1971 Ford Transit Parcel Van MkI
1971 Ford Transit MkI in Milano... difendersi o morire, Movie, 1978
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◊ 2019-04-29 14:47 |
Italian version. |
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◊ 2019-04-29 15:11 |
Looks like parcel/laundry van body, often found in UK. Any local build or name?? |
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◊ 2019-04-29 15:16 |
Dormobile might do the job (not same body, but same handwriting) /v029370.html |
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◊ 2019-04-29 15:27 |
Also possible for UK Transits are Hawson and Martin Walter, but no useful examples easily found. |
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◊ 2019-04-29 21:09 |
Martin Walter Ltd. was the manufacturer of the Dormobile conversions (later: Dormobile Ltd.) and Hawson's conversions tend to have split windscreens and look like armoured vehicles (Mr. Hawson: "Guys, I need more material for the box vans - go and get all the furniture from the office... Design & style are for children anyway!") The coachwork above looks a) totally British and b) totally un-Italian. If an Italian coachbuilder built it, they would have made him leave the country, I'm afraid. This "Parcel Van" (in Germany: Großraum Kastenwagen) was available via the Ford dealer network, but there's no way Ford would have build them like this (compare with what Mr. Hawson said earlier in this post). I still believe this is a Dormobile conversion, but can't prove it, as nobody stood up when they got asked who the real Slim Shady is. ![[Image: 53109588_568834076951665_398073366899603138_njpg_nc_htscontent-lht6-1cdninstagram.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/3946/53109588_568834076951665_398073366899603138_njpg_nc_htscontent-lht6-1cdninstagram.jpg) |
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◊ 2019-04-29 22:12 |
Possible Martin Walter Transit Mk1 in our collection - not much help, but chris40 was reliable with his comments. Another, Mk2 entered as "Dormobile by Martin Walter". And a Mk2 as "Dormobile Parcel Van". Finally an unusual A-Series which could do with more info if possible. |
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◊ 2019-04-29 22:32 |
Yeah, I remember chris40 very well!  All the MK2 seem to have wraparound windshields so far, but the earlier MK1 ones by Martin Walter/ Dormobile might have these cornering windows. And then there is also Martin Walser, but I don't think that helps a lot... The A-Series may be a Strachans conversion...  |
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◊ 2019-04-29 23:09 |
The A-Series integral van was firstly built by Strachan, and then Willenhall Motor Radiator (Howard Tenens) - Link to "archive.commercialmotor.com" -- Last edit: 2019-04-29 23:20:53 |
