Classic cars forum & vehicle restoration.

[john70]

This is a photo of a ford 8, 5cwt. van I bought in 1958, for private use. It was dark green in colour, but I painted the top half a lighter shade of green, and put an old bus seat in the back to make it a four seater.

[Rick]

what a great old photo thanks for posting it!!

did you cut out extra windows in the back, or leave it as is?

Rick
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[Old-Nail]

that picture is great John, it's so nice to see real motoring memories!

[john70]

Hi. Rick. No I didn,t put windows in it, I seem to remember if you did that, you had to pay purchase tax, as on cars at the time, but which vans were not subject to.

[alfanut]

The Austin 12 in the 'first car I drove thread' was replaced by one of these, based on the MO series Morris Oxford, same colour even. No photos were ever taken of it, so I have had to make to with a brochure illustration from Ebay. I had a few friends with motorbikes at the time, so I was very popular with those with broken bikes and legs :


Geoff

[Rick]

I've had a Morris Z van a while back, and the Saab 2 stroke many years earlier, but the most recent was this little Ford, now living with a new owner in Cornwall



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[buzzy bee]

Hi

Have you heard from the new owner, is he putting her on the road, is he on the register?

Cheers

Dave

[Rick]

Not heard anything lately I know he was hoping to get it on the road later this year..

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