RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted November 23, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 23, 2020 I've been rooting around for photos from this period - there are surprisingly few in all my railway books and internet tends to bring up a lot of photos of restorations. Am I right in assuming for vans, pale greys and tints of greens and blues were more common than white? On both lorries and vans, the use of black mudguards extending to parts of the cab bodywork seems popular on models - eg Ford Thames ETC, Austin/BMC FG but was this actually a typical colour for that period? Also were logos common back then or is this a more recent thing and liveries were generally plain? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fodenway Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Many vans and commercials were supplied in primer at this period, or in a limited range of basic colours. Buyers would have them painted to their own requirements either by the supplying dealer, a commercial coachpainting firm or their own paint shop. Liveries were usually far more ornate and informative than the logos of today, being hand-painted by skilled signwriters or by the application of custom-printed transfers by companies such as Kaylee of Nottingham. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 A lot of black mudguards were actually rubber mouldings; the GPO took this a step further, and fitted 'rubber' wings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheatley Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 This site is heavily biased towards Scotland so you will see more tartan liveries than you might elsewhere in the UK, but there are some 50s/60s colour photos in here if you rummage far enough. https://public.fotki.com/boballoa/ Logos tended to be used only by the larger firms if at all, signwriting was the order of the day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipbadger Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 White is far more common today as it provides a base for the application of vinyl. PSVs ordered by dealers on spec, or bought in a second hand would be painted in a colour known as dealer stock white once the vinyl revolution came along. Deep green, blue and grey were common colours for Ford/Thames vehicles. Along the road from me is a Morris Commrrcial in two tone brown. Belonged to a nursery who gave it a fresh top coat every wi ter. Tony Comber Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Here's a small compilation, mostly from the background of slides my Dad took, all dated 1964-65. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted November 23, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 23, 2020 Thanks for all the replies! I'm quite keen on dark blue with red collar and cuffs having flicked through some of the photos linked above! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted November 23, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 23, 2020 Although you only get glimpses of the vehicles as they drive past this short film gives a sense of the range of colours in use. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted November 23, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 23, 2020 36 minutes ago, phil_sutters said: Although you only get glimpses of the vehicles as they drive past this short film gives a sense of the range of colours in use. Thanks, like that. There were indeed 50 shades of grey! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
graeme02041645 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 One that I have just about finished from our Road Transport Images range. Commer BF van. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB-AU Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 There are some incidental shots of lorries and vans in these fascinating collections. https://www.flickr.com/photos/trainsandstuff/albums/72157705343154601 https://www.flickr.com/photos/trainsandstuff/albums/72157678194168946 https://www.flickr.com/photos/trainsandstuff/albums/72157678741986928 Cheers David 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmacc Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 On 23/11/2020 at 15:16, BernardTPM said: Here's a small compilation, mostly from the background of slides my Dad took, all dated 1964-65. That bottom right pic looks like a well executed model as it has that busy cluttered appearance! Is that a Wills market stall I see with a couple of Langley figures and an Airfix commercial? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Nah, the lorry's a Dublo Dinky with a new back It is a good scene, isn't it? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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