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badhuis
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| alastairq wrote: | | Penman wrote: | Hi
Whatever it is the rear overhang appears to be quite short compared with a lot of cars. |
This is the also the case with the 100E Ford estates [Squire & Escort].
Allows the rear suspension to better support heavy loads, I suppose? |
I think two posts are meshed up 
Penman answer is pointed to the car in front of the van (which I think is an Armstrong Siddeley Star Sapphire). But that cutout you see in front of the rear bumper is not the actual cutout for the rear wheel, it is of the rear wheel cutout panel which goes a bit more to the back of the car. Or, putting it differently, the rear wheel is more forward and as such the overhang is much larger.
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peter scott
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The one my father had from his employer was, I believe a coachbuilt estate built on a pick-up. It was registered in February 1949 and had the square/separate instruments.
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Rootes75
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That would be a rarity if that had survived.
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Penman
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| alastairq wrote: | | Penman wrote: | Hi
Whatever it is the rear overhang appears to be quite short compared with a lot of cars. |
This is the also the case with the 100E Ford estates [Squire & Escort].
Allows the rear suspension to better support heavy loads, I suppose? |
I was referring to that mystery tail end peeking in to the picture.
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