1964 Commer BF 1½ Ton Co-op van
1964 Commer BF in Mind How You Go, Short Movie, 1973
Class: Cars, Van / MPV — Model origin: 
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◊ 2015-07-14 00:12 |
![[Image: 07-50commerco-op.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/07-50commerco-op.jpg) ![[Image: 07-50commerco-opc.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/07-50commerco-opc.jpg) ![[Image: 07-50commerco-opd.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/07-50commerco-opd.jpg) Co-op livery |
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◊ 2015-07-14 10:21 |
Commer BF 1¼ Ton van was introduced September 1953, later Commer BF 1½ Ton van in June 1957. |
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◊ 2015-07-14 12:49 |
Suffix plate so 63+ and probably 64+. May even be F - 67-68 if they made them for long enough. Are orange indicators dateable - maybe late 60s?? |
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◊ 2015-07-14 14:06 |
I think 1963 is too late, but connot confirm definitely. All other listings on imcdb end in 1961 and Commer Walk-Thru vans introduced in October 1961, probably replacing the BF. |
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◊ 2015-07-14 14:38 |
Seems a real knowledge gap online for when BF stopped. However some scratty references from googling - "Commer and Karrier 15 cwt to 30 cwt models, normal and forward control, approximately 1955 to 1966 (The forward control chassis are often referred to as the BF/BFD models ...." from a set of brake shoes on ebay - "I am looking to buy front and rear Bumper Bars for Commer Karrier BF 1962 - 1964 Model" - forum query Maybe continued for a time as Karrier BF after early 60s (although after Walk-Thru introduction, it would have been an obsolete carry-over)?? Have rerun the sequence onscreen - definitely a suffix plate, and looks like B, E, or F as last character. |
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◊ 2015-07-14 16:57 |
Finding an actual last production date for the BF could be a problem then, dsl. I'm happy if it appears the BF continued alongside the Walk-Thru until about 1964 or 1966. There could have been some major customers or municipal contracts that prevented Commer from stopping production earlier, or Rootes thought the Walk-Thru was a bit too advanced to risk customers going elsewhere. |
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◊ 2015-07-14 19:08 |
Major contracts for Mr Whippy? http://www.mrwhippy.co.uk/classic_icecream_vans.html |
