Warwickshire's Commer Van
BY ALAN MATTHEWS
In 1963 Warwickshire, one of the smallest English County forces, bought a Commer van with a coach built body fitted to it. The vehicle was intended to be the force’s control vehicle for events and incidents. It was fitted out with force radio equipment and was painted a nice blue colour similar to the Met control vehicles of the period. The van did a relatively low mileage over the years and gave the force good service. The B&W photos are of the van in service, years ago.
Luckily, someone at the force had a thought to heritage and when the van came to be replaced, the old Commer was donated to the excellent Coventry Transport Museum, where I am told it can still be seen. The colour photos show the van since becoming a museum exhibit.
