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Mystery Van
Does anyone know what this van is?
Found on a Facebook page about Norwich, it looks kind of familiar but I just can't get what it is.
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Re: Mystery Van
Excellent, that was really bugging me.
It looks like their 1960s sales attempt sold at least one.I
I doubt it it has survived, which is a shame because I am a little in love with it.
It looks like their 1960s sales attempt sold at least one.I
I doubt it it has survived, which is a shame because I am a little in love with it.
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Re: Mystery Van
I'd never heard of them. I just typed '1960s van UK' into google & scrolled down the images, it was only a few lines from the top.
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Re: Mystery Van
The van Benny. The shop question is part of the FB post, which is already answered in the FB comments as "Fifth Avenue"
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I had one of those Bianchina vans. Given to me free in Hemel Hempstead, driven to mot appointment near
Hereford where it failed for not having seat belts. It didn’t even have mounting points for seat belts (but that is what big washers are for). I didn’t know what it was called back then, I always called it a Fiat 500. It was rusty of course, and first gear sounded like one of the gears had lost a tooth. Fun though, in a 18horsepower sort of way.
Hereford where it failed for not having seat belts. It didn’t even have mounting points for seat belts (but that is what big washers are for). I didn’t know what it was called back then, I always called it a Fiat 500. It was rusty of course, and first gear sounded like one of the gears had lost a tooth. Fun though, in a 18horsepower sort of way.
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Re: Mystery Van
They weren't overly common things but I do recall seeing them very occasionally in the 60s/70s. The original Nuova 500 estate cars (Giardinera) with the Fiat styling were also sold as Autobianchi around 1970 and rejoiced in the full name of Autobianchi Bianchina Giardinera - I think the restyled ones were known as Panoramicas.
A friend of my mum had one which got squashed by a Bristol Lodekka - not a pretty sight.
A friend of my mum had one which got squashed by a Bristol Lodekka - not a pretty sight.
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What is FB?Eddie Honda wrote: ↑Sun May 23, 2021 10:41 pmThe van Benny. The shop question is part of the FB post, which is already answered in the FB comments as "Fifth Avenue"
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Re: Mystery Van
Between the F Type and the 101.
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