fc-panel van

[robbzfc58]

photo taken today ..windowless panelvan has a colourful history and was originally owned by a funeral parlour to transfer clients
:-/ to or from town for departures..
it wasnt a hearse.
it was once involved in an accident with a deceased client onboard...later it was owned by a local panel beater til the mid 80`s and then sold to a young bloke who was gunna do it up. a sad end for a fc pv.

[JB]

Just have a look at my van when I first got it nad that one is only a little past it... Does he want to get rid of it? I am looking for a back half to make a trailer.

Cheers
Jason.

[FC0058]

Jason

I will take the bumper over riders if they are in good condition and can be re-chromed, and may be the number plate surround.

That is if the guy is interested in getting rid of it. We all may aswell save what we can.

It is a shame to see our history and a rare car go like this.

[HARKO]

Ill take the bumperettes off the rear if someone decides to save what they can .

[robbzfc58]

it's pretty crook;it's in the sw of wa .i got the fuel tank out of it years ago for my ss-thats station sedan,i've got a couple more photos of it that i took yesterday ;also photos of salmon ej wagon currently used as farm  workhorse,hr 186s prem 4speed-the daily driver and  about 1967 dodge pheonix done 31000 miles ;all are still reg-dodge hasn't turned a wheel since early 80s.they are not  4 sale! dya think i'm not still tryin

[mcl1959]

Rob,  can you please get the body numbers and chassis number for me.   Very hard to find ID details from WA assembled vehicles and I would love to find ID details from FE or FC vans, standard sedans, standard wagons or business sedans.

Ken

[robbzfc58]

ken
      i thought someone would ask so i got comp details
but not home with me rite now,also another pv in town undergoing serious custom work-i'll get details from that too  and send you an email--i'll take the camera with me


        hey;is it ok to chat like this in this section of the forum

[customFC]

Hey there.
Thanks for the pic and history. Sounds like an interesting car. What a pitty it ended like this. What was the original colour? Looks like it got a brush paint job at some time.
Score me that number plate if you can and send it to me. It would look good up on the garage wall with the other plates.
Let's see those other pics when you get a chance.
Regards
Alex

[JB]

W.A is just a little tooo far away for me guys, so fill your boots if you can get what you need from it.

Jas.

[robbzfc58]

hi  ken & alex
      some answers for both of u
    paint code is 256770
    body     502104-10320
    trim     173-662  
   didn't get chassis no. not far away so i'll go back for another visit
  owner of other pv is hard to catch-be patient
  can you come back to me with colours etc. b4 yellow it was lettuce green-still is inside- a delightful shade on the rite car ,i'm sure
  in fact ;there is still traces of both colours on fuel filler pipe on my wgn--how slack's that--2nd thoughts; i'm preserving history

[mcl1959]

Rob - this is a very interesting ID plate.
It appears as if GMH have put an FJ ID plate on this van.
Does it really say 50-2104 or is it FC-2104
Original colour is India Ivory, but 662 trim code indiates green and black interior which would be very strange for a van - but then again it may be a special order.
Can you check please and I would really love to get the chassis number if it is a Perth van.

It should be FC-_____-P since 10320 is a very high number and is certainly late in 1959

Regards  Ken

[robbzfc58]

ken
  been 4 another look;stuffed a lot of info last time-sorry bout that-hope this makes more sense
body--fc2104    10320a
 trim  17365
 top   333
 chassis   fc  14227p
   do your stuff

[RET]

I think that Trim Code should probably be
173-652

India Ivory exterior, with Fall Red interior

Other unlikely interior possibilities are:

653, "Peasant Blue"
654, "Dravo Green"
655, "Mesa Tan"

and extremely unlikely
769, "Royal Mail Van"

cheers
RET

[robbzfc58]

ret
   we did have a short debate  about the last diget on trim--must be why i didn't write  it down-decided it was 55 but it was difficult to read--pretty sure top is 333-does that indicate roof was different col

[JB]

Hi Rob,

From memory the 333 represented the glass in the upper tailgate ie: not blind  

Jason

[RET]

Because these things were stamped more-or-less manually, the actual location of the numbers are often a bit adrift of the heading they belong with.

"333" would be the R.P.O. number (Regular Production Option), and that code means the tailgate had glass, ie not a Blind Van

All vans and utes were one colour.  End of story.  Rumours of limited production of "special" commercial vehicles remain just that.  Every one I've heard of has turned out to have Station Sedan trim retro-fitted.

cheers
RET

[mcl1959]

Very appreciative, this is the first Perth Van ID I have got and it is also the highest Perth chassis number as well as the highest van body number.  This would have to be one of the very last FC vans built ever.

Regards  Ken