57 Devon oldest known to exist

A67 MAN · **Posted:** Wed Feb 08, 2012 8:12 pm

Refurbished by Devon in 1981....with a few modifications/updates
come on then anoraks what are they ???? :lol:

Bathtub57 · **Posted:** Mon Feb 13, 2012 2:13 pm

Nice find, thanks for posting that up. Could do with a nice duracour or more appropriate fabric inside though. So where is it now, I can't quite make out the reg to do a dvla check.

monkey knuts · **Posted:** Mon Feb 13, 2012 5:30 pm

Lush, lush, lush.
How ironic that part of the prize for one of the oldest surviving Devons was a refurbishment! The 80's eh :roll:

What gems!

BJ1 · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2012 5:52 pm

Let's bring back cooking eggs and bacon in a jacket and tie :cheers:

We've allowed standards to drop in the past few decades - I saw a Devon owner wearing one of they hoodie things at Viccy Farm :roll:

A67 MAN · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2012 6:13 pm

BJ1 wrote:

Let's bring back cooking eggs and bacon in a jacket and tie :cheers:

We've allowed standards to drop in the past few decades - I saw a Devon owner wearing one of they hoodie things at Viccy Farm :roll:

notasprint · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:00 pm

Have you seen the 61 UK RHD in the buses for sale section:

also comes with 2 devon interiors:-
1x super early 1957
1x late split
both needing a little work to make beutiful but all hinges etc are there..

1 bus, 2 interiors - that's just greedy!!

A67 MAN · **Posted:** Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:02 am

notasprint wrote:

Have you seen the 61 UK RHD in the buses for sale section:

also comes with 2 devon interiors:-
1x super early 1957
1x late split
both needing a little work to make beutiful but all hinges etc are there..

1 bus, 2 interiors - that's just greedy!!

Now Sold.....would love to see some pic's of the 57 interior

SSVC Van Register · **Joined:** Thu May 04, 2006 10:17 pm **Posts:** 74

I knew Alistair and WDV505 very well from the early days of the club. I also knew HEG425 from those days as well. WDV more recently was passed on to Alistair's family who did a few shows, but that said, I don't think I have seen either van for a while now. We have copies of these press cuttings on file in the van register and even have a copy of HEG's original green log book, showing it first registered in Peterborough.

Steve
SSVC Van Register

CCSICeman · **Posted:** Thu Mar 01, 2012 11:34 am

WDV 505 is showing as SORN
and HEG 425 is currently taxed.

Strangely WDV 505 shows as being registered in 1957, but HEG 425 shows as 1958.

A67 MAN · **Posted:** Thu Mar 01, 2012 11:51 am

More info here HEG has recently been sold :wink:

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=72727

SSVC Van Register · **Joined:** Thu May 04, 2006 10:17 pm **Posts:** 74

HEG was first registered on 7th July 1958 in Peterborough and road tax was bought for £3 8s 9d. Originally registered to Boroughby Garage (VW main dealers), then sold to Ellen Pattinson Willson of Peterborough.

A67 MAN · **Posted:** Thu Mar 01, 2012 6:39 pm

SSVC Van Register wrote:

HEG was first registered on 7th July 1958 in Peterborough and road tax was bought for £3 8s 9d. Originally registered to Boroughby Garage (VW main dealers), then sold to Ellen Pattinson Willson of Peterborough.

Thanks Steve

.....I'll update my other thread.....any other 58 Devons/CP/Moortowns on there I was going to check at Dubfreeze but ran out of time as usual :roll:

or earlier for that matter

BTW my info is of the DVLA website.....it would be a great privilege to own the OG log book never mind the van :lol:

woodville · **Joined:** Mon Mar 15, 2004 9:18 pm **Posts:** 6

hi
just thought you would like to know that wdv505 is still going strong and the reason for being sorn is i am temporarily living in france.i used to return annually for renewing the mot and taking in the odd show

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