Isambard Kingdom Brunel Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Does anyone have any idea what the two road vehicles in the photo of llanfyllin are? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold colin penfold Posted September 19, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 19, 2015 Is the van a morris 10 cwt? Y or Z type, early 40s Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted September 20, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 20, 2015 The van is a Morris 8, 1934 to 1938, probably an earlier model as it has wire wheels. Morris vans had the distinctive oval windows in the rear doors. The car is a bit more difficult to identify but it could be a Crossley as it appears to have the prominent Crossley badge on the radiator. It dates from the early 30's but could be spending its later years as a taxi. The photograph could have been taken any time between the mid 30's and the late 50's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyA Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 The van is a Morris 8, 1934 to 1938, probably an earlier model as it has wire wheels. Morris vans had the distinctive oval windows in the rear doors. Series 1 (1934 - 1937) had wire wheels and a single bar down the middle of the radiator. Series 2 (1937 - 1938) had pressed steel wheels and three bars down the radiator. Series E (1938 - 1948) was quite different with sloping radiator and fared in headlights. I had a Series 1 2-seater tourer and then a 2-door saloon many years ago. They were lovely little cars. Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted September 20, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 20, 2015 Series 1 (1934 - 1937) had wire wheels and a single bar down the middle of the radiator. Series 2 (1937 - 1938) had pressed steel wheels and three bars down the radiator. Series E (1938 - 1948) was quite different with sloping radiator and fared in headlights. I had a Series 1 2-seater tourer and then a 2-door saloon many years ago. They were lovely little cars. Tony The wire wheels were continued on the series II vans for a while (using up existing stocks?) after the cars went over to pressed steel wheels. The car could be a Humber of about 1930-32 it looks very like a picture of a Humber posted on Facebook this afternoon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isambard Kingdom Brunel Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 The Black Car reminds me of the car used by the Ant Hill Mob in Wacky Races, although as far as I know Llanfyllin was never a checkpoint in any of their races Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Both the 1930-33 Humber (SRV06) and the 1935-9 Morris van (SRV28) are in the John Day range. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.