Lot 72
 

1963 Bedford CA Pickup

Registration - 558 TYB

Chassis No. - CALZ234707

M.O.T. - Exempt

Odometer - 55,781

By nature commercial vehicles tend to lead a hard life, but is a penance that appears to have eluded ‘558 TYB’ that we understand served as a garden centre/nursery delivery vehicle before acting as a plumber’s mate for the last 11 years. The green exterior paintwork contrasts well with the grey of the cab and its brown vinyl upholstery. A plaque within the cab tells us that the pickup conversion was carried out by B. Walker & Sons Ltd of Watford, and the vendor presently considers this very tidy four-owner vehicle to have ‘excellent’ bodywork, paintwork, and interior trim, and ‘good’ 1508cc four-cylinder engine and four-speed, column-change manual gearbox. The odometer currently reads an eminently credible, though unwarranted, 55,781 total miles.

The pug-nosed CA commercial vehicle was produced by Bedford from 1952 to 1969. Generally supplied as a light delivery van with sliding doors, it was also available as a ‘chassis with cowl’ to which specialist bodywork could be added as required, of which ‘558 TYB’ is a perfect example. Now rare, the CA can be considered as the Ford Transit of its day, and no less than 370,000 examples were built during its 17-year production run.

In summary:

  • A splendidly presented classic pickup
  • Just four owners from new
  • Equally useful for showing and/or working

Location of Vehicle - Idle, Bradford

 

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Estimated at £10,000 - £12,000

 

Auction: Online Auction of Classic Cars, Motorbikes, Registrations & Automobilia, 26th Jun, 2021

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