Anglevan Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 I need help please - thought the mountain of knowledge that is Autoshite might be able to help me.Does anyone have any pictures of Rumbelows vans earlier the better - prefer colour but B&W will do - i've spent ages on Google and the rest with no joy. Can find some old shop fronts but thats about it.Any help greatly appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Best I can do is these; Old adverts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDXZIqOj ... annel_page and these; unreal - this empty Rumbelows still exists in Romford having lain empty since they all closed down in 1995. Mad. Period shot of Wigan, Rumbelows is visible further down the road behind the bus... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 I remember the MkIII Transit vans delivering to Rumbelows in Hitchin as a kid. Always thought it had a funny name. No pictures, just memories. Sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglevan Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 I remember the MkIII Transit vans delivering to Rumbelows in Hitchin as a kid. Always thought it had a funny name. No pictures, just memories. Sorry Cheers for the replies - much appreciated. I remember the vans also but trying to find pictures has proved impossible.It all came about when I mentioned to the wife I faniced painting my Anglia in period commercial colours. We got talking about defunct companies and I thought Rumbelows would be the best (again cause of the name) Might go for something else now - so any ideas, must be a defunt company. If I cant come up with owt think i'm just gonna make one up and no it wont be a daft pikey one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 If Rumbelows is proving too tricky, how about Rediffusion? About the right era, they were wiring homes up in the late 60's. My mum's house had one of their clunky switches on the wall for connecting a tunerless TV to. http://www.rediffusion.info/vans.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglevan Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 If Rumbelows is proving too tricky, how about Rediffusion? About the right era, they were wiring homes up in the late 60's. My mum's house had one of their clunky switches on the wall for connecting a tunerless TV to.http://www.rediffusion.info/vans.htmlYes keep em coming It wont get painted till later in the year so i've plenty of time to make my mind up . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Timothy Whites F.W Woolworths Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Leyland Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 JAYSUS! This ranks as high as a Roadline lorry in my book. I'd be going Rediffusion van rather than Rumbelows if I were you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 For full effect-crash into a Leyland fg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 What about Radio Rentals? They were around for yonks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Leyland Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 You could also consider a lifesize version of this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I think a mark 3 escort estate with pink back windows is the way to go, rumbelows stylee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Regarding the Rediffusion vans, there seems to be another livery of grey over red.... I did find a few photos of vans with both shown, like when a load of BT used to turn up to an exchange during the rebrand and some had yellow vans, some grey so i'm not sure if they repainted older stuff or just used it till retirement age. The earlier livery was on stuff around the early 60s until 1965 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglevan Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 This is giving me some great ideas. I like the reduffusion I just dont think the lines of the Anglia will suit the yellow split..Although I'm really liking the red or is orange livery - now that looks ace Anyone got any pictures of a Radio Rentals van? - I've googled but not much joy. When I get to painting stage i'll post some pics up for thee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Red and Gold as a Alan Mann van or a team lotus service van?In fact a blue tyyrell service van would be ace, get you into Goodwood probally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglevan Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 I've just been looking on that Redifussion web site and that Escort estate looks the dogs danglies. And i've answered my own question regards the earlier colour it's Red and Grey which is more in keeping with my Anglia's era.I've been on eBay and looked at the numerous Anglia van models on there and the one that jumps out at me is the Stratford Blue one.But still like the idea of painting it in a TV rental company - for the simple reason that you just dont get rental companies any more and think it will look cool driving around in a period van. Dont want to go down the usual BT / Royal mail route - loads out there. I want a company that people had forgotton about on the lines of the Reddiffusion line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-j Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 What about Radio Rentals? They were around for yonks.-that's Glasgow byres road - I live mere minutes from there - Radio Rentals is no longer of course but the sport shop to the RHS is still a sports shop today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-j Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 What about this old skool RAC livery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Radio Rentals used Escort Estates with green inserts in the back side windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mash Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 You could also consider a lifesize version of this? Like so: Damn that's a shit photo, I think I need a new scanner Here's another idea: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglevan Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 Now that blue and white sunblest is my favourite by far ... I'm glad I posted on here now - knew you guys would come with some good ideas. My wife said I should do it as Anglia TV so over to google I go LOL but thanks for the images greatly appreciated.Mash - I might have to call on your photoshop skills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Leyland Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 ^^^^ Nice!!! That real yellow & white one works a treat I'd say, way better looking in real life than the model one.Whats the thing to the left of the other pic, a Vespa microcar or something?Got any more of these pics Mr Mash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mash Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Mash - I might have to call on your photoshop skills Not photoshop; it's the genuine article! I used to work for a commercial vehicle bodybuilders and they took over a company called Wilsdon in the early 90s. Along with the assets came a big batch of photo albums of all the vans they'd kitted out. Although there were a few earlier pics, most are from the late 60s and 70s - apparently the museum in Birmingham the rest were donated to didn't want the later pics which was good for me! I brought them home ages ago and started scanning and cataloguing them but didn't get very far. I think my ex-boss has fogotten I still have them but they're better in my custodianship! I do keep in touch with them anyway so it's not a problem. Here's a few more to whet the appetite - I'll have to do a proper job on it sometime I think the car Electric Leyland mentions is an AC Petite - a kind of Invacar thing I think?? EDIT: Not so sure now I've Googled a pic of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I think the car in the background is definitely some sort of Invalid Carriage,but I think it's an earlier(dark blue)version,rather than the later(light blue)versions that you normally see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Leyland Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Marvellous! This is gold dust. Especially the Sunblest van. And that first pic of the red pork sausage van has something behind it I had totally forgotten about for 25-30 odd years - LUSH BISCUITS! I used to live for them when I was a nipper. Lush! How about Empire Stores livery, Evening Standard .... Roadline even? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead_E23 Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I think the car in the background is definitely some sort of Invalid Carriage,but I think it's an earlier(dark blue)version,rather than the later(light blue)versions that you normally see According to this rather superb page of fine vehicles, that would appear to be an Invacar Model 57. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyloud Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Look forward to seeing more of those period comercial vehicles photos mash, those kind of images are priceless. I have a few 70's brochures (actually several hundred) I vaguely recall I had a 1978 Bedford brochure range with a HA and CF vans in several colourful liveries. Typically I can't find it, maybe someone else here might have a copy to scan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aled Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 one of the electrical retailers had hillman huskys the imp type as vans(d.e.r. or radio rentals perhaps) that had removable panels that fitted over the rear side windows, i know this as i rebuilt one for a chap in gloucestershire but have never seen a photo of one liveried up----- anyone for a challenge? cheers -aled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Going off in a different direction slightly, how about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Have you reserched your vans role when new? Maybe being a van it was a company owned vehicle when new and could be returned to that companys style of paintjob etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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