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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22446 Location: UK

Evening all,

This listing was uploaded today I notice, for a very rare Commer (Hillman-based) delivery van from the mid-1950s. Very smart, I've a feeling that the reserve will be quite high on this one ...

http://ebay.to/24taRDQ

RJ
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Rootes75 · Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 10:00 am Post subject:

Very nice and quite rare. For a van they are well appointed, I know of one local to me and they are sought after.
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mikeC · Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 10:53 am Post subject:

It never ceases to amaze me how sellers expect a good price for their vehicle, but don't bother to give the potential buyer any details ...

andycars · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 239 Location: South Wales

He's got a few nice looking vans for sale on Ebay, including an Imp and an Anglia.

Rootes75 · Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 5:13 pm Post subject:

He does have some nice vans, high prices though.

Notice the last photo is of another Hillman, a pick up. But he says its not included in the sale. So why on earth include a photo of it?!?!?
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ukdave2002 · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4104 Location: South Cheshire

emmerson · Joined: 30 Sep 2008 Posts: 1268 Location: South East Wales

When I were a lad, I worked in a Rootes dealers. (also Triumph and Austin) When new, these vans were delivered with black wheels, and one of my many jobs was to improve their appearance by spraying them cream. For some reason this turned the tyre valves a lovely shade of pink, which was christened "nipple pink". At only 16, of course I didn't know what they meant!