The BRITISH COMMERCIAL VEHICLE MUSEUM & car show

I'm off to the British Commercial Vehicle Museum (BCVM) up in Leyland, Lancashire, for today's video - in part to view the lorries, vans, buses, coaches and pickup trucks on display, but also to have a mooch around a gathering of classic cars that took place on the same day, in the car park adjoining the museum.
The British Commercial Vehicle Museum has been established for many decades, the building itself can trace its roots back to the 1930s and was given a major revamp c1983 in order that the museum could be opened. The town of Leyland is, of course, synonymous with the world of commercial vehicle manufacture, being home to Leyland commercial vehicles (and later rebrands) since the early 20th century. I think I did once visit the British Commercial Vehicle Museum many many years ago, but it was high time for a re-visit and when I read that a classic car meeting was also being held soon, I pencilled it in.
The variety of classic lorries, trucks, public service vehicles (ie buses and coaches), and vans was very very impressive, and I must say a big thanks for being permitted to wander around recording this video, and also for the background information that volunteers at the museum were able to provide. If you love classic lorries and similar vehicles like I do, I really hope that you find this video of interest.
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[@oldclassiccarUK]

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[@mickduffy]

I lived in Birmingham until age 6 when my parents relocated to San Francisco in 1965. My father worked for Standard Triumph which morphed into British Leyland in Brisbane California. I can’t tell you how much enjoyment your channel brings to me. Thank you so much. I remember driving around Birmingham in our Austin A35 and my father letting me operate the center console indicator switch. Fell very fortunate to have had those formative years in England.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks, glad you're liking the uploads

[@jeffking4176]

THANKS TO THE MUSEUM for allowing this Awesome video to be made. 📻🙂

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks Jeff!

[@Vince_uk]

I can smell the moquette from here on those coaches. The staff at the museum are exceptional I certainly feel.We have just bought 5 Iveco trucks and the tech in them and driver comfort is outstanding totally different to these old lorries which by todays standards are basic workhorses and completely fit for purpose.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Yes a big thanks to the gent who provided a lot of extra background info.

[@derekhindle5219]

It's a lot better now it's been done up used to be so dark. Went on the lioness when it was doing tours around the town on show days.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Cool, I'd like a ride in that one too!

[@Biokemist-o3k]

Being in the states that was the first time I have seen anything like the Abnormal Load Engineering truck was Awesome!!!..Super cool stuff..Thank you for bringing this to us all..-John

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks 👍

[@petersmith4455]

hi Rick,great video, love the Leyland coach at the beginning, thats how i remember them withthe 4 spoke steering wheel, to days coaches are rubbish.regards to Harley,

[@MorrisGump]

Another brilliant video Great to see a fantastic mix of commercials 👍🏻👍🏻

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Many thanks!

[@larrytucker2938]

The first 3 coaches were tops. As you know in the States we call them trucks and I've loved them since boyhood. I couldn't begin to guess the hundreds of thousand miles I drove in them. In the 50's there was an 'old coal truck' maybe a TT and you could hear the chain drive before it appeared and my brother and I could run along beside it. Always a thrill. Thank you for another great video. Liked the 3/4 midget racer too👍🏽

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Cool, yes they tend to be referred to as trucks here also now

[@andyjones5701]

It's another great video! I loved the petrol tanker the most, but did you notice the wonderful steam lawnmower? Even better than an Atco Standard. 🙂

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Yes the tanker was fab, I saw the mower but didn't dwell on it perhaps as much I should have!

[@brianogrady7900]

Bedford milk wagon my favourite

[@dennis38y]

Nice to see the leyland buffalo, they certainly weren’t that shiny when they were new ! The Bulldog Mack was a nice one too !

[@stefantrnacek1394]

What a fantastic museum. The early vehicles were absolute works of art. I can definitely see a stationary engine in my future. Thanks for another great video.

[@MichaelCondron-x8n]

Great video very informative and interesting thanks, cheers

[@RobertGott-c3f]

Fantastic museum 😊😮😮 Thanks for the tour Rick😊enjoyed😮 Thanks also to all the staff for all their hard work at the museum The condition is amazing 😊😊😊😮😮😊thanks

[@mikolajkleiber3424]

Already visited in 2019 as far as I remember on one of our trio through UK.

[@colinevans39]

Great watch 👍

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thank you 👍

[@lawrence5117]

Thanks. I preferred the earlier part of the video from inside the museum. There were some very interesting vehicles in there.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks yes it was a very interesting place

[@ericthomsin8565]

Very cool trucks and buses! A couple remind me of the buses we see in some episodes of Miss Marple on Britbox here in the US. I bet they were borrowed from this museum. As always a great video!

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Thanks Eric, glad you liked it

[@parkdigwig3447]

Funny ! I was just thinking of the Austin Loadstar commercial today. I had seen one for sale in Canada and lost track of it. Unfortunately it was a couple thousand miles from here as well so not so easy to transport from the west to east coast. Your videos are appreciated. Very nice.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Cheers, thanks for watching

[@stevepearce1913]

As you may know from previous comments on your videos my first ever job was servicing Atkinson trucks every weekend at a local haulage contractor. In 1975 I used to regularly hitch from Newcastle to London to visit a Geordie enclave in Stepney Green. I remember seeing an immaculate 1950s Foden truck and was amazed when it pulled over. But what an unpleasant and uncomfortable ride that was. No attempt at either sound deadening or insulation on that cold winter's day. The only heating came from the engine in the cab whose cover was draped in layers of blankets to keep it's noise down. I couldn't hear a word what the driver was saying with the engine noise and the grinding changes of the crash gear box. Why this truck was in regular use and how the drivers put up with it I'll never know and after a few more miles a thankfully got dropped off. The drivers of any trucks of that era must have been hard men to put up with noise and extremes of heat and cold every working day!

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Ha great story, thanks for posting it here! Yes those drivers were made of stern stuff

[@chrisg6086]

Small point: the Thornycroft is fitted with oil lamps, not acetylene

[@oldclassiccarUK]

Ah ok thanks

[@HenrikScheel_]

As a Jag owner what do you think of the new woke advert?

[@ricksampson6780]

I believe it is the beginning of the end for Jaguar, most unfortunate.

[@oldclassiccarUK]

It seems a bit crazy to mess around with such an identifiable brand. I understand that modernising it is a good idea, but this is too much IMO. The advert is very odd indeed.

[@ricksampson6780]

@@oldclassiccarUK Agreed.

[@richardjjones2581]

@@ricksampson6780 Totally agree with all the comments, as a Jag owner (on my 3rd now) the direction they are taking will I feel, ensures that the end of Jaguar is close, such a shame & an indicator of the current woke management, so tragic!! Sir William will be turning in his grave at this desecration of his wonderful company & their products! THIS IS NOT PROGRESS!!!

[@ricksampson6780]

@@richardjjones2581 Hi Richard, it's definitely not progress, and perhaps part of a hidden agenda to destroy Western manufacturing.