Practically Classics Forum

Good HAs at reasonable prices eh? I wish. The saloons are still seen at under a grand in working condition with only minor work needed for their long term preservation, but sadly, the HA van has gone the way of mini van, Escort Van and Simca 1100 vans now and if you turn up to view one with less than around £3k in your pocket, you'll be able to sweep its remains into a bin bag. The last one that sold through the Gazette's classifieds needed all sorts and had no engine, it was paid for and taken away by its delighted new victim for a mere £4,695. Reasonable? Not when a vastly superior Marina van can be had in similar condition for a good bit less.

Uncut vans will always command such silly prices, especially if they're as shiny as the one in the image.

GHT wrote: Sun Jan 22, 2017 7:09 pm Chris, you said that you liked some of the Vauxhalls that have passed through your ownership. The company that I worked for in the 70's had a fleet of small Bedford vans. They took some serious punishment from our drivers but stood up to it well. You can still get good ones at reasonable prices, if the model floats your boat, just don't ask Rich if he likes it, the poor boy wets his pants at anything with four wheels and a steering wheel.

yes ive even had one of those.. my father always had a collection of vans which came & went as his mates would need a new motor.. id have another just to annoy ght

Rich, forget everything we've seen in the preceding 237 pages of this thread, you need this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1973-VINTAGE- ... Sw241YU~YE

thats lovely!! thanks mate

Yep, I figured that would excite you as much as it does me!

But, if you want something a bit more offroad capable and want to stand head & shoulders above the various modern trucks, take a gander at this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/chevy-truck-6 ... OSwImRYhJ1~

As I see it, that only needs a depinkification specialist to do something about the paintwork, maybe bring it a couple of inches closer to earth than it currently sits, then go and bully your way into any parking space you want. I wouldn't argue if it wanted my spot!

if i was going to have one it would be the Toyota every time!! not that the American thing isn't nice its just not as nice as the other...
besides, its similar to used to an early datsun cabstar that i used to own.. it was just a wonderful thing to drive, even if it was rotten & thirsty & ate its own engine oil dipstick.. i loved it!

meanwhile in the land of tat
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/351961795258? ... rmvSB=true

who wouldn't want one of these

I may be murdered if that arrived on the driveway but I definitely approve.

Oof!

Imagine what you could do with that. OK, don't just imagine, take some inspiration from the chube of yew:
https://youtu.be/YaXf3hcN9_M

who wouldn't want one of these

Well GHT for starters - He gets the grumps over whatever the rest of us like

Imagine what you could do with that.

Used to have a couple of conversions similar to this for the racing car first one was a Duple bodied Leyland 600 which was eventually replaced with a Plaxton bodied AEC 760 which was a proper flying machine - we undertook our conversions with a roller shutter for the rear door access to the load area / ramps