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Austin powers
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 |  Subject: old local company vehicles  Sat Feb 19, 2011 2:24 am | |
| Anyone have any old company vehicles that we no longer see in Thanet. I found this on the net of a old Bedford HA Rediffusion van there use to be every where when i was a youngster  | |
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Split-Lee
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Location : Margate
Cars : 1962 Splitscreen VW Camper, 1983 VW Polo
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Austin powers
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Location : Margate in the Garden of England
Cars : 1963 Austin A60 Cambridge & 1960 Rover P4 80
Posts : 1327
Occupation : Paddle seller -- up the creek.
| | Subject: Re: old local company vehicles Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:05 am | |
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Austin powers
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Location : Margate in the Garden of England
Cars : 1963 Austin A60 Cambridge & 1960 Rover P4 80
Posts : 1327
Occupation : Paddle seller -- up the creek.
| | Subject: Re: old local company vehicles Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:28 am | |
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Andy
Location : Margate
Cars : 1953 Rover 75, 1974 Rover 3500s, 1998 Honda CB750
Posts : 328
| | Subject: Re: old local company vehicles Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:25 am | |
| I learned to drive in a Bedford HA van. These were based at the goods yard in All Saints Ave during the 1970s. I used to drive the artic.  | |
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Austin powers
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Location : Margate in the Garden of England
Cars : 1963 Austin A60 Cambridge & 1960 Rover P4 80
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Occupation : Paddle seller -- up the creek.
| | Subject: Re: old local company vehicles Sat Feb 19, 2011 5:49 am | |
| - Andy wrote:
- I learned to drive in a Bedford HA van.
Brilliant vans, the firm I worked for when I left school used them, I believe they were ex Telecom vans. They seemed really nippy but a very hard ride. Mind you I had a lot less padding back then  | |
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Andy
Location : Margate
Cars : 1953 Rover 75, 1974 Rover 3500s, 1998 Honda CB750
Posts : 328
| | Subject: Re: old local company vehicles Sat Feb 19, 2011 6:01 am | |
| If yours were ex telecom, I'm guessing they were the later ones with the HC engine - 1256cc. The one I learned in was 1966 with the original 1056 engine. Still seemed quite nippy by the standards of the day. Cetainly quicker than the lorry in the picture. 54mph flat out (and 6mpg). | |
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Andy
Location : Margate
Cars : 1953 Rover 75, 1974 Rover 3500s, 1998 Honda CB750
Posts : 328
| | Subject: Re: old local company vehicles Sat Feb 19, 2011 6:08 am | |
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Austin powers
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Location : Margate in the Garden of England
Cars : 1963 Austin A60 Cambridge & 1960 Rover P4 80
Posts : 1327
Occupation : Paddle seller -- up the creek.
| | Subject: Re: old local company vehicles Sat Feb 19, 2011 10:40 pm | |
| Was the picture above taken at the Westgate lights Andy? | |
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Andy
Location : Margate
Cars : 1953 Rover 75, 1974 Rover 3500s, 1998 Honda CB750
Posts : 328
| | Subject: Re: old local company vehicles Sat Feb 19, 2011 10:50 pm | |
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Split-Lee
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Location : Margate
Cars : 1962 Splitscreen VW Camper, 1983 VW Polo
Posts : 4543
Occupation : Doing as little as possible.
| | Subject: Re: old local company vehicles Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:47 am | |
| Yeah. Danny green! Met him a few times, he is a good laugh! Seems like its a small world!! | |
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HYM50W
Location : Westgate-on-sea
Cars : Austin mini 1963 and many many more!
Posts : 609
Occupation : Apprentice engineer
| | Subject: Re: old local company vehicles Tue Feb 22, 2011 6:26 am | |
| dont know if this counts but it is technically a company vehicle  | |
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Austin powers
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Location : Margate in the Garden of England
Cars : 1963 Austin A60 Cambridge & 1960 Rover P4 80
Posts : 1327
Occupation : Paddle seller -- up the creek.
| | Subject: Re: old local company vehicles Tue Feb 22, 2011 6:32 am | |
| Very nice, is that at Westgate Tom? | |
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HYM50W
Location : Westgate-on-sea
Cars : Austin mini 1963 and many many more!
Posts : 609
Occupation : Apprentice engineer
| | Subject: Re: old local company vehicles Tue Feb 22, 2011 6:37 am | |
| It is indeed, it was in november last year I think. | |
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Austin powers
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Location : Margate in the Garden of England
Cars : 1963 Austin A60 Cambridge & 1960 Rover P4 80
Posts : 1327
Occupation : Paddle seller -- up the creek.
| | Subject: Re: old local company vehicles Tue Feb 22, 2011 6:44 am | |
| Very nice, I saw the smoke from one about 3 years ago at the double doughnuts at college road, I raced up St.Peters road to try and have a look but wasn't quick enough  | |
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Split-Lee
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Location : Margate
Cars : 1962 Splitscreen VW Camper, 1983 VW Polo
Posts : 4543
Occupation : Doing as little as possible.
| | Subject: Re: old local company vehicles Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:22 am | |
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robbo86
Location : Margate
Cars : BMW E36 328i
Posts : 84
Occupation : Cowboy Millionaire Astronaut
| | Subject: Re: old local company vehicles Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:03 am | |
| Awesome. Love the old east Kent bus there and how minty mint does that brown motor behind it look. Even if it is brown. Glad I'm not the only one to recognise that as westgate lights from virtually no clues | |
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