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Title: VENT LESS PANELVAN FROM FACTORY Post by: giddyup on March 07, 2015, 04:33:51 PM Hi,
Can anyone give me information on vent less fc panel vans from the production line. Do they exist? I have a van which I am told was a bakers van and they were built with no side vents. It looks legit with the original diamond pattern sound proofing still in tack. Any information much appreciated. Mark. Title: Re: VENT LESS PANELVAN FROM FACTORY Post by: mcl1959 on March 07, 2015, 09:51:38 PM Mark, they don't exist to my knowledge.
If they existed as an alternative to standard production then the upper van panel would have 2 part numbers - one with vents and one without vents. There is only one in the parts book. 7411215 (LHS) & 7411216 (RH). The picture in the parts book is shown with vents, so the part numbers provided are for panels with vents. So this leaves a special production vehicle which would have an S code on the ID plate such as those produced for the army or the post office etc. No documentation exists for a bakers van as a special production vehicle. Next there is no diamond pattern sound proofing on the inside of the upper van panel from factory. Lastly the vents would be essential for a bakers van since when the bread is cooling it would be giving off a little steam which would need to be vented otherwise the bread would get condensation on it and encourage mould. Ken Title: Re: VENT LESS PANELVAN FROM FACTORY Post by: giddyup on March 08, 2015, 08:26:05 AM Thanks Ken,
As always we can rely on your informative information. Mark. Title: Re: VENT LESS PANELVAN FROM FACTORY Post by: RET on March 08, 2015, 07:28:04 PM I tend to think - like Ken - that if any van needed a little ventilation, then a bread van would. Although I have my doubts that even a brand new FC van would have been all that air-tight :)
Having said that, there is a story in one of Don Loffler's books about an FJ bread van that's worth the read if you can find it. But from memory they were coach-built, not factory. Gary FE_UTE knows a bit more about them. cheers RET Title: Re: VENT LESS PANELVAN FROM FACTORY Post by: giddyup on March 08, 2015, 09:05:16 PM Thanks Ret,
You guys are a wealth of knowledge. I was told they did not have vents due to dust and little bugs getting in to the bread but this is only a verbal. Cheers Mark. Title: Re: VENT LESS PANELVAN FROM FACTORY Post by: mcl1959 on March 08, 2015, 10:05:34 PM From my memory growing up in the country, bread was always covered with a linen cover or such like, to keep dust and bugs off. Our bread was delivered by the local grocer in a station wagon. :-\
Ken Title: Re: VENT LESS PANELVAN FROM FACTORY Post by: boss on March 22, 2015, 09:57:59 PM Hey Mark did the guy who sold you the van tell you that?
as I had already told him before that his van was not origional windowless and I think he already knew that, remember he couldn't load the photos? Funny about that, and as far as "I have a mate who has a windowless van" he is the mate. I think you owe him a phone call!! Boss Title: Re: VENT LESS PANELVAN FROM FACTORY Post by: boss on March 22, 2015, 10:24:00 PM Also from memory I'm sure the inside panel support struts have been fabricated,
check them with other vans, can send photos if need be Boss 0404049196 |