1950s Leyland Octopus flatbed

Old Leyland commercial vehicle photograph in the archive at Classic Wheels

This is one of 900+ images in the Classic Wheels transport photo archive (commercial vehicle section).
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The Leyland shown below is in restored condition. This Octopus flatbed is red, and is a commercial vehicle of the type popular in the 1950s era.

If you're interested in classic Leyland vehicles, don't forget to have a look around the rest of this old transport website as you'll find more about Leyland, in addition to this restored Octopus flatbed from the commercial vehicle section. Further down is a list of Leyland Octopus flatbed items for sale on ebay RIGHT NOW!

This is photograph No.7 in this archive of classic and vintage vehicle photos.

More Information on this classic Octopus flatbed:

British Road Services (BRS) ran a large fleet of Leyland Beavers during the fifties and can be differentiated from the similar Beaver by its extra axle up front

Classic commercial vehicle - 1950s Leyland

Leyland Octopus flatbed image, restored in red

If you are particularly interested in this, the Octopus flatbed built by Leyland, the items below may be of interest, all of which are on sale *right now* in the UK and Internationally on eBay, and can be bid on today!

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