A Leopard with Lamcote
Duple's Commander body was an impressive looking piece of kit, with (in my opinion) gradual improvements throughout its life from the early / mid '60s to the end of production and the sleek Commander IV circa 1970. That said this very tidy Commander three, with its semi-modern application of Lamcotes's green and black livery looked imposing as it sat here on the raised ground of their roadside garage. Someone even thought, and took the time to make SYX 572F its own bespoke Leyland Leopard badge.
The photo would have been taken on one of our Saturday afternoons out circa 1978/9, with the new freedoms allowed by car ownership. I know we should have used public transport, but if you wanted to get to a reasonable number of out of the way places in limited time, the car was unfortunately the answer!
A Leopard with Lamcote
Duple's Commander body was an impressive looking piece of kit, with (in my opinion) gradual improvements throughout its life from the early / mid '60s to the end of production and the sleek Commander IV circa 1970. That said this very tidy Commander three, with its semi-modern application of Lamcotes's green and black livery looked imposing as it sat here on the raised ground of their roadside garage. Someone even thought, and took the time to make SYX 572F its own bespoke Leyland Leopard badge.
The photo would have been taken on one of our Saturday afternoons out circa 1978/9, with the new freedoms allowed by car ownership. I know we should have used public transport, but if you wanted to get to a reasonable number of out of the way places in limited time, the car was unfortunately the answer!