29-07-2019, 07:31 PM
I doubt if this has any connection whatsoever to Pat Ford unless of course he'd previously worked for Arteesi Ltd. but it's interesting nonetheless.
I acquired this rather faded leaflet from a lady whose late husband had rebuilt and re-bodied an A7 Van - the leaflet would appear to date from the early 1980's.
The text on the leaflet is as follows:
"The "TAYLOR" Van Body by ARTEESI Ltd"
"The body is designed to accept Chummy front wings (rear wings are included in price). It has a steel floor and steel and wood framing. The panels are in aluminium and steel. The bonnet and non opening screen are included, but only the rear oval windows are glazed".
"This body will fit on the Ruby or LWB Austin 7 chassis with no modification".
Handwritten on the bottom - "Delivery about 3 months from date of order".
Online research has produced the following information - I should point out that the E. J. Taylor mentioned below is in no way related to me.
Arteesi Ltd
Vintage Car Restorers
Incorporation Date: July 13th 1979
Liquidator Appointed: February 1987
Director: E. J. Taylor
Their registered address was given as:
(Radford, Son & Co.)
12 Portland Street
Southampton
Hants
SO9 4LA
Arteesi Ltd appears to have developed out of Arteesi Engineering which was founded in 1977 and is listed in Steve Hole's 'A to Z of Kit Cars - The definitive encyclopaedia of the UK's kit-car industry since 1949' as a small British manufacturer of kit cars.
The basis of the vehicles produced was the Austin 7 chassis.
Two sources on the internet suggest an open two-seat body made of steel was produced and one of those sources suggests only 3 were made. However there's no mention of any van bodies being manufactured - perhaps the van body never made it into production and this leaflet was just a speculative artists impression aimed at prospective buyers.
One of the open two-seaters is listed on the A7CA Chassis Register / A7 Special Register - registration AKK 478 described as an April 1933 Arteesi Special and said to be owned by a 750 Motor Club member - however the DVLA Database shows it as Untaxed, the last tax being due on 1st November 2002 - perhaps sold, exported and registered abroad ?
I acquired this rather faded leaflet from a lady whose late husband had rebuilt and re-bodied an A7 Van - the leaflet would appear to date from the early 1980's.
The text on the leaflet is as follows:
"The "TAYLOR" Van Body by ARTEESI Ltd"
"The body is designed to accept Chummy front wings (rear wings are included in price). It has a steel floor and steel and wood framing. The panels are in aluminium and steel. The bonnet and non opening screen are included, but only the rear oval windows are glazed".
"This body will fit on the Ruby or LWB Austin 7 chassis with no modification".
Handwritten on the bottom - "Delivery about 3 months from date of order".
Online research has produced the following information - I should point out that the E. J. Taylor mentioned below is in no way related to me.
Arteesi Ltd
Vintage Car Restorers
Incorporation Date: July 13th 1979
Liquidator Appointed: February 1987
Director: E. J. Taylor
Their registered address was given as:
(Radford, Son & Co.)
12 Portland Street
Southampton
Hants
SO9 4LA
Arteesi Ltd appears to have developed out of Arteesi Engineering which was founded in 1977 and is listed in Steve Hole's 'A to Z of Kit Cars - The definitive encyclopaedia of the UK's kit-car industry since 1949' as a small British manufacturer of kit cars.
The basis of the vehicles produced was the Austin 7 chassis.
Two sources on the internet suggest an open two-seat body made of steel was produced and one of those sources suggests only 3 were made. However there's no mention of any van bodies being manufactured - perhaps the van body never made it into production and this leaflet was just a speculative artists impression aimed at prospective buyers.
One of the open two-seaters is listed on the A7CA Chassis Register / A7 Special Register - registration AKK 478 described as an April 1933 Arteesi Special and said to be owned by a 750 Motor Club member - however the DVLA Database shows it as Untaxed, the last tax being due on 1st November 2002 - perhaps sold, exported and registered abroad ?