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1967 Bedford CA SWB Van
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ukdave2002



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 7:46 pm    Post subject: 1967 Bedford CA SWB Van Reply with quote

Back in the 80's when Wham and Maddona dominated the charts I was 17 and had just past my driving test...I was offerd a Bedford CA for £90, the bloke selling it worked for the Post Office and oddly enough it had been brush painted in "pillar box red" and just in case I ever wanted to repaint it, he gave me a tin with another 10l of the paint! it also came with a spare 4 speed box that he had never to round to fitting (CA's had a 3 speed box as standard)

I ran it for a year, until its MOT, which it failed, I then went off to Uni, and by the time I got home fro Christmas, my dad had given it to the scrap man Sad

I allways said that I'll get another and that day was today Smile

Bedford CA's are pretty thin on the ground, and even thinner if you don't want a camper or ice cream van ! so when this one came up I couldn't refuse Smile



It was bought new by a green grocer in Skegness, used for 20 years, parked in a garage in 1987, then brought back to life in 2014/15 by a couple who own a CA Camper Van, all sound although it was their first attemp at a re-spray, so the paint reqires some flattening and possibly re applying in some areas, but from a distance the van looks very respectible Very Happy and with 12 months MOT is very usable...odd for me to buy something usable !!

It still has the original number plates, that bears the Bedford dealers name:


So this will be a usable rolling improvement project !

Cheers

Dave
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kevin2306



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 7:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That is superb!

Kev
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 7:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That is superb!

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Rick
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 10:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Magic, look forward to seeing that somewhere or other in the locality! Smile

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 04, 2015 2:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very Nice, I approve Cool
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BigJohn



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 04, 2015 8:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Excellent, and is it going to get the obligatory scruffy mattress in the back, for a full "relive the misspent youth" scenario.......... Laughing
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 05, 2015 9:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very nice too.

The Bedford CA is one commercial I have not driven but the local joiner and undertaker had an early split screen model with the painted grille for years in the 1960s.
Because he was a fastidious man he kept it in spotless condition. It was dark grey IIRC.

He replaced it in about 1968 with a dark blue "C" registered example.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 10:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not a bad drive as far as I can remember, although I did once have a door fall off when taking a sharp right hand turn, it somehow came unhooked at the bottom and swung out like a spaniel's ear!
Embarrassing but gave the people in a bus going the other way, a laugh.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 12:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Certainly not a common sight, seen a few campers but not many panel vans. Well done of preserving her, she looks and sounds really good.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2015 8:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There's a film coming out that's suitable for you Dave:

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How's the van doing?

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2015 9:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cool Cool Fabulous, nice to see another panelvan on the road.... Cool Cool
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 10:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Observant members may have noticed that there were a couple of bits missing on the grill of my CA....they are are straigt parts about 6" long that sit on each side of the grill...any way the good news is that I obtained a pair..the not so good news was at they were attached to this:



It was rolling on 4 wheels as we started to winch it on to my trailer, but alas the entire rear quickly disappeared Shocked

I recovered a few other oily bits and then weighed the remains in for the princely sum of £12.80!

Dave
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 7:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice find Dave - reminds me of the CAs that were found in the undergrowth, surrounding the place I found that Austin 7 special, a few years back.

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 2:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very nice! but why did you weigh the second one in? you could have tarted it up with the 10l of red paint and advertised it on eBay as a barn find/ abandoned restoration project! Laughing
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 18, 2015 11:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

A very nice van Dave. We had a few diesel ones in the Royal Mail but they were not as reliable as the J4. Is yours petrol or diesel?. They were easy to work on if I remember but it was nearly 50 years ago. Hope you have plenty of enjoyment with it. Cool
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