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1967 Austin A35 Van MkII [AV8] 
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◊ 2020-06-07 04:22 |
RLW 3xxE was July 67; A35 Van was made until 1968, although not sure why. |
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◊ 2020-06-07 09:08 |
Because the costs of the design, tooling and track set up had been amortised years before, and it still sold. |
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◊ 2020-06-07 10:50 |
This one with ladders and beacon looks like a council or utilities vehicle thought it might be GPO but they only bought two ! Unusual in my view because most I saw were with small shopkeepers not fleets and were outnumbered 10 to 1 in small business world early 70s by that state of the art van the Morris Minor. They were also ideal for world champion F1 race drivers bird pulling (Budgeriegars!) .gif ":)") ![[Image: james-hunt-van-image-2.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/3808/james-hunt-van-image-2.jpg) ![[Image: rexfeatures_211951a_1.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/3808/rexfeatures_211951a_1.jpg) -- Last edit: 2020-06-07 10:55:50 |
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◊ 2020-06-07 10:59 |
Great Universal Stores placed a huge order for them, apparently for Kay’s catalogue items home delivery. The order must have been substantial enough for BL to continue production of the thing for some time, but the 948 or 1098cc engine had transmogrified into 848 by the last two or three years’ worth, presumably some tooling problem or an economy of scale with the mini, although one would have thought that the cylinder blocks would have been different. You’re not the only one who remembers Budgie! (But Georgina Hale rather than Adam Faith, who always struck me as a twerp.) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065279/fullcredits -- Last edit: 2020-06-07 12:23:50 |
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◊ 2020-06-07 11:09 |
Its always stuck in my mind because its the last car you would think of as James Hunt owning ! He was apparently very fond of it. -- Last edit: 2020-06-07 11:11:09 |
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◊ 2020-06-07 15:11 |
Around early 1963 - 939 EXU went to PO Telephones in dark green, 940 EXU went to Royal Mail in red. They've both been modelled by Vanguards - 939 EXU (VA01709) and 940 EXU (LP06545). |
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◊ 2020-06-07 16:24 |
We are different tracks here JFS. I am on about James Hunt F1 driver who's personal car was a Austin A35 'van' whuch he used to transport his prized Buderiegars to shows !! The two thumbs are pictures of him and his A35 . You are on about the TV show Budgie . -- Last edit: 2020-06-07 16:31:24 |
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◊ 2020-06-07 22:17 |
Not being into Formula 1 I wasn’t aware that James Hunt fancied those sort of birds. |
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◊ 2020-06-08 08:37 |
Question is what was Jame Hunts ' A35 van ' reg. GDX249E a Countryman ? ''or the latter period of his life, the car became his main transport, as his Mercedes 450 SEL spent much of its time on bricks on his drive. A keen collector of budgerigars, Hunt took his birds around the country to shows in the back of his A35. Quite what Wandsworth residents made of being overtaken by a drifting Austin with James Hunt and a selection of budgies inside, we can’t imagine, although we’re sure the ever irreverent Hunt would have enjoyed the absurdity of the scene.'' https://autojumble.world/stars-cars-james-hunt-a35-van/ -- Last edit: 2020-06-08 08:41:05 |
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◊ 2020-06-08 12:41 |
It sports a roof vent, which suggests it to be a van with windows, in addition, the side windows don’t seem to have sliding capabilities. https://www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/16484256432 -- Last edit: 2020-06-08 12:44:22 |
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◊ 2020-06-08 13:58 |
We've identified this vehicle using the details you provided AUSTIN A35 Registration number: GDX 249E Body type: Van/Side Windows Colour: Beige Date of first registration: March 1967 ✗ Untaxed Tax due: 1 December 1993 Cylinder capacity 848 cc Export marker No 1994 Brooks auction catalogue on ebay has GDX 249E 1967 Austin A35 Van (with side window conversion, ex-James Hunt) NLT 935V 1980 Mercedes 450SEL 6.9 (ex-James Hunt) "... GDX 294E, a tired 1967 Austin A35 van. Hunt used the 848cc load-lugger to carry his beloved budgerigars to shows. The four-cylinder cargo carrier fetched £13,000 at the Silverstone Classic auction in 2011 after being bought by the seller for £3,500 at the Brooks Olympia sale in 1993" from below. So it didn't go cheep  .If anyone's interested NLT 935V ✓ Taxed Tax due: 1 December 2020 Sold for £4000 in 1993, now fully restored and was displayed at Mercedes-Benz World Museum in 2013 to celebrate the release of the Hunt/Lauda film 'Rush' - from this 2018 auction listing. He also had a dark blue 1989 560 SEC coupe F93 UBJ. |
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◊ 2020-06-08 18:08 |
I'm interested  Wonder why his Merc was on bricks ? Wonder where the A35 van is now ? Was there a scene in the film Rush where he jumped into his A35 van with two crates of budgies and a Supermodel and headed out for a wild night at the Surrey Buderigar Society club house ? -- Last edit: 2020-06-08 21:54:45 |
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◊ 2020-06-09 00:31 |
There was an article in one of the classic car mags I remember reading, the air suspension had gone on his 6.9 and being in much reduced circumstances, he just couldn't afford to fix it. He was reported as prefering the A35 van, the skinny crossplies made it easier to drift. |
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