British Leyland Archive Tractor Films (DVD) - Stephen Richmond and Jonathan Whitlam (Tractor Barn)

In this programme  Stephen and Jonathan delve into the archives to present six complete  films made by the British Leyland Motor Company between 1969 and  1980.

These films show the  development of the Leyland tractor range from the 154, 344 and 384  launched in 1969. They cover the many new models introduced in 1972  as well as the Synchro range of 1978 and the last Golden Harvest  machines.

Development machines  are recorded under test; there are scenes at the Bathgate factory in  Scotland and many working examples throughout the world. Films also  look at the huge Leyland organisation as a whole, with footage of  trucks and buses.

Stephen and Jonathan  link the films together using original Leyland advertising. The  compilation is a testament to the skills of British engineering.

The archive films in  this programme are:

Tractors for the ’70s  - Crossing Frontiers - Synchro - 472 Synchro - Leyland Vehicles -  Golden Harvest Range.