Modern Commer Replacement

[mgmark]

Hadn't seen one in years until the Zarse mobile at LM and have now seen a couple in the last few weeks.

Probably something to do with resurrection from hibernation with the onset of warmer weather.   Now this one may not exactly qualify as a modern replacement, but it would be a slightly less old replacement - a source of spares for Team Commer Veloqx UK, or a potential competitor in the form of Team Commer Champion USA........
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=18308&item=2483143788&rd=1
............I hadn't realised they were still rolling them off the production line as late as 1974.......

[smokie]

...or how about this one?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2482265545

[mgmark]

Smokie - excellent   described as an "ex-Tokyo pimp wagon" it makes you wonder what on earth is going on in Derby these days... although the prospect of performance down the Mulsanne palls a bit when you read "2.0 litre engine".   Like the side exit exhaust - rather reminiscent of a 962 (if you stretch the imagination to breaking point).   Not sure about the rear deck, as it looks like the sort of thing you should be jumping off into water, like the back of the yachts moored uop in Monaco harbour....now I know the red wine is affecting the brain this evening.....

[Steve Pyro]

The front looks like a snow plow, or a cow catcher  

[mgmark]

Far be it from me to distract from Smokie's outstanding find in Derby (the cow catcher at the front is probably for diving into the harbour when you've parke diot the wrong one round...) but I have happened across this - now either there is one German in Soltau who is being a tad unrealistic about the value, or Zarse is onto something - we should be told..........
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=9897&item=2483198768&rd=1

[mgmark]

The front looks like a snow plow, or a cow catcher  

Sussed it now - the front and back extensions are really tables for the convenient enjoyment of picnics in roadside laybys and the sound systen is to drown out the sound of the artics roaring by...... Alternatively, you could play a tape of a rumbling Chevy 5.7 V8 to drown out the sound of a nissan 2.0 litre engine..........

[Steve Pyro]

Bloody hell Mark, nothing on the TV tonight?  

[Andy Zarse]

............I hadn't realised they were still rolling them off the production line as late as 1974.......

Mark

You underestimate the longevity of the Commer. It finally ceased production as late as 1982. By then it was known as the Dodge Spacevan, with a horrid facelift that did away with the happy smiley face and replaced it with a nasty black plastic shroud. They also added a steering lock to stop it being nicked! As if! It was still crap too.

[Andy Zarse]

Far be it from me to distract from Smokie's outstanding find in Derby (the cow catcher at the front is probably for diving into the harbour when you've parke diot the wrong one round...) but I have happened across this - now either there is one German in Soltau who is being a tad unrealistic about the value, or Zarse is onto something - we should be told..........
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=9897&item=2483198768&rd=1

In Germany huh? Probably once owned by either a disgruntled squaddie or an equally disgruntled holiday maker who gave up the struggled and dumped it in the barn. Thus for the current "owner" to be asking £6,500 for it, to my mind, does seem a touch on the high side.

These things are very valuable of course and the Germans notoriously have an appreciation of fine engineering, so anything is possible I suppose. Hope it makes it's reserve price. If so, I feel a little motoring trip to Germany coming on, with a one way air ticket home. You might say I'd sold my soul to Santa. Sorry, Satan.

I dare say HGB will be round to view it at the weekend.

[mgmark]

Bloody hell Mark, nothing on the TV tonight?  

No - just distraction therapy from trying to find a campsite for the family holiday this year....

[Andy Zarse]

A family camping holiday Mark? Have you considered visiting Germany? It's lovely around Hanover at this time of year and I know where there's a nice campervan out there and it's going cheap...

[mgmark]

Andy,

           

You underestimate the longevity of the Commer

Ceertainly did - looks they got their money's worth and more out of the design and tooling costs then!

Probably once owned by either a disgruntled squaddie or an equally disgruntled holiday maker who gave up the struggled and dumped it in the barn

with it being in Soltau, a squaddie of some years ago is quite possible - it looks like the sort of thing that might even have been a good old NAAFI wagon at some point...

If so, I feel a little motoring trip to Germany coming on, with a one way air ticket home.

I applaud your usual spirit of adventure based on a description of "the wagon works" and pictures which show the right hand side held up a jack, presumably to disguise some sort of actual or imminent suspension collapse.....

Mark

[mgmark]

A family camping holiday Mark? Have you considered visiting Germany? It's lovely around Hanover at this time of year and I know where there's a nice campervan out there and it's going cheap...

Now there's a thought - ideal - drive out there and surprise the family with an all-inclusive self-catering package in the midst of a Hansel & Gretel type of dark German pine forest - they can go bear hunting.....whilst I fix it up and drive it back home - I can hear the cheers now on landing at Dover.....

[Ferrari Spider]

Andy, following on from our conversation at Goodwood FOS, this is what i learnt  to drive in when i we're a lad!

[Gilles]

I bought my first Commer this week-end !


Ok it's just a Corgi milk delivery model, But I don't loose the hope of having one real one another day