View previous topic :: View next topic |
Author |
Message |
tom 53van Thanks ~ nice to be here
Joined: 18 Apr 2011 Posts: 13 Location: sydney
|
|
Back to top |
|
oliver-morrisminor Full Licence
Joined: 14 Nov 2005 Posts: 998 Location: Brisbane, Redlands.
|
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 12:04 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Wwlcome Tom,
i know a guy up here in Brisbane who has your vans
twin brother. It was his first car and he has held onto it
for a number of years, and I think it is datsun powered as well
it has been a few years since I have seen it though.
Good luck and keep posting those photo's.
Oli
|
|
Back to top |
|
libbor Banned for bullying.
Joined: 01 Feb 2009 Posts: 1341 Location: Ghoulbon
|
|
Back to top |
|
Kustombruce valued contributor
Joined: 09 Sep 2003 Posts: 603 Location: Canberra, where they put creative spirit in the water
|
Posted: Mon May 02, 2011 5:51 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Tom, not a 53
They didn't make LCV's till 54
what are the details on the body plate?
It will help us date it for you.
Bruce
|
|
Back to top |
|
tom 53van Thanks ~ nice to be here
Joined: 18 Apr 2011 Posts: 13 Location: sydney
|
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 8:12 am Post subject: |
|
|
Cheers for the welcome folks,I cant wait to get this little fella on the road.
As for numbers: TYPE-OFD 53
Car NO: 15031
Long sice removed engines number: 02 11679
Then on the NMP plate down the front it has two numbers
Z.13821-2
R4258
I know some of you have the secret Issigonis code riddle all figured out and can possibly give the van a real identity.
WOW Libbor your car is increddible, a large tip of the hat to you mate for an amazing job.
|
|
Back to top |
|
frosty moderator
Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3834 Location: 4559 near a big pineapple, Qld
|
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 11:19 am Post subject: |
|
|
tom 53van wrote: | Cheers for the welcome folks,I cant wait to get this little fella on the road.
As for numbers: TYPE-OFD 53
Car NO: 15031
Long sice removed engines number: 02 11679
Then on the NMP plate down the front it has two numbers
Z.13821-2
R4258
I know some of you have the secret Issigonis code riddle all figured out and can possibly give the van a real identity.
|
Hello Tom , Welcome - here's the details on your Van:
OFD5315031
[O] LCV
[F] Pickup
[D] Dark Blue
[5] RHD CKD
[3] Cellulose
Vehicle Number: 15031
Production records show that this vehicle was built in the period up until January 1954.
cheers
frosty
|
|
Back to top |
|
libbor Banned for bullying.
Joined: 01 Feb 2009 Posts: 1341 Location: Ghoulbon
|
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 12:12 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Look like is might have been one of the first ones made
|
|
Back to top |
|
jimmy_d Full Licence
Joined: 29 Aug 2009 Posts: 322 Location: Melbourne eastern suburbs
|
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 12:13 pm Post subject: |
|
|
So,a silly question if I misunderstood the code but doesnt that mean that this car should have been a utility not a van and if LCV were'nt built till '54 yet the body tags date it prior to Jan 54 then it is a 53 or earlier and previous owners have been playing with body tags as well as body parts?Not picking on anything,just a question for my interest!
PS-love the car and disregard my post as Libbor got an answer in (to some of the question) before I hit submit!!
|
|
Back to top |
|
libbor Banned for bullying.
Joined: 01 Feb 2009 Posts: 1341 Location: Ghoulbon
|
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 1:48 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Hi pete
That happens to me all the time. It happened to me yesterday. How did you go with those b pillars? All done ?
Cheers
Darren
|
|
Back to top |
|
jimmy_d Full Licence
Joined: 29 Aug 2009 Posts: 322 Location: Melbourne eastern suburbs
|
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 3:05 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Hi Darren,yea,all's good,have cut to length,fittyed and semi welded until I can confirm with door alignment,thanks heaps for the help.
Check out below,just copy and paste into your browser,think it will work!
http://profile.imageshack.us/user/christinetheute/
|
|
Back to top |
|
libbor Banned for bullying.
Joined: 01 Feb 2009 Posts: 1341 Location: Ghoulbon
|
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 5:18 pm Post subject: |
|
|
tom 53van wrote: |
WOW Libbor your car is increddible, a large tip of the hat to you mate for an amazing job. |
Thanks mate, it turned out much better than I expected. Just goes to show what can be achieved if you take it nice and slowly and lots and lots of patience
Cheers
Libbor
|
|
Back to top |
|
Kustombruce valued contributor
Joined: 09 Sep 2003 Posts: 603 Location: Canberra, where they put creative spirit in the water
|
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 5:58 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Looks like yours is a late 1954.
so not to early, about the 20th oldest LCV known to exist in Australia.
