This somewhat tired-looking 1951 Peugeot 203 Fourgonnette, probably a French Army supply vehicle, shows how you might find a nearly 70-year old workhorse after years of intensive use – if it can be found at all. Furthermore, it shows what challenges a restorer faces when trying to get a car like this back on the […]
Only three Morris Minor Pickup fire engines are known to exist. The original was an early 1953 model, based on a prototype chassis of the then-new van. It was converted into a fire appliance by the en- gineering division at Morris Motors in Oxford (UK) for use on the fac- tory grounds. The small vehicle […]
Manufactured in 1971, this eye-catching, brightly coloured van is one of the last Morris Minors to be built, as production ceased the following year. The British government’s telephone company, Post Office Telephones, which had operated Morris commercial vehicles since the 1930s, used this so-called ‘engineer’s utility van’ during the 1970s and ‘80s for maintenance works. […]
This pickup version of the Fiat Topolino 500 C is considered ex- tremely rare. Although history research continues, it is probably one of a small series of six examples made by Fiat itself, maybe as a trial run for production. This is the first of that series and the only one with right-hand drive, which […]
In Italian, ‘topolino’ means ‘little mouse’ as well as ‘Mickey Mouse’. No matter which one you choose, both names are very appropriate for the small Fiat 500, which was introduced in 1936. It turned out to be a success: more than half a million were made until 1955. This car is a Type C, the […]