1977 Leyland EA 440 Royal Mail High Roof

1977 Leyland EA 440 in The Spirit of '45, Documentary, 2013

Class: Cars, Van / MPV — Model origin:

01:19:49 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

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dsl ◊ 2015-12-14 16:38	At least 2 of them, maybe more, in same sorting office. Were these still being used in 2011 or is footage older??
Sunbar ◊ 2015-12-14 16:46	BMC 350EA 1968-1970 renamed Leyland EA 1970-1984 (EA for 'Easy Access') The 30cwt van could be ordered with standard or long bodywork (both built on the same wheelbase), offering load-space capacities of 274 cuft and 322 cuft respectively. /vehicle_63501-BMC-350-EA-1968.html I would be surprised if they were still in use long after the mid-1990s.
dsl ◊ 2015-12-14 17:24	Let's call it a Leyland because footage is probably 80s/90s -- Last edit: 2016-07-13 22:17:29
Sunbar ◊ 2016-10-17 11:50	'EA 440' from Sandie here: /vehicle_968045-Leyland-EA-440-1981.html Sandie wrote It seems that in Royal Mail service all the high roof ones were the heavier 4480kg gross weight ones. So far these have been defaulted here as 350...
Sandie ◊ 2016-10-17 16:25	Another bit of info I've found, ribbed sides were introduced in late 1976: http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/10th-september-1976/24/off-the-beat Quote TO COUNTERACT one of the main criticisms levelled at the EA van — body drumming — Leyland has replaced the flat panel body sides by inverted rib panels and the composite wood/steel floor by a singlepiece steel floor. The company claims that the resulting structure has achieved greater strength without any increase in unladen weight. 1968-76 side: 1976-82 side: