carmad
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Jun 20, 2010 16:11:55 GMT
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well as I said earlier in the week I have got my hands on a bedford ha van it was used as a recovery van for a small lisburn (northern ireland) based compainy last on the road in 1994  I was hunting ebay for months looking for a ha viva car when the vans started looking very appealling following on from the ford guys who cannot afford or simply will not pay the crazy prices asked for 2 door escorts vans an estates start to look pretty good and are a lot cheeper it was by luck that I herd about the van a guy came in to my shed and saw the 1964 ha car I bought off ryan and said he had on only it was a van went round and there it was sitting covered in hay and a few chickens running around  so deposit paid and call back with a more suitable means of collecting it  was my fist time driving a lorry and the air brakes are a laugh wheeled it in and had to go as it was getting late so this morning I was greeted with this site ;D   so with 2 wheelie bins full off hay removed we were left with  rottie007 ill see your cracked tyre and raise ya a tube   so the poking a proding began       when I got the seats out I found a few keys     mmmmmm chassis leg  thats all for now ohh and to keep ya intrested  |
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Last Edit: Jan 10, 2021 14:30:27 GMT by carmad
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Jun 20, 2010 16:25:35 GMT
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seems they all lose the front floors an rails .. bet yours is mint from the middle of the seats back aintit?? mines the same...
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carmad
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Jun 20, 2010 16:31:10 GMT
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yes i was surprised at how good it was around the rear floor i also ment to ask about gear box bushes mine broke comeing out  looking threw ebay there none listed |
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B-8-D
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down to one car!!
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Jun 20, 2010 16:33:03 GMT
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blimey!! are you actually contemplating welding that up?? it looks like most of the chassis is made from weetabix!! if you are going to fix it up i appluad you.. that will be a mission but they all seemed to dissapear overnight the vans.. would be magic to save it.. oh and you need a hb now  si |
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pbottomley
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Jun 20, 2010 16:38:06 GMT
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OHHHHH a lovely van to play with....  enjoy, and as always if I can help I will, alas my help-ability is limited by parts, time, money, skill, knowledge ..... but does come with added smile. |
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carmad
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Jun 20, 2010 16:40:01 GMT
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tis only really 1 chassis leg and a bit off floor and as you say getting rarer every day i would say depending on full time work/ other commitments thats only a few week ends work no mad vxr engines or redtops at the min just a 1275 |
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B-8-D
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down to one car!!
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Jun 20, 2010 16:43:03 GMT
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fair play for getting it back on the road.. great little vans..
you seam to be collecting vivas at a great rate of knots...
and that can only be a good thing...
si
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pbottomley
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Jun 20, 2010 16:43:21 GMT
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1275 what a mini engine  or did ya mean 1256 </anorak mode> |
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carmad
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Jun 20, 2010 16:51:56 GMT
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i was gonna get it bored out nah it was a typo lol |
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carmad
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Jun 20, 2010 16:55:24 GMT
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fair play for getting it back on the road.. great little vans.. you seam to be collecting vivas at a great rate of knots... and that can only be a good thing... si i do my best ;D |
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Jun 20, 2010 20:32:28 GMT
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Repair it, keep it looking a bit ratty, don't remove the livery... would be excellent. Consider yourself bookmarked, the forum has got me into HA vans and varients.
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Lawsy
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Jun 20, 2010 20:38:14 GMT
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this is going to be an interesting project
as said, keep the livery..
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Neil
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Jun 20, 2010 20:42:19 GMT
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Repair it, keep it looking a bit ratty, don't remove the livery... would be excellent. I agree! I love period signage.  |
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mrj
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Jun 20, 2010 21:19:15 GMT
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we never had those over here (the only bedfords i can remember were the Cfs Opel imported after they discontinued their "Blitz" trucks in the late 70s), but were they still available in 1982 ? Looks like a brave project, and yes, keep the livery ...
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- 1971 VW 1600 TL Fastback
- 1978 Passat GLS Variant
- 1980 Audi 100 5E
- 1981 VW aircooled panel van (sold)
- 1983 VW Jetta Mk.I
- 1984 VW Polo Coupé
- 1984 VW Passat hatchback
- 1987 VW Passat Variant
- 1987 VW Passat hatchback
- 1988 VW T25
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Jun 20, 2010 22:28:39 GMT
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Slots, slam, repair it well enough to make it perfectly safe, not boarderline mot-able, and leave the signwriting for a pornagraphic WIN!!
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Jun 20, 2010 23:14:21 GMT
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yes one of the last ones we broke an ex bt van for bits for my mates last year made yours look concours!
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theres more to life than mpg & to much power is just enough.
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Davenger
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It's only metal
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Jun 21, 2010 12:16:13 GMT
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My dad had a couple of these when I was a lad.
Brilliant save
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carmad
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Jun 21, 2010 19:01:21 GMT
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cheers guys I was all for painting it lol after the reaction its got on here I might leave it alone any way when looking threw the old tax book ect a photo fell out I thought you would like to see it  and said log book last mot / psv cert 1994 ;D  |
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Last Edit: Jun 21, 2010 19:04:37 GMT by carmad
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pbottomley
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Jun 21, 2010 19:27:20 GMT
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Now thats a class picture of the Van on the tow..... |
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Jun 21, 2010 19:46:49 GMT
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There's a certain comedy element to a recovery van being recovered.
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looking threw ebay there none listed 
