escort v8 van

[caprinerd]

just going through another site i belong to and found this

[V8ian]

Got that wrong, its a HA viva, built by John Balderchino in the 80s

[Twinkle]

Got that wrong, its a HA viva, built by John Balderchino in the 80s

 

its just the ford grill

[over_head_cam]

I remember when that was newly built

[lotusless]

that was on here a while back its way to square for an escy

keeps popping back though no doubt we will se it again

[countrybumpkin]

definatly a ha bedford van i know cos i have one

[caprinerd]

your right how stupid do i feel

[V8ian]

your right how stupid do i feel

 

you and many many more have assumed its an escort, I remember it being built, so I have an advantage

[JAY PS]

Deffo the viva ha van ,its back on the rod scene i gather ,nice to see quality 70s/80s stuff like that

A credit to its builder for surviving all these years

[Gonzo]

My old man had an HA van after some dozy old bag wrote his mk1 fester off... Ended up breaking it in the end cuz it was more rot than a rot thing that's rot. There were holes you could lose yer fist through in the footwells!

 

good fun though. I want one. Just because.

[countrybumpkin]

and for those of you that dont know what a ha bedford van should look like heres mine

 

[JAY PS]

Was it an ex-bt one ?

[countrybumpkin]

Was it an ex-bt one ?

 

no it was a vauxhall dealer delivery van but has only done 17000 miles from new

[mk1super]

and for those of you that dont know what a ha bedford van should look like heres mine

 

 

That is crying out for an XE

[Johnson]

^^^ what he said

[countrybumpkin]

no i cant its to original and only has drum brakes all round besides 56bhp is more than enough

[mk1super]

no i cant its to original and only has drum brakes all round besides 56bhp is more than enough

 

Good excuse to fit coilovers and big brakes then just think how much fun another 100bhp ontop of that 56 would be

 

 

But i see where your coming from mate,its that clean best leave as is

[mk1super]

Doh double post

[countrybumpkin]

no i cant its to original and only has drum brakes all round besides 56bhp is more than enough

 

Good excuse to fit coilovers and big brakes then just think how much fun another 100bhp ontop of that 56 would be

 

 

But i see where your coming from mate,its that clean best leave as is

 

i will only mod a car if the originality has already gone. i kinda of like things in there natural form. fitting coilovers might be abit tricky as it dosnt have struts, on the front it has wishbones with a single leaf spring linking them and big brakes under 12" wheels i dont think so

[NginEEr]

a sat and stared at it for 5 mins before reading. looking at the bonnet etc thinking thats a hell of a lot of stuff that a escort dosent have. The grill really throws you off.