mbdesignart Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Finally finished. Italeri van converted to Mk.2 Phase One Extra Long Chassis Cab with Beavertail Bed. Finished to represent a restoration in progress with the cab awaiting a paint job having had some body panels replaced and the previously applied vinyl stripes and paint rubbed down. Work in progress here I've not decided if a vehicle will be strapped to the bed as yet but the Mini gives an idea of fit. Thanks for dropping by for a look see. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco F. Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Great looking Transit and I think you should strap something on the bed 🤔a Super7 would look good on it... Marco F 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Terrific! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 I Iove it! Definitely needs a vehicle on the bed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Lovely looking Tranny,you could put a MkI XR3 on it definately look realistic going by the amount of times the ones i had spent doing that.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klubman01 Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Very effective finish, especially the cab. Needs something on the back - perhaps something with the nickname Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious? Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Superb! I've seen a few of these around. My late brother bought a green Mini van from the Oxford factory in 1963 and drove it home. Whilst driving home he found that as he pulled away from junctions/traffic lights it jumped out of first gear. When he got home he jacked it up on one side and took the wheels off and the inside of the rims were rusted in one spot. He asked for a new one as this one was traced back to being built in 1961 hence the dodgy gearbox, and it had been parked up for two years on an old airfield outside Oxford! The British Leyland dealer who organised the sale could only get a new gearbox out of BL and brother accepted that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Excellent finish Mark, the Pick-up on the bed gives some scale and the chrome rims look the biz. Congratulations Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 A brilliant end result. Have you got a couple of scrap Mini's to go on the back? I think I've got a couple of those Michelin men in the scrap boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbdesignart Posted April 11, 2021 Author Share Posted April 11, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Pete in Lincs said: A brilliant end result. Have you got a couple of scrap Mini's to go on the back? I think I've got a couple of those Michelin men in the scrap boxes. Some people's scrap is another person's imaginative use of spares. I do have a lot of Transit body back ends, can't think why though? 😂 Now what about an insanely stretched Transit van... I appreciate the kind comments and tales of yesteryear. Edited April 11, 2021 by mbdesignart more info 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Or a very short one for doing wheelies at Santa Pod? It's been done with VW's many times. Supervan (1 & 2) had V8's in the back so we have history. Completely mad version, two rear sections joined together. It would look like one of those motorised sheds! Your builds are always good to watch. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbdesignart Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 I have an even madder idea for one of the Transit back ends to tie in with a Chernobyl build on the Beyond the Box SIG. Here's a clue, Голуби в Транс 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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