1949 Austin A40 10cwt Van [GV2]

1949 Austin A40 10cwt Van [GV2] in The Gelignite Gang, Movie, 1956

Class: Cars, Van / MPV — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2020-12-17 15:49	10cwt van, based on A40. Chrome grille and spats mean 1947 - 51. Chassis type GV2. -- Last edit: 2020-12-17 19:44:05
jcb ◊ 2020-12-17 18:47	JVP997 the gangs van
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2020-12-17 19:33	JVP is a series for Commercial vehicles, Birmingham, 6/49 to 9/49. So 997 means Sept 1949. I can almost hear the timing chain rattling from here! http://www.austinworks.com/askmr.html -- Last edit: 2020-12-17 19:58:28
dsl ◊ 2020-12-17 23:37	JCB wrote JVP 997 My arrival on this planet was quickly commemorated by my dad getting his first car as an elderly green A40 windowed van or Countryman, JUV 995 (Dec 52), bought for £285/0s/0d. I think I can just about remember it, but it was soon replaced by a Minx IIIa in the first of a long chain of Rootes-jewels.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2020-12-17 23:43	The peripatetic music teacher who taught me to play the trumpet also had one.