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Jeez, is that a lath-&-plaster roof on a vehicle? No wonder it's all gone a bit crumbly. Never seen that before. Times must have been really hard for the toffs with their horses back in 1947.

 

Wonder what's inside the back. Seller says he hasn't opened the boards yet. There's room in there for 3 horses. And a groom.

 

Surprise!!!

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SCARYVAN gives me the creeps and it has this painted on the back. Would you trust your kids with these people? The kid on the left's already sustained an irreversible injury.

 

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It's like something out of a "Charley Says Run Like Fuck" TV ad.

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I like the way the metal door handle looks like a spike poking out of the red thing that the kid on the left is playing on.

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Looks like a gigantic Dynamite Stick.

And no, I wouldn't let my children play with Boris Johnson wearing a pink turtleneck.

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I find this image quite disturbing. I hope it's not meant to represent the driver or someone who supervises the kids while they're playing.

 

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Note, steel plate over the door-window.

Screw heads are on the outside to prevent escape from within.

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Jesus did Stephen King paint that van or something

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Aaaargh. It gets worse, much worse. This is not good. I zoomed into one of the pics and this is the passenger front door.

 

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Jeez, is that a lath-&-plaster roof on a vehicle? No wonder it's all gone a bit crumbly. Never seen that before. Times must have been really hard for the toffs with their horses back in 1947.

 

Wonder what's inside the back. Seller says he hasn't opened the boards yet. There's room in there for 3 horses. And a groom.

 

Surprise!!!

 

Vincents were actually a high quality coachbuilder - the roof probably had a stretched leather-cloth fabric type of covering.   

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^^ Aye. I remember reading about fabric on whole car bodies and on planes, but especially car centre-roof panels. It's now on my "to read about" list, how it was done, materials used, further links, etc. Will check out Vincents.

 

Initially I thought thin sheet steel may have been formed over the wooden curves on the horsebox roof. (obv not L&P !). Leathercloth early post-war makes sense.

Interesting old vehicle.

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^^^^ we can all see where the Triumph Herald 'no sills' but MOTd comes from...

 

Chassis First/fabric screwed on :)

 

 

TS

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Sadly the clown van has sold, it would have been just the thing to make a stealth camper, you could guarantee that nobody would go near it.

 

 

 

Well apart from a lynch mob, perhaps

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I ASKED GOD FOR A DECENT VAN BUT I KNOW GOD DOESN'T WORK LIKE THAT. SO I BOUGHT A VAUXHALL COMBO AND ASKED FOR FORGIVENESS

 

(Richard Hammond, 2004)

 

 

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Al-Pacino-Vauxhall-bonnet-/272890014988?hash=item3f89832d0c:g:VqkAAOSwgRhZ5OEJ

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Seriously, why did those FG’s have those lower glass panels? Equal opps for sub 3ft drivers?

I have no idea about the FG lower glass but having worked for a Leyland Bus and Truck dealer I can vouch for the fact they are truly hateful bastards, they did about 45mph and vibrated like an industrial sex aid. No wonder they seemed to limited to dropping off Mothers Pride at the corner shop.

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I have no idea about the FG lower glass but having worked for a Leyland Bus and Truck dealer I can vouch for the fact they are truly hateful bastards, they did about 45mph and vibrated like an industrial sex aid. No wonder they seemed to limited to dropping off Mothers Pride at the corner shop.

The lower corner glass on the FG range was to give the driver a clear view of the kerbside, quite useful on a vehicle designed mainly for urban multidrop deliveries.....

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