Sunday 5 May 2013

Mini Bus


Barkus B1000 van built in the former East Germany. This one is in the colours of Simson motorcycles.   


(Found on Facebook)

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  1. Sorry. Accidentally deleted Bodger's new post as well as his deleted post. Duh!

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  2. Third times the charm....that Barkus looks very similar to a Comer van of the 70s or a Ford, Chevy or Dodge commercial van from the 60s.

    Something about the look and simplicity of these old delivery vans that I like, making me want one for toodling around in or to haul the old nails in.

    Come to think of it, there's an old Chevy van still in use at a small business near where the lass lives. Will have to try and get a couple of photies of it.

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    1. In the UK we had the Commer FC van, which was a very similar shape and size. I guess it's no surprise that a popular design gets copied.

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  3. The Commer van, same one as I remember. We had one of those, a Ford Transit (not those wee ones nowadays), and a Leyland I think at the paint warehouse I worked at in Banbury.

    Was never a car type person, but I would like to have one of those old delivery vans without the side windows to restore and drive around in.

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