1938 Commer N3 Mobile Dark Room [PNF3]

1938 Commer N3 [PNF3] in The Secret Life of Formula 1, Documentary, 2003

Class: Cars, Van / MPV — Model origin:

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Author	Message
mike962 ◊ 2013-09-15 13:29	from Silverstone this is very likely a british van -- Last edit: 2013-09-15 13:30:10
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2013-09-15 13:57	Looks very Ford to me.
chris40 ◊ 2013-09-15 16:18	Commer NC, perhaps?
nzcarnerd ◊ 2013-09-16 04:05	I reckon Fordson - the V8 one. Is it called 7V? -- Last edit: 2013-09-16 04:08:19
chris40 ◊ 2013-09-16 08:17	7V probably is the one you're thinking of, but this isn't one. The front wheel isn't Ford pattern, and the cab is very Commer.
Sunbar ◊ 2018-05-23 17:50	"Mounted on a Commer chassis, the photographic dark room which is used by Temple Press Ltd. at all major events throughout the country..." Link to "archive.commercialmotor.com" Panels at the sides, front and rear display the name of the journal on behalf of which the vehicle is operating. 1937-1946 Commer N4, N5, LN4, LN5. or most likely by the low appearance a PN4 passenger chassis. A similar Austin loadstar K4CXD based mobile dark room was introduced in 1952 with full forward control (flat front appearance). -- Last edit: 2018-05-23 21:22:47
Sunbar ◊ 2018-05-23 21:12	Found the exact van here.... The chassis is a Commer PNF3, supplied by Coaches and Components, Ltd. ; the bodywork has been built by Lancefield Coachworks (in 1938_ Link to "archive.commercialmotor.com"
dsl ◊ 2018-05-23 21:45	If plate is EXF 9xx, = London, March 1938.