Car & Classic Dealer

Martin Howey Classics

Thirsk Yorkshire

1961 AUSTIN A35 VAN - VERY PRETTY, IN USE 2 YEARS AGO! For Sale

A really bonny Austin A35 van on offer here. I bought it around 18 months ago when it was just a little more than a year out of test. It had not failed one anywhere, it was just that the owner was no longer using it and so he put it away in the garage and then decided to sell. That last test, which expired, two years ago, came with no advisories. She is pretty and seems to be solid. She runs well and is fitted with the later BMC 1098cc engine. She had the appropriate gearbox fitted at the same time.

She is finished in Island Blue and, to be fair, I don't think she needs a re-paint at all. I have even added a brand new (old stock) set of chrome Austin hub caps!

Now to the side panels. She is an original van and you can see the roof vent. When she was five years old, she (like many other small commercials) had side windows and a rear seat fitted to make her into an A35 Countryman estate. She came to me with those windows in, but I wanted to return her to her proper van status and so had both sides professionally re-metalled with extra thick gauge steel and the correct interior strengthening bars made up as well. The white filler around the edges that you see was purely the filler applied to the jointing. The bulk of it has been flatted off but there is probably around a couple of hours work left there. I have a tin of Old English paint as it was my intention to have the side panels in that colour. The chap who did the work for me has become too busy to finish it - I know, these things happen - and I have decided to move it on as is.

I drove it around today and it was perky even though the brakes felt a touch soft. I positioned her on my lawn this afternoon for a photo-shoot and then the starter motor failed to engage. Removed it and replaced it now. She starts on the key and drives through all gears! The photos do not flatter her in any way. She does look a pretty thing. Good metalwork and a straight van!

I accept all major debit/ credit cards and a ten per cent deposit is required at the point of sale with the balance due within three days. I can also assist with delivery and so please ask for a quote.

All my classic cars are treated as the equivalent of motoring antiques. This one, for example, is 56-years-old. They cannot be compared to the wife's six-month-old Chelsea tractor and they are bound to come with imperfections, quirks and bits and pieces that will need attention even if it is some time in the future. They do however come with oodles of charm, appeal and are there to be loved like a family pet. If you are new to the classic car scene, then please bear all this in mind. Demand is outstripping supply these days and they don't make the old girls any more. So, make some allowances and drive away with a smile on your face! Thanks for reading, Martin. the details below).

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