1957 Thames 5cwt Van [300E]

1957 Thames 5cwt Van [300E] in Looking at Britain: Industrial Town, Short Movie, 1962

Class: Cars, Van / MPV — Model origin:

00:05:52 Background vehicle

Comments about this vehicle

Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2016-09-19 21:05	WYH 65 = April 59 to July 60 "allocated in blocks", London. So likely to be very late with this front before Oct 59 facelift. "Is it definitely a van and not a saloon or Escort estate?" I hear you all ask. Well .... um .... not totally sure, but if it goes up as a van, I can add these as well and
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2016-09-20 09:43	If you read the plate as MVH, (Huddersfield CBC June 1957), then the date corresponds with the grille style which was replaced by the mesh pattern à la Popular in October 1957, not 1959. http://www.classiccarportraits.co.uk/pages/anglia100e_5759.htm If you accept that the wing mirror is painted and not plated, this is a van, not an estate car, plus the fact that it's pretty dark inside, no windows. It's parked outside Melia's so it was possibly their delivery van. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melia%27s_Grocers_and_Tea_Dealers http://haslingdens.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/haslingdens-meat-trade-industry.html Scroll down for two pictures of Melia's in Haslingden. Therefore 1957 5 cwt van 300E. -- Last edit: 2016-09-20 12:49:13
dsl ◊ 2016-09-20 12:48	That all sounds good re-analysis to me.

Author

Message

dsl

◊ 2016-09-19 21:05

WYH 65 = April 59 to July 60 "allocated in blocks", London. So likely to be very late with this front before Oct 59 facelift. "Is it definitely a van and not a saloon or Escort estate?" I hear you all ask. Well .... um .... not totally sure, but if it goes up as a van, I can add these as well

and

johnfromstaffs

◊ 2016-09-20 09:43

If you read the plate as MVH, (Huddersfield CBC June 1957), then the date corresponds with the grille style which was replaced by the mesh pattern à la Popular in October 1957, not 1959.
http://www.classiccarportraits.co.uk/pages/anglia100e_5759.htm

If you accept that the wing mirror is painted and not plated, this is a van, not an estate car, plus the fact that it's pretty dark inside, no windows.

It's parked outside Melia's so it was possibly their delivery van.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melia%27s_Grocers_and_Tea_Dealers
http://haslingdens.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/haslingdens-meat-trade-industry.html
Scroll down for two pictures of Melia's in Haslingden.

Therefore 1957 5 cwt van 300E.

-- Last edit: 2016-09-20 12:49:13

dsl

◊ 2016-09-20 12:48

That all sounds good re-analysis to me.

1957 Thames 5cwt Van [300E]

1957 Thames 5cwt Van [300E] in Looking at Britain: Industrial Town, Short Movie, 1962

Comments about this vehicle

Add a comment

Advertising