17 fascinating achive photos remember Leyland’s old vehicle test track

The old Leyland/DAF test track has changed beyond recognition in recent years, with the once-roaring site now part of the growing Centurion Village development.

For decades, the track was used to put Leyland vehicles through their paces, and later became familiar to motorsport fans through rally events and charity stages.

These archive photos look back at a lost piece of Leyland’s motoring history — from its industrial heyday and sad times as a derelict site to the future.