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Solved: Wendax 1855 - AC Petite 2 cwt van
« on: February 22, 2016, 02:29:55 AM »
Hiding its wheels.

For one point, please respond and identify this little van.

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Re: Wendax 1855
« Reply #1 on: February 29, 2016, 05:21:29 AM »
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Re: Wendax 1855
« Reply #2 on: February 29, 2016, 02:15:59 PM »
it looks like an AC Petite van.  Imust confess I had never realised they made a van, but it looks so much like the car so it was worth exploring.

Geogarno / Naul in  their Commercial Vehicle encyclopedia say a 2cwt van version of the Petite was on sale in 1952-4 with the van body made by Buckland Bodyworks of Buntingford. 

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Re: Wendax 1855
« Reply #3 on: February 29, 2016, 02:39:02 PM »
This perfect answer leads to another point.