BMC Works Support Vehicles

[111Robin]

Does anyone know of a reference book/web site that would show photographs of BMC service support vehicles ?. Not transporters but service "barges" ?

[Nick W]

this one was on chasing classic cars a while back



http://autoweek.com/article/auctions/7- ... ch-auction

[rich@minispares.com]

D728 KNG is of a Citroen 2cv, so whats going on there?

[111Robin]

Yes I saw that. I'm not particularly interested in the transporters though, more the support vehicles that would have provided service back-up during the rallies.

[LMM76C]

You'd need to search all the remotely "BMC Comps" books, including marque and driver bio books and virtually all period magazines.
Unless someone has already done so and is prepared to post it?
If not, can list most remotely relevant books to search and can attempt to make a list when time permits.

[111Robin]

You'd need to search all the remotely "BMC Comps" books, including marque and driver bio books and virtually all period magazines.
Unless someone has already done so and is prepared to post it?
If not, can list most remotely relevant books to search and can attempt to make a list when time permits.

Thanks, there probably isn't a single reference as you say. Don't spend a lot of time compiling the list, a few pointers will do to get me started.

[LMM76C]

BMC/BL Comps Dept - Price
BMC Comps Dept Secrets - Chambers/Turner/Browning
Works Minis - Browning
Works Healeys - Browning (best of luck getting hold of that)
Rally Giants, Cooper & S - Robson
Rally Giants, Healey 100/6 & 3000 - Robson
Works Rally Mechanic - Moylan
Anatomy of the Works Minis - Moylan
Paddy Hopkirk - Price/Hopkirk
Harnessing Horsepower - Turner
Twice Lucky - Turner
Works Wonders - Chambers

[111Robin]

Phew, thanks, plenty of digging to do!

[IAIN]

This sort of thing ?

[111Robin]

Thanks Iain, that's the sort of thing I'm looking for. Even just finding out which cars were used would be a good place to start.

[LMM76C]

One of the problems in posting a photo (copyright BMC or Bill Price?) collected from a foreign site is that the caption can be wrong.....

[LMM76C]

Thanks Iain, that's the sort of thing I'm looking for. Even just finding out which cars were used would be a good place to start.

There is a lot of information in the text of some books. Until I got round to reading Marcus Chambers' book I had no idea a Morris Oxford Traveller had been used at one time!

[surfblue63]

1966 Targa Florio



2/3rds down this page
http://www.forum-auto.com/sport-auto/hi ... -36400.htm

[111Robin]

Excellent, thanks.

[618AOG]

DOX232C is a Birmingham number so Longbridge supplied. The Austin Mini 850 I used to have (618AOG) was prepared by Longbridge and not Abingdon apparently (?)

I had a 1970 Mini Van that was supplied new to BL Competitions but it would have just been a local run around vehicle. It is YBL345H and still exists.

[Longbridge 1]

In a copy of the Castrol Rally Manual ( Number 2) edited by Peter Browning I have there, is an article about service vehicles and a nice photo of a works Vanden Plas 4Ltr R outside the Comp's Department on page 70 if this also helps.

Steve

[111Robin]

Thanks. I did think the VDP had been used, I'll add it to the list.

[850man]

BMCA used an Austin Freeway Wagon with Minilites on it here in Aus for one of our Rallies.

[LMM76C]

Some barges (or other things such as "management cars"):
DOX232C Westminster
YBL345H Mini van
as posted here

6159UE Oxford Est
AJB610B Westminster
RME522F 1800
JBL496D Princess R
JBL492D Princess R
NBL128E Princess R
GBL610C Wolseley (6/99? - the Westminster equivalent)
MJB442E BMC van
BMC34 Transporter
LMO391E 1800
AJB310B Westminster?
LMO394E 1800 (test car?)
869FRX Oxford Est?
WMO66 Oxford Est?
TBL698 Wolseley (actually entered in Viking Rally)
AJB210B Westminster
836FOJ Westminster?
RMO723F 1800
ORX661F 1800 (used as recce car)

[Simon776]

and CRX 110B - Austin Westminster Estate