1967 Ford Zodiac Estate by Abbotts of Farnham MkIV [3012E]

1967 Ford Zodiac Estate MkIV [3012E] in Rockliffe's Babies, TV Series, 1987-1988 Ep. 1.01

Class: Cars, Wagon — Model origin:

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Author	Message
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2019-05-11 15:20	Ford Zephyr or Zodiac Mark IV, Estate Car by Abbott. -- Last edit: 2019-05-11 15:41:58
dsl ◊ 2019-05-11 18:41	Zodiac for thick trim across rear panel. Vinyl roof not diagnostic - it was fitted to Zephyrs as well to disguise the body join. Nice page of Abbotts Ford and Vauxhall estates here - some I haven't seen before, and I didn't realise Friary Vauxhalls were actually Abbotts.
Animatronixx ◊ 2019-05-11 22:48	^ Neither did I. That means two hearse(-tte) coachbuilders from my files are more or less one - interesting. Thanks for posting this!
dsl ◊ 2019-05-11 23:15	Ho-hum - I've just spotted the joke - give or takes some ecclesiastical nuances, abbots live in a friary. Apart sometimes from some of their creations, coachbuilder humour is subtle ....
Animatronixx ◊ 2019-05-11 23:24	AmaZing! Eight years in a monastery school were obviously not enough for me to get this. dsl wrote coachbuilder humour is subtle .... Probably the headline of my activities on this site...