1951 Hillman Minx Phase IV Estate General Post Office

1951 Hillman Minx Phase IV Estate in The Day the Earth Caught Fire, Movie, 1961

Class: Cars, Wagon — Model origin:

01:06:54 Background vehicle

Author	Message
Jale ◊ 2009-10-20 18:59	-- Last edit: 2024-01-27 13:35:34 (humungus)
Vintman ◊ 2009-10-20 19:08	Looks like a Commer van, roots group. Regards Vintman
chris40 ◊ 2009-10-20 19:59	Commer 8cwt. van, 1950+.
humungus ◊ 2024-01-27 13:37	Full view: ->
Bingham ◊ 2024-02-16 20:37	Does it have side windows? That would be a Hillman Minx.
dsl ◊ 2024-02-16 21:27	Good call (although we have a few windowed Commers, so both species existed). But LYK 17 came from a London series issued Jan-Nov 51 for Post Office use, and this looks an appropriately liveried example - pity can't read the door wording. And GPO used Hillmans of various Marks in early-mid 50s, sometimes with weird things on the roof. And winged bonnet badge looks Hillmanish.
dsl ◊ 2024-02-16 21:35	Update - Bingo - LYK 17 confirmed as General Purpose batch LYK 1-36.