newbie with pick up

Post by **motherofgod** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:41 pm

Maybe it's had the vin swapped? What does the V5 say? Pick up/saloon

James

Post by **PSL184** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:48 pm

Doh !!!!

Was trying to avoid asking "that" question..........

Post by **mrsnak** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 3:25 am

Looks like the site crashed for a while. Deleted my post.
Anyway, I'll try to repeat it.
Your truck looks much like my '61. It's all original (for an export to US) except for a replacement bonnet. My original did have the raised trim that matches the doors'. Bed is different than yours, but the rest looks the same.
My doors are 31" wide.

Let me know if I can give you any more pics. Happy to see another pickup here.

Post by **stevespickup** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:15 pm

Wow Mrsnak that is a stunning looking pick up, if I can get mine to look half as good I will be very happy

Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:23 pm

Wow indeed mrsnack! especialy with all the problems you were having with getting your bonnet to fit

Post by **stevespickup** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:47 pm

I have just been to the paint shop to measure my doors and they are a fraction under 31" wide ??

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:49 pm

Sounds like a chassis number mistake/swap somewhere down the line, then

Post by **rayofleamington** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:56 pm

pickups (and vans) had the same doors as the four-door saloon, which are narrower than the doors fitted to the two-door saloons.

very similar doors, but not 'the same'
Some differences may be the locks but also the 4 door has stainless door tops.
Doors and bonnets are commonly changed, so that doesn't really say anything.

My money is on the wrong 'chassis plate' (ID plate on the bulkhead) having been fitted to an LCV - either by accident or on purpose for whatever reason. If the number is also stated on the car documentation then this mistake is likely to be an old one and it's unlikely you'll be able to get back to the correct numbers.

If tere is a different number on the paperwork then that may be the correct one.

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:19 pm

rayofleamington wrote:very similar doors, but not 'the same'
Some differences may be the locks but also the 4 door has stainless door tops.

Ah, right, cheers. (Odd that my van has the stainless door tops - perhaps someone liked the look of them and swapped them over at some point.)

But they are still the same width as the four-door doors, aren't they? as opposed to the two-door doors?

Post by **PSL184** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 3:50 pm

Yes Wibs, same width, which was what I was talking about - I couldn't say about door handles or locks as I've never looked that closely

Post by **bpr81a** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:32 pm

Just posting to fix the 'nothing here' message....

Post by **bigginger** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:11 pm

Extraordinarily unlikely to be a saloom body on an LCV chassis. as the engine bay floor would need to be changed/modified to make it fit - saloon steps down to 'chassis' at rear of bay, LCV doesn't. Easy to tell if you know the vehicles. The body (unless a trav) would also need radical mods. I'm puzzled - why would "it would appear its a pick up chassis with the front half of a saloon fitted". The rears of vans/P-Ups were often replaced when the originals rotted. I don't quite see the mystery.

Post by **Onne** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:13 pm

Welcome back Andrew, it's been a while

Post by **RussLCV** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:48 pm

Please send me the body number and I can tell you if that cab is from an LCV or not but it seems to me that over the years the ID has just been switched..................not easy to rectrify now but thats what happened.

It has a non standard back so it may have even started life as a van! Sadly you may never know unless you trace the last owner or if you pay £5 to the DVLA they will send all previous keepers and history that will be for the Car I am sure but they may know something

You true chassis number should around 25xxxx and if its a genuine pick-up it should start MAU5 or AAUC. If you want any other info please feel free to e-mail me

Post by **WPR678B** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:36 pm

stevespickup wrote:thank you for the offer WPR678B, I may well take you up on that offer when it comes to identifying soem of the details.

Just let me know and i'll pop on over

Post by **mrsnak** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:33 am

Never paid attention to the numbers on the bulkhead plate.
For engine number on my US export '61 pickup, it says "see engine" (printed)
The number above is OFB4/ 93054
So it means
O = ?
F = Minor
B = 2 door saloon
4 = North America

No paint code? I think car was original a dark green

Post by **PSL184** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 7:41 am

OFB4....

O = LCV
F = Pickup
B = Light Grey
4 = North American Export

So yours would be correct except for that designation was not used after 1958 so maybe yours was built 2 years before it was shipped to USA

Post by **mrsnak** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 3:05 pm

Russell says 93054 would have been around 1959, so this sounds right.