Extreme makeover from a fire truck into a 'service' car

[Z-point]

I bought my Transit with a purpose, to transform it into an ‘in period’ service car for my Datsun rally car. When I mailed last Friday with a friend of my, he told me his friend had the same car for the same purpose!!

Probably the basis of my car will be red with a mat black nose and for the rest I did not decide yet.
Oh forgot I have a Datsun Z…

Anybody artistic ideas about it

[madmark]

lets have some photo,s of the mk2!

[Z-point]

:) lets have some photo,s of the mk2!

Pictures of my car are placed at http://fordtransit.org/forum/viewtopic. ... 368#112368
I just got here last saterday, I'm only planning for now

[Neil]

got a sld like mine

[Z-point]

got a sld like mine

sld

[MarkM]

Side Loading Door

[Z-point]

Find the diffrences. I asked a mate to do some gimmicks. What you think of it. Have to bring it back in period. With two big shinny Cibie's or Hella's up front

[FredTransit]

Nice, but you need to keep the ford badge, it's not a Datsun van....

[Z-point]

Nice, but you need to keep the ford badge, it's not a Datsun van....

Oeps! so you noticed

[MarkM]

Find the diffrences.

Ok



I like the grill colour and the bumpers but NOT the bonnet, not my van but whenever you see a black bonnet you (well I do) think that the person simply hasn't got around to painting it yet....unless of course the whole vehicle is black.

[FredTransit]

That's a fair point mark M, and I have to agree with you. A black bonnet looks a bit unfinished.

[Z-point]

If it wasn’t for a reason I absolutely agree with you both but there’s always a but……
You have to see this in prospective.. a link back to the rally seventies. All rally cars at that time drove with mat black bonnets. Against the lowered sun, you know. As I said this will become my rally service van with, this (Z) behind it. It has to be a bit in line……………


It is not final, still in development stage. This is the first makeover.

[Terry]

Not mad keen on the lettering across the bonnet !, but matt black bonnet is fine.
You definitely NEED 4 Oscars across the Transit grille, and if its early 70's
you'll need a Helphos (they are now illegal here, don't know about Holland).
The usual term used for a service vehicle was a 'barge' (you'll know it from boats !



Marshalled a stage near Venlo on this. Met both Bob de Jong (organiser) and Walter Rohl (winner).

[MarkM]

ouch !!

http://www.autochron.co.uk/lights.shtml



http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/ ... p?id=82928



ebay



This is cheap though

Cheaper ebay item

[Terry]

No one said retro rallying was cheap .
Most of the 'must haves' are now 30/40/50 years old. so originals
are gonna be few & far between, with prices to match.

You know what they say......

Where theres a will theres a relation