HCVC Sandown Display Day - Nov 27, 2011

Reflections of Sandown 2010

For the second year running the Historic Commercial Vehicle Club of Australia's annual display day was threatened by some pretty average weather. The days leading up to the show on November 28 were pretty soggy but, unlike last year, cleared sufficiently by Sunday to make things quite pleasant. Even a little bit of drizzle didn't prevent a very good turn-out of trucks. Despite the good numbers there was a surprising amount of regulars who didn't make it which was a surprise. Having said that, the 'new' vehicles present made you forget what was missing pretty quickly!

Here's a small selection of the photos I took on the day - all with a particular, and rather obvious, theme. More of my photos (and a few other guys) can be found on the HCVC Forum - Sandown 2010. Keep an eye on your November weekends for Sandown 2011.

A visit to Bob Addison's collection

On August 30 (I told you there was a lot of catching up to do!), members of the Historic Commercial Vehicle Club travelled to see Bob Addison's massive collection in Beaufort, Victoria. Spread across a couple of sites and numerous sheds, the members were able to spend many a happy hour admiring the trucks, crawlers, tractors and vintage machinery. The Peter Lynch photos below are just a small selection of some of the trucks seen on the day.

Above: early pair - D-series Inter and a K4 or K5 at rest in the paddock.

Above: as always the LAD-cabbed truck gets pride of place as per my perogative! A good looking Albion on what appears to be a Reiver chassis. She would be most useful around the home. Note the AEC Mammoth Major Mk III in the background recently purchased from restorer Ken Whitworth.

Above: marvellously original-looking Atkinson in Midland Milk colours. If I had Peter's Atkinson book handy, I'd be able to identify the model for you but I'll guess and say Mk I? Midland Milk, and its Shepparton plant, was acquired by The Dairy Farmers Co-operative Milk Co. Ltd in 1993.

Above: slap some plates on this Ford F8000 and she'd look ready for a day's work.

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