austin van

[diggerjones]

[les]

You've just advertised your vehicles ID ! Handy for some dubious character.

[diggerjones]

dont think you would need many brains to do that. i am and allways will be the legal owner. not fussed what anyone else does.

[diggerjones]

my brakes dont seem to be very good as the pedal seems to go to the floor now and again. when you get presure it holds for a bit then slowly goes down to the floor. its got worse resently so now is the time for new master cylinder i think. when i did the brakes up i just put seals in and i think these are failing now, anty thoughts?
are these any good? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lockheed-Brak ... 1197wt_795

[Morris Mike]

Here is my teal blue Austin Van.
Registered 1973.
56,000 genuine miles.
I have had different coloured vans in the past but I think this is the best.
I sold my Almond Green van and restored this one...side by side I much preferred this colour.

I would finish yours in Teal Blue.
Good luck with the project.

M.M



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[GBond]

I quite like that horrible aqua blue actually. If you're planning on restoring the car completely it would surely grab attention in such an unusual colour!

It is your car however, so whichever colour you like best is the one to go to. You can do a restoration thread to show your progress and ask for advice.

[diggerjones]

<a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i775.photobucket.com/albums/yy37 ... 8cd5f4.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo moggynewlook065_zps7e8cd5f4.jpg"/></a>

[diggerjones]

i will try to post pics but having trouble. i painted it the horible original colour at christmas and it looks great, well i think so. have put a tow bar and door mirrors. also tonight i put a new master cylinder on it and bled the brakes and they work great now, took me about 2 hrs total. also got a teardrop caravan for it, going away for weekend tomorrow, wish me luck.

[MarkyB]

Try this;

http://s775.photobucket.com/user/digger ... 4.jpg.html

[chesney]

Or this...

[Morris Mike]

Hmmm.
As everyone on here has said.....personal choice.

M.M

[diggerjones]

thanks for that not sure what i was doing wrong. got back from being away with it towing the caravan. went ok, apart from going up a long hill. i sort of cained it a bit to get a run up and then down to 3rd and made it up in that gear. it smelt very hot. checked it a few miles further and everything seemed fine. when i checked the water to come home i had to put a few pints in it. think it boiled abi going up hill and spewed a bi of water out. we got home ok

[GBond]

Yes it does look great! Hadn't noticed the previous posts were from 2 years ago.

[RussLCV]

Possibly an ex SWEB van South Wales Electricity Board?

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[diggerjones]

yes someone else said that to me the other day, he was from pontypridd. i have recently met the guy i bought it off and he has sent me some pics of when he bought it and the ownership docs. it turns out that i am the 3rd owner with the chap i bought it off being a middle man.
it turns out the 1st owner lives 6 miles away from me and moved from a farm in monmouthshire and that makes it right with the reg no.
not sure why it was painted this colour, perhaps it was ordered for said electric board and they never had it.

[diggerjones]

taken in 1999, i bought it not long after

[diggerjones]

[diggerjones]

[diggerjones]

heres the pod.

[RussLCV]

Looks like the SWEB colour to me 'Ford Caribbean Blue' right registration too!

Have you contacted the DVLA to check original owner?

worth a try