Austin A50 Cambridge, dating from between 1954 and 1957, quietly rusting away in Polemi, Paphos District, Cyprus.  26 February 2011.

The A40 Devon (and similar 2-door A40 Dorset) was marketed by the Austin Motor Company from 1947 to 1952. They were the first post-war saloons to be produced by Austin and featured a mix of old and new technologies.

Austin manufactured more than 450,000 examples before replacement in 1952 by the Austin A40 Somerset.

The Bedford K Series lorries were first built in 1939 and were quickly redesigned for military use. This was largely a matter of styling, involving a sloping bonnet with a flat front with headlights incorporated and a crash bar to protect the radiator in a minor collision.

The Bedford J truck was manufactured between 1958 and 1976 and was based on a 9ft 11in wheelbase two ton chassis.

There was a choice of two engines, both made by Bedford, either the 3.52 litre six cylinder petrol engine, or a four cylinder 3.14 litre diesel, that was upgraded to 3.29 litres (200 cu in) in 1960, and again in 1967 to 3.61 litres.

Driving down from Lysos towards Polis, just outside Peristerona I saw an old friend basking in the roadside sunshine.

It was an Austin 1800 ‘Landcrab’ – a car design dating from the mid 1960s.  I remember well having mixed feelings when a mate turned up in one.  What an ugly, supremely comfortable car.