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Something you don't see every day... Alas it's just the old garage but with shiney new signs at home in Llandrindod Wells which is (finally) getting refurbished, just shows how slow things change round here.

Looking for some 15" steel wheels - or 15" rostyles maybe. Tom

I'm wanting to put some 15" wheels on my camper car when rebuilding this summer. I know the Rover Rostyles are an option but were there 'standard' 15" steels on the commer too? Tom

Something I have been pondering on these damp cold evenings... As I see it money and time are little rational factors in keeping a Commer on the road. I mean if you looked at them like an insurance company they would all be binned. Looking to the future (if we last the next 4 years) I was...

WHile i'm here and planning tomorrows battles... I appear to have snapped the dip stick tube at the base where it goes into the sump. Was getting too dark to get a good look but looks like the base has a nut fixing? Does it screw out? Tom

Hi everyone, Shop everyone's holding up over this winter. Cleaning out the workshop this week so must mean summers on it's way - better get cracking on project number.., well who counting. My partner wants some shiny shoes for her Highwayman - where can I find some chrome/SS hub caps for the...

So I've decided to go with a single SU for an easy life. I have given these carbs a good clean and new diaphragms during the van overhaul. Although the engine was running with these it was a bit fussy. Might have had nothing to do with these carbs but just to be completely honest might be worth...

Looking for an inlet manifold for a SU conversion for my alloy head engine. Tom

Hi guys, Just thinking about options. I have an alloy head, twin stromberg lump here in my highwayman. It's not running right. I think it might be me more than it tbh. But with time very tight atm I'd happily rip it out and drop in a running cast iron headed lump any day - with a SU even more...

Anyone got something that runs, looking for something as a stop gap while I rotate and rebuild. Nice to have something with distro /carbs basically ready to drop in...

Hello all, We've been dragging one of the commers on a car transporter trailer recently for hire work. Bit sick of the lolloping about of a heavy trailer so investigated towing A frames to take advantage of lower center of gravity and better stability. I took a punt after taking advice from...

Hello, Hope everyone's enjoying the liquid sunshine! Going to do a clutch this week on the highwayman. It's '71 but has the alloy head engine in - with a 4 speed box. I assume it's got the original box and prop on so a fine splined plate? Which I believe is 8". I seem to find plates listed...

In a bid to make some money from restoring rust buckets I just went and bought this. Hopefully with much more optimistic margins than many old vans the 12 months graft will actually bear fruit.... lets see!

Have I missed something... did none of the commer PBs come with the alloy head engines as standard? If not what were they from? I'm having problems getting the correct gasket for the highwayman. It's got twin strombergs... Tom

So I just bought a new set of points/condenser/coil/leads for the 2 commers with original ignition setups. Both were running badly. The Campercar exploded into life better than ever. The Highwayman however is totally dead. I've checked and rechecked the positive feed and link to points - all...

Hello, Hope to get some pics up end of week of Charlie, getting excited now - he's looking great. Anyone know the curb weight off the top of there head on the Autohome, can only find the GVW of 2266kg. Must be close to 2t?? Tom

Hello, Hope everyone made it through the festivities in one piece. Work has started today on the highwayman. On the sides I wanted to inject a little something, along the lines of the Jennings. A tapered strip of colour edged in metal strip. I remember (or dreamt) that you could/can get some...

Looking for a overdrive box? What ya got? Tom

Hello, Hope everyone's warm and dry. Getting wet here in Wales :( About time to pack it in for the year I recon. I'm just weighing up my options with regards to 5th (or 6th) gear. Trying to cost up the 2 paths. The 4 spd box on Charlie is on it's last legs. There seems to be a few OD boxes...

Before I take the plunge will the space van engine lid fit a PB?? Been looking for one for a while for the Highwayman and this came up. Tom