Mk1 used in Armed Robbery

[tranorak]

The film LAYER CAKE opens with the back doors of a Mk1 Transit blasting open....



then Armed Robbery occurs...



The reg looks like NTJ 569D and I saw no assurance that 'no vans were harmed in the making of this film'... is this the film Fred wanted a Security Van for?? just a regular van by the look of it.
You can see the windows in the back doors are crudely fillered over and it has the silver centred rear lights as per tailgate model, not the rubber centre sort for twin doors tut tut
& later on the villains move a corpse in the back of...quess what...

Anyway its a fine film, go and see it or buy the DVD

[FredTransit]

Layer cake was just abit before my time in the film biz, just wait till you see Supergrass! No transits were harmed in the production of that! I have been on the look out for a cash van cos the only ones in the business are Mk3/4 and no good for pre 86 scenes, which I have lost work for.

[pete_the_4x4]

there was a bloke nocking about ilford in a van like that

[transitgeoff]

was he wearing the same driving gloves Pete

[FredTransit]

I know that van. I last saw it dressed as a police van on a transporter when I did Fallen Angels. It's er, a bit poorly, not to mention NOT a D reg..... It's a phase2 around 1974ish. I think somebody dropped some numberplates on the floor, cos it always wears those plates.

This one-

[transitgeoff]

that sd1 is /was in my mates yard smashed up still with its black bag on the blue light

[FredTransit]

Interesting, I wonder if that's why I got a paniked call for the granny police car we have on our books............... . Can you ask if I can have the blue light? it would look well on Kim....

[MRspivvy]

Is the SD1 still there? is it being broken for parts? I need a couple of bits for my sd1

[Ollie]

Its nowt to do with trannys but what bits do you need for SD1? as mate has 3 2600 of varying ages, ones a VDP B reg ones a base A reg and the others a little older.

and now back to real vehicles......

[FredTransit]

Its nowt to do with trannys but what bits do you need for SD1? as mate has 3 2600 of varying ages, ones a VDP B reg ones a base A reg and the others a little older.

and now back to real vehicles......

I misread that first as your mate having 3,260 of em!!! And I thought we had a lot of Mk2s.........

[Ollie]

Now that would make him laugh - hes got his own personal scrapyard.

Not for profit, just old nails he used for six months and left.....
--My family mention him every time I buy another

[pete_the_4x4]

its a mk2 all armerd up with a split windscreen ect

[FredTransit]

Have you seen it Pete? I haven't, but that number tranorak posted comes off the Mk1 I posted, and the van in the pic here has a white roof. It's not a 1966 though.

[bootsaler]

[quote="FredTransit"] I have been on the look out for a cash van cos the only ones in the business are Mk3/4 and no good for pre 86 scenes, which I have lost work for.[/quote]

I know where an armored ex securicor mk 2 is, sitting on someones drive (not sure if it would be for sale though!)

Cheers

Kev

[AlanN]

There is a SD1 3500 for sale in Hockley Essex... I think its about £350. I will check for you tomorrow if you want