Help IDing these 1970s vans...

[Citman]

Chatting on another forum about the curious rumour that part of the next Fast and Furious film may be shot in Glasgow - we got to talking about how the wee small hours bread delivery vans seemed to be the fastest things on the city streets. Someone posted this pic of them from what appears to be the late 70s - but has anyone any idea what kind of vans they are? Hard to tell with what looks like custom rear bodies on chassis cabs:

[Cledus Snow]

Leyland EA?

[Baz Tench]

Either Commers or Leylands. I'm leaning more towards them being Leyland though.

I have no idea what models they are.

[S. Gonzales Esq.]

Leyland EA

[Citman]

Leyland EA! Ah, I knew you good people would come through (I had thought some kind of Commer too, to be honest!)

[Whitean3]

Those are Leyland EA vans. Remember that era well- the Leylands, Commers and Bedfords in red (Royal Mail), Yellow (British Rail) and Green (Green Line Parcels)... sad I know!

Damn! Too slow!

[Baz Tench]

Beaten to it, and yes Cledus, tou're spot according to Google images (I would copy and paste an image, but it's a pita on iPad)

[LuS1fer]

Leyland EA

[Baz Tench]

Who remembers when post office drivers used to drive around in the Summer months with their (sliding) drivers door wide open and no seatbelt in sight?

ETA: O/T, but I seem to remember this was the case with Sherpas

Edited by Baz Tench on Tuesday 10th July 17:01

[LuS1fer]

Baz Tench said:

Who remembers when post office drivers used to drive around in the Summer months with their (sliding) drivers door wide open and no seatbelt in sight?

ETA: O/T, but I seem to remember this was the case with Sherpas

Edited by Baz Tench on Tuesday 10th July 17:01

I remember when us young kids would ride on the backs of electrioc milk floats helping deliver milk.