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Bantam Delivery Van - restoration - Tony Griffiths - 17-10-2020
Check out the Hemmings Auction site for a collection of interesting pictures. Described as a "Jewel Box on Wheels": https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/bantam/unspecified/2439816.html?fbclid=IwAR3aK5qIsFkBLS-Ok-iHedWkrEj0kaNzGbuFnh_Qvnb-6Bk57Japj0iIwbs
RE: Bantam Delivery Van - restoration - Howard Wright - 17-10-2020
Hi Tony
That is one OCD restoration with not a Phillips cross head in sight.
I’m sure there will be a chorus of “it needs patina” etc but each to his own
.Cheers
Howard
RE: Bantam Delivery Van - restoration - Renaud - 17-10-2020
Needs patina! :-)
RE: Bantam Delivery Van - restoration - Andy Bennett - 17-10-2020
Aside of any opinion as to oily rag/concourse/better than new, I do think it joyous that such skills exist to do this type of work.
Andy B
RE: Bantam Delivery Van - restoration - Mike Costigan - 17-10-2020
I'm not one for concours restorations, but that can come and park in my garage anytime it likes! Interesting to see a photo with the hood up, I always wondered whether they even had a hood.
RE: Bantam Delivery Van - restoration - Mike Costigan - 17-10-2020
Was this the only van ever to be fitted with a go-faster fold-down windscreen? And how does one access the load compartment? It looks like the only access is through the window behind the driver's seat ...
RE: Bantam Delivery Van - restoration - Ivor Hawkins - 17-10-2020
The washer on the dynamo holding strap bolt in the wrong size....
...I’ll get me coat!
RE: Bantam Delivery Van - restoration - Tony Griffiths - 17-10-2020
(17-10-2020, 09:58 AM)Ivor Hawkins Wrote: The washer on the dynamo holding strap bolt in the wrong size....No, it's the right size, it's just that the radius on the edge is out by 0.010".....
...I’ll get me coat!
RE: Bantam Delivery Van - restoration - Erich - 17-10-2020
I think, "better than new" would be my description. I too wonder how to access the compartment aside from the window behind the seats. When I first saw it, I thought it looked like a miniature hearse or paddy wagon. Overall, I think its very nicely done.
Erich in Seattle
RE: Bantam Delivery Van - restoration - Ivor Hawkins - 17-10-2020
All joking aside, an awful lot of work has gone into the car and good on them for retaining its original format, rather than the arguably more commercially desirable roadster.