British Commercial Vehicle Museum Leyland 4/9/2019

Visited, 4th September 2019. Our first visit since the rebuild/refurbishment.....Great friendly and knowledgable staff. Immaculately presented vehicles.
All music courtesy of RUclips Audio Library.
(Canon XA11 /MacBook Pro).

[@michaelobrien9825]

FABULOUS PLACE TO VISIT.

[@douglasvick9703]

My Visit was really enjoyable. Excellent museum... Yummy Cafeteria also... Douglas Vick Cheltenham Spa...

[@mixwizard2310]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@johnrees]

That TV detector van with many others was fitted out by Vosper at Porchester Hampshire in around 1969 i remember seeing them in their worshop as i was an apprentice at the time.

[@mixwizard2310]

Wow, Vosper shipbuilding, I remember RAF Air Sea rescue boats - were they built at Vosper? Thanks for your comment.....Those vans, Did they actually detect anything???? or did they just fool everybody. Cheers, Alan.

[@MrRobmellor]

I scraped so many of these vehicles, they were made of brass and copper in those days which we took off first before someone climbed over the yards fence and took it in the night. Back axles with phosphor-bronze crown wheels were worth a full weeks wages. It was a shame but we had to make a living.

[@mixwizard2310]

As kids 1n the late 1940's we used to visit a scrapyard in `Burnley - "Woodfield & Turners".....where we found many a half crown tanners and threepenny bits under the seats/carpets, oh and the odd watch....in mainly 1930's cars....today they are filled with plastic that turns to acrid arsenic when on fire, so no wonder they are regulated and licensed. `it's a different world now.. Thanks for your comment, Alan.

[@MrRobmellor]

@@mixwizard2310 My best find was a wage packet that had been opened down the back of the back seat. The slip had been taken out so we didnt know who it belonged to. That was a good week-end, but had a touch of sadness about it.

[@mixwizard2310]

@@MrRobmellor Nothing you could have done with that one...finders keepers...we also found quite a few frilly things - well hidden I might add !!!..Cheers, it was always fascinating to rummage through those old scrap cars.

[@iwasglad122]

I really enjoyed your video, particularly my personal favourites, the fire engines! Whilst I appreciate the opinions you expressed in the final comments, they did put me in mind of my late father, who loved vintage vehicles but was confined to a wheelchair for the last 4 years of his life. As the pusher of said wheelchair, I'll take flat surfaces over ramps and character any day. My opinion, of course.

[@mixwizard2310]

Thanks for your comments. In fact the previous ramps were wheelchair friendly as was the whole of the museum but I take your point, on the flat is much easier but I still think the previous layout was spot on for exhibiting the vehicles and artefacts. It had a visual impact as well which is sadly missing...just my own point of view of course. Best regards, Alan.

[@simontaylor2319]

Very interesting, thanks

[@mixwizard2310]

Thank you.
I am old enough to remember that building when Leyland made and tested WW!! tanks there.....It certainly has and contains a lot of history. Cheers.

[@manfacilitymetalworks1296]

The TV detector van belongs to a friend of mine. Yes, it does work.

[@mixwizard2310]

We had a neighbour who also drove one and he said it was all ex post office dummy equipment fitted in a Leyland Sherpa that did nothing ??? who knows...that's the art of bluffing eh....Thanks for your comment

[@johnrees]

@@mixwizard2310 That TV detector van with many others was fitted out by Vosper at Porchester Hampshire in around 1969 i remember seeing them in their worshop as i was an apprentice at the time.

[@ianrutherford878]

@@johnrees that comment was already in this thread just now.I remember seeing it at the time.

[@johnrees]

Lovely video

[@mixwizard2310]

Thanks for your comment...Cheers.