1977 Leyland EA 440 High-roof ex-Royal Mail

1977 Leyland EA 440 in Frederick Forsyth Presents, TV Series, 1989-1990 Ep. 1.01

Class: Cars, Van / MPV — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2022-12-06 20:35	BMC EA?
dsl ◊ 2022-12-06 21:55	Yes - either genuine Royal Mail or a film dress-up.
JCB ◊ 2022-12-06 23:36	Most of these were Leyland badged so Leyland EA for me. Post Office main ( only ?) user of the high top version like this and PO red . So ex GPO. -- Last edit: 2022-12-06 23:39:34
JCB ◊ 2022-12-06 23:50	Just reading these were badged Austin Morris 1970 to 1973. Which differs from some other souces saying Leyland 1970 to end in 1984. Both agree BMC 1968 - 1970. -- Last edit: 2022-12-06 23:52:08
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2022-12-07 09:02	JCB wrote Just reading these were badged Austin Morris 1970 to 1973. Which differs from some other souces saying Leyland 1970 to end in 1984. Both agree BMC 1968 - 1970. Thanks for this. Earliest first? Also, weight classification? 30cwt?
JCB ◊ 2022-12-07 17:21	1968 Introduction BMC EA 350 3.5 tes gross only. 1969 420 and 440 added at 4.2 tes and 4.4 tes . Why so close ? 1970 badged as Austin Morris EA , something to do with not being in Redline range ? 1973 Leyland EA in Redline range. -- Last edit: 2022-12-07 17:51:01
JCB ◊ 2022-12-07 17:31	No prominent Leyland or BMC badging so maybe add it to our solitary Austin Morris EA ? Link to "www.flickr.com" -- Last edit: 2022-12-07 17:55:33
dsl ◊ 2022-12-09 13:45	Sandie wrote 77+ ribbed sides. ... so Leyland
JCB ◊ 2022-12-09 20:25	Useful info. -- Last edit: 2022-12-10 17:10:56