farther and used in the family produce business
Bedford	Bedford model ?	reg no. ?	year ?	Chassis cab		Under restoration - 2010
Bedford	Bedford O	OTB 315+	1954	Dropside
Bedford	Bedford OB with Duple body	DUD 522+	1950s	coach
Bedford	Bedford OSS	JXC 6+	1950	Tractor unit		Fitted with Scammell coupling system
Commer	Commer model ?	UNP 514+	1950s	Chassis cab		Under restoration - 2010
Leyland	Leyland Beaver	Reg no. ?	1969	type ?	to add 150px
Leyland	Leyland Cub	CKP 137+	1936	Flatbed
Leyland	Leyland Super Comet	HJP 18H+	1969	Flatbed		Fitted with the Ergomatic cab- photo on CCMV
Leyland	Leyland Octopus	GJM 768+	1960	Flatbed
Seddon	model ?	TTF 661+	1954	Flatbed
make	model ?	Reg no. ?	year ?	type ?	to add 150px	entry not finalised in guide