One For Classic Car Fans.....

[tyred]

Meant to say I do fancy a MKI or MKII Transit for my fantasy garage. The ultimate classic with bike carrying potential...

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Mk3 Escago looks good though.

The ‘Escargo’ was a wonderful adaptation of the coil spring Landies

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I’m on a day-off, so hope to get there

It’s easily accessible from;
A642 (Aberford - Wakefield - Huddersfield road)
A61 (Wakefield - Barnsley road)
A638 (Wakefield - Doncaster road)
A655 (Wakefield - Castleford road)
A645 (Wakefield - Pontefract road)

15 posts from the 2023 show
Probably working during the subsequent events?

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Cancelled, due to poor ground conditions & more rain forecast

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

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That looks like a ‘ Heritage’ 90 behind the mk3 Escort

And a FFR Light-Weight?
But, there’s no radio-racking behind the bulkhead
I think someone just likes the antenna boxes?

 

[mistyoptic]

In Reykjavík airport, obviously 🙄

 

[biggs682]

A couple of early Sherpa's spotted this morning

 

[Drago]

Is that Weston Underwood? I think I've seen those parked up but memory is hazy.

Theres a Sherpamon a driveway down the hill from me in Wooton, V reg. It looks solid enough from,50 feet away but never moves.

 

[biggs682]

Is that Weston Underwood? I think I've seen those parked up but memory is hazy.

Theres a Sherpamon a driveway down the hill from me in Wooton, V reg. It looks solid enough from,50 feet away but never moves.

Yes just after the church sometimes there's an early land rover on the drive.

I drove a couple of Sherpas around Cyprus and Lebanon in the 80's they never missed a beat and got well abused

 

[Drago]

Aye, they were tough old boots. Engineered on a severely tight budget, but surprisingly capable for all that.

https://www.aronline.co.uk/vans/leyland-sherpa/cv306-development-story/

 

[biggs682]

A nice ol' Mercedes that looks like a bit of tlc might be required

 

[ktmbiker58]

Aye, they were tough old boots. Engineered on a severely tight budget, but surprisingly capable for all that.

https://www.aronline.co.uk/vans/leyland-sherpa/cv306-development-story/

I had quite a late one for a couple of years - it had the 2litre O series engine and overdrive, it was a great van, never missed a beat and drove like a car, the overdrive was particularily good at the time I preferred it to a 5 speed box.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Mk3 Escago looks good though.

The ‘Escargo’ was a wonderful adaptation of the coil spring Landies

Apologies!
My memory, it's actually the Esarco

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/t...wners-club-thread.281449/page-46#post-7358162
https://allisons.org/ll/4/Esarco/

 

[gbb]

A couple of early Sherpa's spotted this morning

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Drops side looks like an early one, the other a later one.
We had the early type when they first came out for a works van. Personally I didnt like them, narrow drivers cab felt claustrophobic, ours wasnt very powerful, gearing was too high so no top end speed...but that may be the spec chosen was incorrect for the use. As a city van it may have been good but on an open road, just no legs in it. This is possible because I once hired a Transit minibus and the gearing was perfect for motorway driving, lovely and smooth. Clearly it was the right spec doing the right job.
(Im reminded we had Transits before and went back to Transits after it)

 

[Drago]

The V8 Sherpa would bave solved the open road performance problem.

 

[Drago]

Apologies!
My memory, it's actually the Esarco

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/t...wners-club-thread.281449/page-46#post-7358162
https://allisons.org/ll/4/Esarco/

Escago is a term of endearment for non performance Escorts.