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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22437 Location: UK

Morning all,

This old girl deserves to be restored, one of the BMC mobile workshops that were built for the company in the 1960s. A small number of these were built as race car transporters from new, and several of the surviving workshops have been converted into this role in more recent times.

https://ebay.to/36ZXQro

RJ
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MikeEdwards · Joined: 25 May 2011 Posts: 2467 Location: South Cheshire

Interesting gear shift pattern.

badhuis · Joined: 20 Aug 2008 Posts: 1390 Location: Netherlands

First gear probably only used when needed on very steep hills and heavy loads, not in your "day to day" driving Very Happy

Seems the windscreen is broken, the rear too. Good luck finding a replacement Confused

Missing its front bumper?

Super old bus!
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emmerson · Joined: 30 Sep 2008 Posts: 1268 Location: South East Wales

They also used them as mobile classrooms. We had one in our yard for a while when I was an apprentice in the late 50s. Apprentices from other BMC dealers came to us for training,probably when the mini was new in '59 The registration number was BMC ---, but I can't remember the number.

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

I've just noticed that the description says it has a Perkins diesel engine. I suspect that might have been a conversion for economy, as the one I remember was definitely petrol, because I filled it up when it left!

consul 57 · Joined: 09 Nov 2017 Posts: 487 Location: somerset

there was one of these in the usa on the chasing classic cars prog at an auction

Rich5ltr · Joined: 28 Mar 2008 Posts: 678 Location: Hampshire, UK

I love the snotty way some people advertise on eBay. Like this chap, "Don't ask me to lift a finger to answer questions, you can see what it is, now buy it!" Very Happy

idiot...

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22437 Location: UK

I'm surprised that no-one went for it, it's back on I think. Perhaps the broken screen put potential rescuers off? They're probably one of the few lorries that could actually recoup the investment needed to restore it, if it were to be sold once restored.

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Rootes75 · Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2020 5:40 pm Post subject:

I wonder why its L/H drive? It says 20 were produced and only 2 of that were for the USA and this isn't one of them.
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