407 Ford Transit Van 'Kenwood' (1966-69) & Hertz.

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10 years 9 months ago #15816 by Fred7A

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At the moment I am having trouble with photos

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10 years 9 months ago #15828 by Richard

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My three 'HERTZ' in details : 3 different wheels :

Same floors but one in ivory :

Base plates :

Ceilings : all the same !

All have a hole in the driver seat.

That's all folks !

Richard

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10 years 9 months ago #15831 by dinkycollect

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Richard, Thank you for these pictures but you forgot to show that there are three types of wheel hubs and you do not specify if the silver base plate is painted or in bare metal. Jacques.

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10 years 9 months ago #15834 by Richard

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Hi Jacques, I don't understand what you mean about the wheel hubs ! I think that you can see the three types, on at least two photos : the first and the last one. For the base plate, I think that it's in bare metal ! It looks like the black Austin taxi's base plate, ref. 284. Richard

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10 years 9 months ago #15837 by dinkycollect

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Sorry Richard, you did show the three different hubs but you did not mention them.If one rearly wants to go into tiny variations, all the small parts for the type 1 Transits were made in double cavities dies which were marked A or B. So each Transit may have a mix of A and B parts. The wind screen was made in a four cavities die, the screens are marked TRANSIT and A, B, C or D.

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10 years 9 months ago #15839 by Fred7A

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You can open a hire van business! I don't remember seeing an unpainted base before, apart from on the Avis kit version! I've seen them with the base in blue. Looking at the part letters is just too much for me! :laugh: My late bubble-packed Hertz Transit has a really poorly fitting sliding door - the driver would be able to put his arm through the gap at the front!

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10 years 9 months ago #15841 by dinkycollect

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Fred There were at least four colours for the Hertz base plate.

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10 years 9 months ago #15864 by dinkycollect

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Ten Transits.

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4 years 8 months ago #22930 by janwerner

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Hi all, I know virtually nothing about these Ford Transit vans, but on behalf of our Treasurer I forward the pictures below, asking for any comment on this 'Stardrops van'. Kind regards, Jan

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4 years 8 months ago #22931 by dinkycollect

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I would say that this is a code 3 made from a # 271 Ford Transit fire appliance on which the roof rack has been removed and the roof holes have been hiden with some sort of screw, rivets or else.

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4 years 8 months ago #22932 by janwerner

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You must be correct in that, Jacques. Now I see on the picture of the ten Transits above that it's the fire vehicle only which is supplied with an antenna, which is also visible on the model in discussion. The red colour must be considerably faded. Thanks and kind regards Jan

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4 years 8 months ago #22937 by Fred7A

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So that's what happens to Ford Transits when the fire brigade sell them on! I like the simple but neat way the roof holes have been hidden. I should think that the transfers were intended as side adverts for a model bus, by someone such as Mabex. Dinky produced this model in either metallic dark red or plain red, so this example hasn't faded as much as you might think from looking at the fire appliance in the group shot!

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