A number of historic public service vehicles are on display at Ta’ Qali today in an exhibition which features a little-known aspect of Malta’s heritage.

The exhibition, near the farmers’ market, has been organised  by the Malta Historic Vehicle Trust, an NGO set up six years ago which is planning to set up a museum of  old public vehicles.

On display are old buses, fire engines, army, police and builders’ trucks, military and commercial vehicles which were in public service over the decades.

The NGO itself has collected 75 vehicles, some of which are under restoration, including a unique former RAF Thorneycroft fire-engine and a Bedford fire engine which was on the scene of the Vulcan crash in the 1970s.

Trust chairman Dr George Said said he was hopeful that the government would allocate premises for the museum so that Malta could continue to enjoy this heritage.   

The trust, he said, was attracting strong interest from the owners of old vehicles and former workers who used to drive them, and they were   volunteering their time to get them back to shape.

Today’s event is held every year to raise funds for the museum

The exhibition continues up to 4 p.m.