What colour is on the ID tag?
Bruce
|
|
Back to top |
|
libbor Banned for bullying.
Joined: 01 Feb 2009 Posts: 1341 Location: Ghoulbon
|
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 8:51 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Out of interest Kustombruce, where does your's rank?
|
|
Back to top |
|
Kustombruce valued contributor
Joined: 09 Sep 2003 Posts: 603 Location: Canberra, where they put creative spirit in the water
|
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 9:29 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I have a list of 170 LCVs.
Russ owns the oldest in Australia, Chassis 1005, so most likely the 500th one made in the world and one of the last remaining in the world with the fixed quarter glass.
Mine is a 1960 model so nothing special except it started life as an NRMA van
Bruce
|
|
Back to top |
|
John Ballard valued contributor
Joined: 11 Feb 2004 Posts: 2646 Location: Dubbo NSW
|
|
Back to top |
|
libbor Banned for bullying.
Joined: 01 Feb 2009 Posts: 1341 Location: Ghoulbon
|
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 9:52 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I could be wrong but I thought Pam Haynes owned the oldest. Maybe she owns the oldest ute but not the oldest lcv.
|
|
Back to top |
|
Kustombruce valued contributor
Joined: 09 Sep 2003 Posts: 603 Location: Canberra, where they put creative spirit in the water
|
Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 7:18 am Post subject: |
|
|
we need all the details off the ID tag to have an idea of age.
Russ Harvey have the most compressive list of LCV's in the world, most of the details are what I provided him about 5 years ago and what he has collected from his web site.
It would be great to find some more old ones out there.
LCV's stand for "light commercial vehicle" so includes all Minors on chassis.
Bruce
|
|
Back to top |
|
John Ballard valued contributor
Joined: 11 Feb 2004 Posts: 2646 Location: Dubbo NSW
|
|
Back to top |
|
tom 53van Thanks ~ nice to be here
Joined: 18 Apr 2011 Posts: 13 Location: sydney
|
Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 7:35 am Post subject: |
|
|
Kustombruce wrote: | Looks like yours is a late 1954.
so not to early, about the 20th oldest LCV known to exist in Australia.
What colour is on the ID tag?
Bruce |
Hey Bruce it has BLUE on the ID tag. This is all very interesting,thanks to every one for the info, its amazing how much you can learn about your own car, I love it.
The motor is currently out and engine bay repairs are going well, I should have some pics up later today. Cheers all.
|
|
Back to top |
|
libbor Banned for bullying.
Joined: 01 Feb 2009 Posts: 1341 Location: Ghoulbon
|
Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 7:45 am Post subject: |
|
|
Woah Tom
You are definitely not mucking around.
What repairs are you doing under the bonnet?
Libbor
|
|
Back to top |
|
tom 53van Thanks ~ nice to be here
Joined: 18 Apr 2011 Posts: 13 Location: sydney
|
Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 8:25 am Post subject: |
|
|
Somewhere down the line the car must have taken a decent hit up the front anf previous owners have done questionable repair work. So a bit of evening up is needed. Also where the shockie arm pokes through the inner guard had all been cracked and twisted up. So somebody has made a bit of a mess.
|
|
Back to top |
|
DON58VAN Full Licence
Joined: 25 Sep 2008 Posts: 863 Location: Sydney/Bowral
|
|
Back to top |
|
libbor Banned for bullying.
Joined: 01 Feb 2009 Posts: 1341 Location: Ghoulbon
|
Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 3:38 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Hi Tom
I have a shock absorber for you
Pm me your address and I will send it to you
Cheers
Darren
|
|
Back to top |
|
Kustombruce valued contributor
Joined: 09 Sep 2003 Posts: 603 Location: Canberra, where they put creative spirit in the water
|
Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 7:08 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I thought the body number on UK vehicles were attached right at the top of the fire wall on the passenger side.
The ID tag would be correct or from an almost identical aged LCV.
Does it have a stamped body number on the fire wall?
Bruce
|
|
Back to top |
|
DON58VAN Full Licence
Joined: 25 Sep 2008 Posts: 863 Location: Sydney/Bowral
|
Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 10:04 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Hi Bruce
As you say, on UK models, there is a very small plate with two numbers high on the passenger-side firewall. This is screwed on, so is easily removed. The numbers on this plate are identical to the ones on the NMP plate. The first number always starts with Z and is embossed from the back of both the firewall and NMP plates. The other number is stamped from the front.
On Tom's van, we can't find a car number on the passenger side of the firewall. The driver's side firewall is modified to mount a master cylinder and booster, so if there was a number was stamped there, it has gone now.
Thanks for your input.
Cheers
Don
|
|
Back to top |
|
|