FORD 4x4 12 Seater

[si_guru]

Here's an interesting alternative to a 110 Station Wagon.

This is for sale in Autotrader too...

[owen]

the 4x4 transits have been about for a while,
wonder how capable they are

[si_guru]

IIRC there was a place in Newton Abbot, Devon, that used to do the conversions.

[Bush Tucker Man]

County (as in the tractor company) made them.
Used the DANA front axles & transfer box, I believe.

All the usual model derivatives were available as far as I know.

Still see them about every so often, rather capable just so long as wheel contact could be maintained with the ground.

There was also an 'A Series' manufactured as well, before Renolds-Boughton took over the production.

[si_guru]

There was also an 'A Series' manufactured as well

There's a blast from the past. I've not seen an A series for years. I won't even try and think when I last saw a D Series!

[Bush Tucker Man]

Yorkshire Electricity used to have some 4x4 'A'Series a long time ago.

Now who remembers Stonefield?

[si_guru]

Weren't they Fire Engines?

[Bush Tucker Man]

No the 'A' Series was the midsize between Transit & the 'D'. It was the vehicle fitted with the 'York' 6-cylinder diesel

[si_guru]

No I mean - didn't Stonefield make fire engines?

[Bush Tucker Man]

Stonefield were the Scottishcompany that produced what looked (roughly)like a Pinzgauer.
Space framed chassis, choice of Ford3litre V6, or a Chrysler 5.9.

Yes there was a fire-tender derivative that was a 6x4 built in conjunction with Carmichael.

I know, 'cause as I type I've just pulled a brochure out of my archives (circa 1979, it's so old it's got a telex number)

[Bush Tucker Man]

Sorry for the image quality, the scanners playing up(again), so took a quick digital photo of the brochure covers.

[Bush Tucker Man]

Here's another brochure from the file marked 'Interesting'.

Haven't seen one of these for ages either, there's the Amoured Personnel Carrier version in it as well.

YHY 288V, wonder if it's still in existance?

[owen]

I thought stonefield's were based in Kent

[Bush Tucker Man]

Owen, don't know about now (If the company still exists even), but my brochures give the address as;
Cumnock, Ayrshire. KA18 1SH
Tel; 0290 21822
Telex 777536

[si_guru]

When I was reading the info on the WEB somewhere is said it was only the second vehicle to be manufactured in Scotland! I know what the first was in that case... do you???

[Bush Tucker Man]

I'll take a 'rain-check' on that one, Steve. I ought to know. Ive just looked at my tongue in the mirror. No, no name there.

Think it was built at Glasgow though.

Any way, just for you, here's another loose-leaf supplement from the brochure

[si_guru]

Here's a piccy - built in Linwood I beleive, near Glasgow.

[Bush Tucker Man]

Yes, the redoubtable Rootes company
Quite a comedy of errors with that little car.

[si_guru]

I take it that you mean the side lights?

...never mind the problems with the factory.

Shame really, because the car itself was technically good and deserved to do well.

[owen]

Tis that am imp
They are soooo cool
I'll get me coat

[Alan H]

I think the Sandringham 6 is owned by a guy from Llandinam (not too far from Newport) who sells Landy spares. Barneyrubble (posts on here occasionally) has his phone details. I saw it - or something very like it - earlier this year when I was working down there. Unfortunately, I didn't have the digi camera then. ******.

[Road Hog Mad]

Fords are crap, get a landie. :D

[Spacemutt]

My mum used to own an Imp. :) That looks like the Super Chamois to me. :D

And Hillman weren't the first. Argyll were around a long time before Hillman. Thier old factory in now the factory outlet in Balloch.

[Spacemutt]

Actually...after looking at it again I don't think it's a Chamois, they were more coupe shaped. :goofylook

[Alan H]

My first car a Chamois.

http://www.motorbase.com/pictures/contributions/20000405/sml_1966_Sunbeam_Chamois_Mk_2_-LF-3.jpg

You're not thinking of the Imp Californian or the Chamois Sport Stephen?

http://www.imps4ever.info/family/leoscal.jpg

[si_guru]

Fords are crap, get a landie.

Land Rovers are Fords my friend.

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As for the Coupe Imp, there was also the Sunbeam Stiletto. one of the Sunbeam/Chamois was available as a coupe and sallon I think.

Now you mainly see Imps as Hillclimbs and Sprints either in tuned/modifed form or those spacefame racers - the name escapes me

Steve

[Carrera4]

My first car was a Hillman Imp.
PNN 404M

[si_guru]

I wonder where it is now???

...thinks for 1 nano-second.

Scrappy's. :p

[kentzer]

Hi Steve

There's a fine example of the Transit County that frequents the Hurt Arms at Ambergate...

They fly the Ladybird balloon shown on many of the photo's around the bar, which takes off from the field next to the pub's car park throughout the summer.

http://www.balloonadventureflights.co.uk/home.html

Their site shows their previous retrieval vehicle - a 110 CSW.

Cheers

Ben

[swag298]

Never mind the hill-climbers and sprinters.
I remember as a kid seeing an Imp with long travel suspension and a Rover V8 hanging out the back of it. The rear windscreen was replaced by the rad. and twin electric fans.
Used to see it doing comp. safaries at Lea. Presumably AWDC as there were Baja Bugs, Strange Rovers and allsorts blasting around.
I'll see if my Dads still got any of the photos.

swag.

[DUNCIA]

I remember the absoloute stink when Stonefields went out of business or shut down in Scotland, it was around the same time as Linwood shut along with the rest of the scottish motor industry. I think it all went south once again to save jobs in the midlands, happened a lot to us during the 70's and 80's, 90's in fact the last 400 years!!!

Oh and Hillman Imps, gear linkages used to break and cylinder heads blew all the time.