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Just a very small sample of the vans that turned up at our van club's annual get together...
Very few vans in this scene are as they left the factory.
Mine's the matt black, '64, flatscreen and runs a '67 Camaro motor and 'box.
The yellow CF is a drag strip regular. It's very quick, when it's not towing a caravan!
Very few vans in this scene are as they left the factory.
Mine's the matt black, '64, flatscreen and runs a '67 Camaro motor and 'box.
The yellow CF is a drag strip regular. It's very quick, when it's not towing a caravan!
Edited by spoodler on Thursday 8th June 11:48
Love it- thanks for the pics! that CF must be loud inside??
Back in the late `70's/early `80's my local Ford dealer used to have a few in their showroom (H J Quick on Chester road, opposite white city, Manchester). I always had a soft spot for them and very nearly bought a citroen panel van with a rover v8 in it `til i figured I'd struggle to pay the fuel bills on my apprentice wage
Back in the late `70's/early `80's my local Ford dealer used to have a few in their showroom (H J Quick on Chester road, opposite white city, Manchester). I always had a soft spot for them and very nearly bought a citroen panel van with a rover v8 in it `til i figured I'd struggle to pay the fuel bills on my apprentice wage
Edited by brownspeed on Saturday 10th June 09:01
sortedcossie said:
That Bedford looks an interesting vehicle!
You could say that... the owner's not exactly the quiet, shy and retiring type either. He's had the van for decades, gradually upping the ante from a standard 1600c.c., through, 2.3, 3.3, mid-mounted V6, a couple of Rover V8s and now the supercharged, ex-Jensen Interceptor big block (with all sorts of go faster kit). Rumoured 800+ b.h.p., I've seen it run at Santa Pod and Shakespeare County and it is quick - tho' I did miss him spinning and going through the timing lights at 126m.p.h., backwards! I wasn't sure if there would be any interest in these, so I only posted a few pic's (my computer/broadband is really slow).
Yep, these are, in the main, wobbly, noisy, ponderous and thirsty old things - but that's a criticism that can be levelled at many a classic, especially if you aren't a fan. I love our old van, tho', it's crackin' fun to drive (if a little hard work at times, no power anything, and no seat belts or crumple zones keeps your concentration levels up) and it's a fine contrast to our modern (a 2005 MG ZR104 Express) and my rear drive, minimal, sporty little kit car (an NG TF). It's also difficult to take yourself too seriously when you're surrounded by shag pile and sidepipes, and that can only be a good thing, in my book. Within the hot rod/custom scene, there's a lot of interest in the old van scene, they hark back to a different age, indeed many of the guys in our club were doing this first time 'round.
An overall view of the site, not sure how many vans we had (seventy five?), but there were lots more hidden behind hedges and out of frame.
Yep, these are, in the main, wobbly, noisy, ponderous and thirsty old things - but that's a criticism that can be levelled at many a classic, especially if you aren't a fan. I love our old van, tho', it's crackin' fun to drive (if a little hard work at times, no power anything, and no seat belts or crumple zones keeps your concentration levels up) and it's a fine contrast to our modern (a 2005 MG ZR104 Express) and my rear drive, minimal, sporty little kit car (an NG TF). It's also difficult to take yourself too seriously when you're surrounded by shag pile and sidepipes, and that can only be a good thing, in my book. Within the hot rod/custom scene, there's a lot of interest in the old van scene, they hark back to a different age, indeed many of the guys in our club were doing this first time 'round.
An overall view of the site, not sure how many vans we had (seventy five?), but there were lots more hidden behind hedges and out of frame.
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