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1975 Ford Transit Ice Cream Van MkI 
Class: Cars, Van / MPV — Model origin: 
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◊ 2011-07-03 02:53 |
Diesel. |
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◊ 2011-07-03 13:37 |
built in AUS? |
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◊ 2014-03-23 06:07 |
Why diesel? I'm pretty sure that all Transits sold in Australia in the 70s were petrol. Redbook doesn't list any diesel models at all. -- Last edit: 2014-03-23 06:40:43 |
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◊ 2014-03-23 09:27 |
It's definitely a Diesel front panel. Petrol-engined Mk.I Transits used a V4 engine, but the Perkins and later York Diesels were longer and needed this extended nose. (The only other reason for this front panel was if a V6 was fitted, which was normal in ambulances but seems unlikely in a school bus.) -- Last edit: 2014-03-23 09:29:17 |
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◊ 2014-03-23 12:24 |
... or ice-cream van. Of course, if Transits were made in Aus, then long-nose petrol versions are perfectly credible as a local variation (and we have several long-noses sighted in Aus. I haven't checked, but I don't think we have (m)any Aus short noses ...). |
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◊ 2014-03-23 14:24 |
The Australian Transit vans were mostly fitted with 6-cylinder engines borrowed from the Falcon. This started in 1973 with the 3.3L I6 which was optional. In 1975, it became the only engine available. Then, in 1979, the 4.1 replaced the 3.3 as the only engine offering. I guess that would explain the long bonnet? |
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◊ 2014-03-23 15:54 |
Yes, it would. I wasn't aware of the use of 6-cylinder engines in Australia, but having driven several British Transits with V4s and Kent petrol engines I wish we'd had them. |
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◊ 2014-03-23 16:51 |
Good - made in Aus now confirmed for local Transits (Mk1 at least). Some back-filling to do for Aus films. |
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