early english vans

Hey bigcam,
I know all about that handbrake trouble.
Sure mine is part American Indian.
Yankee Indian tribe name was 5 horses.
Talking to a native of above country he translated it for me,
nag nag nag nag nag.

Seen many of those vans at the last Sandown display day there seems to be a lot of them about. Dave

Dedlee M80

did they look like thiz



cya

They are so cool deadly dave.
Got some pic's to peek mate?
alby.

My Commer 2500 from 1968 is an Early English van.
Before me it was a genuine 1 owner with the guy being very OCD and keeping every receipt and rego paper ever since the dealership papers were signed in 1968. I found it unregistered since 1991 but thankfully in a garage.

It was at the Clarendon Classic rally which was it's first outing as I registered it on club plate 2 days beforehand.

nice one Stephen very clean and straight mate.
Like to see the ERF's and the Scammell.
Have you posted pic's I can go back to see?
alby

was a while ago. I don't want to take thread off track away from English Vans.
I can email you picks.

Stephen, don't worry about the off topic, just put a post up with a link back to your post with the pictures if you can find them.

Here you go Alby, this one is in Fortitude Valley, at Hob's Knob Appliance Shop, nice car, unlike the condescending staff.

There's one of those Commer vans sitting at Plainland (or thereabouts) near Gatton. A mate and I got the last bits off a HK Brougham next to it about 20 years ago. (the guy's son had rolled the Brougham) I also got a VC Valiant off him.
The Commer had been converted to a camper and had a Holden 179 with YellaTerra head on it which sat at an angle.
The guy's name was Jim, but he was getting on a bit then.
He also had an FB ute with IPEC Radio Express, or somesuch sighwritten all over it, but didn't want to sell that.
There's some shops in front of the house, now. Across from Rusty's garage, perhaps?
It's a long time ago, but there was no rust in it at the time. They were everywhere when I was a kid (in the 70's/80's).
ASW.

Hi Stephen,
I'll pm you with my email if you can't find the pics, but put it in the thread and share it here where it counts mate.
Really love all Scammells, I remember when Shell Pinkenba at Brisbane had some hauling out of there and they too were Routemans.
I also remember some parked in a yard at Brisbane near Carol Park off ramp years latter -over centenary highway- to go back towards Monier rd on the road to the right, long ago now though.

I like the early pickford Scammells also.
hmm junior constructors and the twin cab type. (constructors as well I think )


There is a British Transport Film called "Giant Loads on the Move" with 3 - 20 min clips on it.
1=Giant Load (1958)- move 200 ton transformer with Pickfords Scammells 3 hooked up at one hill.
2=Ferry Load(1960)- landing craft ships converted to ferries hauling freight trucks across the English channel.
3=Caerphilly Castle(1961)- Move a Great Western Locomotive through the streets of London to the Science Museum again with pickfords Scammells and a "knocker "
This is a magic movie and worth the watch if you ever come across it.
Would like to look at pic's of the ERF's as well.
The movie ferry load is full of period English gems.
regards alby.