Early CMP Van? - Car, Heavy Utility, 4x2 (Ford C011DF-F8)

[welbike]

Came across this one today, and couldn't place it, any idea's??

Cheers,

Lex Schmidt

[Grant Bowker]

As far as I know, all HUP / HUW / HUA were of the cab 13 style front end. There were some earlier CMP modified in UK to do the same personnel transport functions. This could be one of those. I don't remember the name of the bodymaker(s) involved with certainty, possibly Mulliner but that is a guess from memory.
Something about the posture of the vehicle in the photo suggests 8cwt but I wouldn't rule out a 4x2 15cwt. To my eyes it doesn't look to have the tyre to fender relation of a 4x4 but I don't by any means guarantee that.

[welbike]

Ok, the photo seems to have been taken in Algiers if that helps?

Found it in this photo album: http://www.historical-media.com/id1024.htm

Thanks,

Lex

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[Keith Webb]

Certainly looks like a "Car, Heavy Utility" based on the F8:



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[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by welbike

Came across this one today, and couldn't place it, any idea's??

Lex, I merged your thread "Is this a HUP??" with the one on the subject vehicle. It is (indeed) a Car, Heavy Utility, the forerunner of the C8A HUP.

I can't tell how this one made it to Algiers of all places

Hanno

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Quoted Al Davis' posting in "In the background" here. Compare this lovely "bubble headed" F8 with the one shown on page 1 of this thread. . . the same one?

Originally Posted by alvin5182

A couple of recent "finds"
Somewhere in England

Originally Posted by T. Metsovitis