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Solved - NEH 5156: Douglas of Bristol Vespa delivery van
« on: June 07, 2017, 05:36:45 AM »
I don't know what the mechanicals of this truck were but whose was it and what was its purpose, for 1 point?:

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Re: NEH 5156
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2017, 09:03:38 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NEH 5156
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2017, 09:33:58 AM »
It was a truck to transport Vespas, owned by Douglas in the UK. Built in 1955.
Not sure about this, but some sources say it is based on a Dennis chassis.

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Re: NEH 5156
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2017, 12:58:55 PM »
It was a truck to transport Vespas, owned by Douglas in the UK. Built in 1955.
Not sure about this, but some sources say it is based on a Dennis chassis.

Yes, that's it.
Douglas of Bristol built Vespas under licence in the UK from 1951-1965 and this is their coachbuilt delivery truck; I couldn't find out what chassis it was one but it could have been a Dennis.

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Re: Solved - NEH 5156: Douglas of Bristol Vespa delivery van
« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2017, 02:59:06 PM »
It's a Dennis Stork.  The name is easy to read on this image.

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Re: Solved - NEH 5156: Douglas of Bristol Vespa delivery van
« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2017, 06:05:11 PM »
Thanks.
I tried blowing the image up but it was all so blurred it was unreadable!
Dennis it is.
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Re: Solved - NEH 5156: Douglas of Bristol Vespa delivery van
« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2017, 03:26:33 PM »
beautiful!
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