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PAUL BEAUMONT
Joined: 27 Nov 2007
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Location: Barnsley S. Yorks
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 Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:47 pm Post subject: Hooper Bodied Commercials |
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Does anyone know anything about the above? I have recently seen a picture of a special Bodied Jowett Bradford sign written Hooper Coach-Builders.
I am aware of Hooper boddied RR and Bentley etc, but I have never before heard of Hooper boddied commercials.
I am not sure if the picture that I have is a spoof, or an artistic representation of what Hooper might have done (in the cash starved years immediately after WWII) or the picture of an actual vehicle.
Anyone know anything??
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Scotty
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Hi Paul,
Perhaps it was a one-off specially built by Hoopers as their works hack, where the the sign is referring to "Hoopers" - the company, and not promoting a commercial body building aspect at all?
But that's only a guess on my part - but I can't remember ever seeing anything relating to Hooper commercial body work.
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PAUL BEAUMONT
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That's a good theory Scotty. It is a bit like a gown van, but not so high and it just sign written with the company name - not promoting commercial body building.
The Bradford was available as a chassis cab for custom body building and several were special boddied both here and in New Zealand and Australia.
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