Modern Commer Replacement

[Bob U]

It's 104 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sun glasses.

HIT IT!

[mgmark]

Our blessed lady.......

[Andy Zarse]

This one was dug up by someone in the Commer Club. The Kent Surfing Club are still going.

Eleven people to Portugal?! It's bad enough with three or four to Le mans.

[Leftie]

Do you think it could be tuned to detect pikeys and automaticallly blast them with the zillion volt invisible Commer curse?

Steve,

As soon as I read that I knew the 'Brother's would come out.

However, why not. If a 'new' replacement is necessary, an additional 'accessory' is mandatory.  Afterall, at lady goes out and buys another outfit (new or charity shop).

She has to have 'HER' accessory!

Don't ask me why, thats women!  (Oops!!!!!!!!!!!!) please misses I beg forgivenes. Honestly.

So how about a classic B&W, could generate a few bob for the charities.

[Fran]

Commer Spotted!  "Tiger Bay" - (film 1959) - Commer pickup first off the transporter bridge during opening title sequence.

 

[Rhino]

And on Carry on behind.

[vqdave]

Was flicking through an old Classic and Spartscar last night and came ocross these beauties:

Isn't she a peach, sure its been on here before but there is awlways time for such beauty. None of them survive apparently due to them being cut up for the war effort as we needed the aluminium.

[vqdave]

Then i was doing a google for a picture of teh below and came across this:

Isn't it terrible how such commer wannabes pop up on a search for something lovely.

[garyfrogeye]

imagin that coming toward you, you'd cr*p yourself.

[Andy Zarse]

Was flicking through an old Classic and Spartscar last night and came ocross these beauties:

Isn't she a peach, sure its been on here before but there is awlways time for such beauty. None of them survive apparently due to them being cut up for the war effort as we needed the aluminium.

Funnily enough Dave I came across that pic last week too. It's an absolute beauty. All these new Kassbohrers are all well and good, but where's the style gone?

Here's an unusual ex-RAF 1+1/2 decker Commer currently to be seen at the Yorkshire Air Museum.



After the Second World War, the RAF and the then British Overseas Airways Corporation were in need of vehicles to transport passengers between airports and city centre terminals. A design specification was drawn up by the Ministry of Supply for a vehicle to accommodate 20 passengers carrying their maximum 60lbs of luggage. This led to the 1½ deck observation coach design with 180 cu ft luggage space. A total of 375 (later modified to 315) vehicles was ordered from the Park Royal Coachworks based on the well established Commer Q4 Commando chassis.

The Museum’s vehicle, XAT 368, was delivered to the RAF in April 1947 and served at various Yorkshire airfields until 1957, when it was bought by Hull Cricket Club who found it slow, causing the team to frequently arrive late for matches! From 1959 it was used first as a staff bus, then as a commercial coach by two operators until, in June 1962, it was bought by The British Automobile Motor Club and converted for use as a race control vehicle. In this role, it appeared at the Harewood Hill Climb, Castle Howard, Scarborough, RAF Church Fenton and Silverstone until 1972.

In 1978, a new owner, David Hardcastle, planned to restore the vehicle but eventually donated it to the RAF Benevolent Fund in 1993, in recognition of the help received by his mother from the Fund when her first husband was killed in a flying accident in 1937. The bus was then moved to RAF Cottesmore where restoration finally began.

Thanks to the volunteers at RAF Cottesmore and the most recent owners, the Panton brothers at the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre at East Kirkby, the Museum’s Crew Bus, believed to be one of only 5/6 still to survive, is fully serviceable with just some interior work outstanding.


I can't help wondering if MG Mark isn't behind all this somehow!

[garyfrogeye]

Again, apologies if this has been posted before

[amazing 1]

imagin that coming toward you, you'd cr*p yourself.

LOL

[amazing 1]

Again, apologies if this has been posted before

Is that the coolest?
Check out those lines,that grill.

[vqdave]

That model was also in the C&SC they do a couple of liveries, do look good. The article mentioned someone was thinking of making a replica, don't know if it ever got done, the mag is 2 or 3 years old now...........dunno if you have heard anything through the commer club Mr Z?

[garyfrogeye]

Could you imagine one in full munfacturers racing livery being used to take a classic race car to le mans.
Stunning