Ever Since the first time I drove a transit and fell in love with them 20 years ago I have been looking for a pickup, 20 years ago I lived on a farm and a pickup would have been the perfect tranny for me, I was single, and free to roam with 2 extra seats by my side for the occasional birds who wanted a lift home!!!
after a fruitless search for years I gave up and was resigned to the fact I would never find a pickup for me, (but there are loads of pickups I hear you say!) oh yes there are, billions and trillions,,, but could I ever find one in autospastic,,, not a cat in hells chance! and I have never ever ever seen one,,, and I was never in a position to have one built for me either,,, but, just a few days ago I found the gem I have been searching for for 20 years on a well known internet auction site!! I say gem but it's more of a gem dressed as a turd!! it's not only a pickup, it's a tipper too!!! Now it wasn't cheap,,, and I have never paid anything like as much for a transit, let alone a shitty old one!! But after a 20 year search I had to have it and the woman was firm on the price!!, on the plus side it's another 50k auto! the same miles as my last one, but this one has a lot less body to rust!! I would be interested if anyone has any history on this van as she knew little about it!
I have a few issues,,, body has been painted black to cover all sorts,,, oh no not again!, heater is cold,,, fag lighter socket not working,,,, so any ideas on these would get me started,, thanks guys, looking forward to getting started, even though I have no use for it! and I now need 4 seats!! what the hell was I thinking!! but as I say I had to have it!!! I might sell the tipper body and put something else on the back, I don't know!! can I bolt a seat into the tipper bit hahaha,,