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The Wee Camper Co
It’s always good to see a new company on the scene, especially if they are offering vans with an individual style that stands out from the crowd
The Joy Of Six
With a 2.8 petrol VR6 under the bonnet of a tasty T4, who could blame the owner for enjoying his bus?
Van So Low
Demo vans abound, some we feature and most we reject. This bus was built to demonstrate one product and one product alone, the So Low coil-over suspension kit. We’ve wanted to feature it for a while and now we’ve finally got our van.
Chromodynamics
Chromodynamics describes what happens if you let Van Haven loose on a Chrome Yellow T6 Kombi. Also defined as a fantastically flexible and superbly accomplished cruiser, with bells on!
Not Completely Ruined
Sometimes it’s best to let the owners tell the story. Oli Grogan from Stitches + Steel is a point in case. Get to it Oli! Tell us the story
Busfest
Some say that size is everything, and Busfest sure is big
Party In The Park 2
Party In The Park 2, the sequel. The show that saw more 80s music than you can shake a glow stick at
A Van Like Alice
Meet Alice - the T4 Swamper on a mission to boldly take its owner where she’s never been before.
Going Baltic
Take one brand new VW California, two week’s holiday, four mates and visit eight countries. Travelling to the far corner of Eastern Europe couldn’t have been easier
A Highland Fling
When you have friends coming on an international tour to take in the sights of Scotland, you really have no excuse but to jump in your camper and join them
Newby's oldie
Dominic Newby’s 45-year-old Mercedes-Benz 1622 is an absolute star. T&D investigates the immaculate German with a French connection
Speciaal event
Amsterdam hosted the fortieth Speciaal Transport & Mack Dag (Special Transport & Mack Day), the annual Dutch showcase for heavy transport. We attend in 2019
Faith, hope and forestry
Round-timber-hauling owner-driver Ross Jarrett, aged 22, has invested £250,000-plus in the shape of an R650 Scania and Dennison trailer. We log him at work in the Highlands
Straight eight
Life isn’t all bad for Paul, now at the wheel of a Volvo FH instead of a Kenworth – despite some cantankerous old cows and being A$550 and eight penalty points (it was Boxing Day!) down for not wearing a seatbelt
Exit TGX
At the end of a tumultuous lifespan, MAN’s TGX – about to be replaced by a new model – has developed into a well-sorted truck, as we discover when working for Pollock Scotrans of Bathgate
RING MASTER
Born at the Nürburgring circuit, the Martini Mini ACS came to life with a racing pedigree. But the sole example of this German Mini based sports cars was crashed spectacularly in ’66.
Passion For Power
An encounter at a Dutch show with the enthusiastic Greek owner of a superb Scania 141 prompts a visit to the yard of Theodoros Patounas in northern Greece
NEWS
All the latest from the Mini scene.
Comfort break
A week spent in a low-roof, rear-steered XF530 Comfort Cab on heavy plant work proves no inconvenience for our strapping T&D tester
STING IN THE TAIL
As 60th birthday presents go, a 1967 Wolseley Hornet is an unusual choice, but it was the perfect gift for Tina Riordan.
Grime fighter
This 2016 Volvo FH500 spends much of its life running in and out of fields, covered in mud. Which makes the immaculate condition of it all the more astonishing. Chris Sallis, take a bow
NEW ZEALAND MINI NATIONALS
Kiwi Mini owners gather for a weekend of fun in Tauranga
Born to Buggy
Brian Buggy Transport runs a very special Iveco Stralis duo – two custom-built Forza Azzurri Editions, created by the Republic of Ireland’s Longhaul Commercials
RAISING THE STANDARD
The Cooper Sport was great from the factory, but after restoring his, Paul Gershon couldn’t help but add a few extra special touches…
Blind faith
Every now and then we at T&D come across a story – such as how Irishman Mark Finneran came to be running the very classy Bring International fleet – that is, at face value, so ridiculous it can’t possibly be true…
Metal Guru
We caught up with Martin Davies of British Motor Heritage during production of their MkI Mini shells, including the shell for Mike Brewer’s #ProjectFrankie
RIDING WITH THE PUNCHES
A serious health scare caused Lee Williams to re-evaluate his entire life… including the contents of his garage.
Fantastic Plastic
The Elf gets a new garage mate, and this one is guaranteed rust free.
A TOUR DE FORCE
Mini Seven Racing will return to Brands to suppport DTM Racers
A PRACTICAL MOKE
Glenda and Harry Williams always loved Minis but their retirement project is a little wilder than anything that came before.