1958 Thames 7cwt Van Deluxe windowed conversion [300E]
1958 Thames 7cwt Van [300E] in Man in a Suitcase, TV Series, 1967-1968 Ep. 17
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◊ 2007-11-08 23:32 |
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◊ 2007-11-09 00:32 |
100e Squire or Escort? |
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◊ 2007-11-09 09:13 |
Squire, with Prefect grille. The Escort had the Anglia's. |
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◊ 2007-11-10 12:19 |
I always get theses confused. The Squire didn't always have the firewood nailed to the sides, and which had the chrome front light clusters? |
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◊ 2007-11-10 18:02 |
This is the 1954-7 version, with the chrome bezels and the 'firewood': http://www.classic-fords.co.uk/photo_ford_squire_100e_estate.htm The only later one I can find has seen better days, but you can see it has no 'wood' and painted bezels: http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C29323?pt=pf |
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◊ 2007-11-10 23:56 |
Thanks, Chris. The Squire has got to be the most half-heartedly wooded 'woody' of all time n'est-ce pas? They didn't exactly spend much money! |
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◊ 2012-02-07 15:59 |
i'm not convinced this is a Squire although the grille is correct there are is no bright trim around the windscreen or headlamps. Also i think the fuel filler can be seen on the drivers side behind the door which would mean its a smartened up Thames van.The rear window looks to be divided meaning it has van doors rather than escort/squire tailgate. -- Last edit: 2012-02-07 21:29:06 |
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◊ 2024-05-02 20:21 |
Episode 17? I'll watch it tonight, and report back. |
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◊ 2024-05-08 20:58 |
Credit to Cortina Chris, it's a Thames van conversion. The fuel filler is clearly to be seen just aft of the driver's door. A professional job though. The bottom half is a contrasting shade, and there's a nice line to the leading edge. Not sure about the year. It has the larger windows in the rear doors. |
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◊ 2024-05-08 22:05 |
On the basis that it's a van, Prefect grille means 7cwt Deluxe (Sept 55+); there was also a 7cwt Standard which followed the 5cwt grille sequences from Anglia/Popular, and never a 5cwt Deluxe. I don't think we've ever found a date for larger rear door windows - best guess it was an option which appeared at some stage. For dating this one, possibly Oct 57+ "Mk.II" when shiny bits on 7DL were reduced (windscreen trim, headlight background trim but not bezels). Book comment that windowed van conversions (eg Martin Walter Utilecon, Howson Hold-All) were most common on first year 300Es (Sept 54+) until the intro of the Ford Escort/Squire 100E estates from Sept 55 filled the gap, although didn't kill them entirely. |
