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Canadian Postal System Austin 7 van - Tony Griffiths - 12-03-2021
Another wonderful picture from Helmut Kasimirowicz
..yes, I've coloured it...
RE: Canadian Postal System Austin 7 van - Mike Costigan - 12-03-2021
Lovely! Looks like a 1932 VF - long chassis, but still with oval rear windows.
RE: Canadian Postal System Austin 7 van - Henry Harris - 12-03-2021
Post Office red with black mudguards!
RE: Canadian Postal System Austin 7 van - Tony Griffiths - 12-03-2021
Perhaps the Canadians like to be just a little different ... It's interesting to see that the door, the triangular section above it, and the bodyside panels are all lined. Unfortunately, to give the van a decent-looking red body would require a much sharper, higher-resolution image - and lots of work.
RE: Canadian Postal System Austin 7 van - Tony Griffiths - 14-03-2021
..and from the other side:
RE: Canadian Postal System Austin 7 van - Bill Dixon - 15-03-2021
Did anyone notice that holes are on A post for semaphores , but no units are fitted, cost may be?
RE: Canadian Postal System Austin 7 van - AustinWood - 16-03-2021
The holes are Ventilators I think.
RE: Canadian Postal System Austin 7 van - Hugh Barnes - 16-03-2021
I think Bill is right... If you expand the photo you can see the ventilator is open but up underneath the moulding line on the scuttle you can see where the semaphores would have been mounted. In fact, the change of paint colour at that point would seem to suggest they might have been removed...
RE: Canadian Postal System Austin 7 van - Reckless Rat - 16-03-2021
Not those, Jim. I think he means the ones just below the swage line.
RE: Canadian Postal System Austin 7 van - Bill Dixon - 16-03-2021
Yes thats right Reckless,semaphores were fitted to RP saloons from about september 1933,vans later.