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1956 Ford Thames 10cwt Van
Sale price: £14,000.00 Make an offer
Car location: Weybridge, United Kingdom
Sale type: Fixed price listing
Technical specifications, photos and description:
- Make:
- Ford
- Model:
- Thames 10cwt Van
- Year:
- 1956
- Type:
- MPV
- Mileage:
- 44077
- Transmission:
- Manual
- Drive side:
- Right-hand drive
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1956 Ford Thames 10cwt Van for sale
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For sale by auction on Saturday 29 August 2015 with Historics at Brooklands. Brooklands Motor Racing Circuit. Weybridge. Surrey. Call 01753 639170
The vendor has lived in Dorking. Surrey for the last twenty five
years and was well acquainted with local estate agents. Martin
Brown in the High Street. Whilst walking past the shop earlier this
year. he noticed that the garage adjacent to it was open and found
the proprietor. Robert Brown. inside sorting out old 'For Sale'
boards.
In the middle of the garage was this 10 cwt Van in
their company livery. At first Robert could not make up his mind
whether to get it going again or to sell it. but. after some
persuasion. the vendor managed to purchase it. The van was
originally owned by another local tradesman who owned it from new. br/>and it was from him that Robert purchased it in 1982.
It was
then hand sign written and painted in the company livery and used
for promotion it was last used and road taxed in 1995 and then
locked away for the next 20 years. After finally being removed from
the garage. on inspection. it appeared in excellent condition
although obviously very dusty and dirty and. with still only 44. 73
miles on the odometer. the project of getting her going again
started. The re-commissioning included flushing out the fuel tank
replacing the fuel sender float. cleaning the fuel pipes and
carburettor. fitting a new battery. replacing a leaking oil pipe. br/>fitting new oil filter. top and bottom radiator hoses. coil. br/>distributor cap. rotor arm. HT leads. spark plugs. changing the
engine oil with classic oil 20/50. gearbox oil EP 80/90. diff oil
80/90 and repairing the original trafficators. After starting. the
van it was taken on a test run and found to be running perfectly it was then re-checked and a small oil leak was found from the head
gasket which was then replaced. The original log book has
unfortunately been lost and the current V 5 C Registration
Certificate declares it was manufactured in 1949 however the Ford
Motor Company records indicate that. according to the chassis and
engine number. the vehicle was manufactured in 1956.
The vendor has lived in Dorking. Surrey for the last twenty five
years and was well acquainted with local estate agents. Martin
Brown in the High Street. Whilst walking past the shop earlier this
year. he noticed that the garage adjacent to it was open and found
the proprietor. Robert Brown. inside sorting out old 'For Sale'
boards.
In the middle of the garage was this 10 cwt Van in
their company livery. At first Robert could not make up his mind
whether to get it going again or to sell it. but. after some
persuasion. the vendor managed to purchase it. The van was
originally owned by another local tradesman who owned it from new. br/>and it was from him that Robert purchased it in 1982.
It was
then hand sign written and painted in the company livery and used
for promotion it was last used and road taxed in 1995 and then
locked away for the next 20 years. After finally being removed from
the garage. on inspection. it appeared in excellent condition
although obviously very dusty and dirty and. with still only 44. 73
miles on the odometer. the project of getting her going again
started. The re-commissioning included flushing out the fuel tank
replacing the fuel sender float. cleaning the fuel pipes and
carburettor. fitting a new battery. replacing a leaking oil pipe. br/>fitting new oil filter. top and bottom radiator hoses. coil. br/>distributor cap. rotor arm. HT leads. spark plugs. changing the
engine oil with classic oil 20/50. gearbox oil EP 80/90. diff oil
80/90 and repairing the original trafficators. After starting. the
van it was taken on a test run and found to be running perfectly it was then re-checked and a small oil leak was found from the head
gasket which was then replaced. The original log book has
unfortunately been lost and the current V 5 C Registration
Certificate declares it was manufactured in 1949 however the Ford
Motor Company records indicate that. according to the chassis and
engine number. the vehicle was manufactured in 1956.
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