Espelhos novos...

Os espelhos originais da CF parecem saídos de um camião dos anos 40... Era preciso uma actualização e hoje finalmente montei uns espelhos cromados novos do tipo GMC. Ficam bem?

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Video: custom Bedford's for sale in Australia

Here are two videos of the custom CF's that I posted last week. If you have the money they can be yours...

Highrollers Van Club 90's run

Highrollers Van Club run in and around Perth, Western Australia.

For Sale: 1974 custom Bedford CF - Australia

This is another custom CF for sale from the same seller of the Innocents van. It looks like the owner is leaving the country and is getting rid of his vans. This one is as good as the other one at the starting bid is AU $10,000.00. Lots of shinny chrome and the red paint matches the padded red interior. The interior is really oldschool, a large bed in the rear with mirror ceiling and of course you have to have a bar in there as well...
So much custom work was done its too much to list, check out the photos. 

"1974 BEDFORD CF, THIS IS ANOTHER CUSTOM VAN THAT IS UP FOR GRABS. CUSTOM STAINLESS SIDE STEPS, CUSTOM INTERIOR, FEATURES A HOLDEN 202 WITH A TRIMATIC GEARBOX, HIGH SPEED DIFF, VR COMMODORE DISC BRAKES ON REAR, HQ DISC BRAKES ON THE FRONT. STRAIGHT LPG WITH TWO 80 LITRE TANKS, CHROME GRILL, 2 CD PLAYERS, 2 CASSETTE PLAYERS, TV, VCR, DVD, UHF RADIOS AND THE LIST GOES ON. THESE VANS ARE FOR SALE ONLY BECAUSE OF THE OWNER RELOCATING TO OVERSEAS."

Ebay Item number: 120831787775
Item location: Beresfield, New South Wales, Australia

For Sale: 1974 "INNOCENTS" Bedford CF

This custom show CF called "Innocents" is known to all the Australian vanners and now it's for sale. I'm not 100% sure but looking at the painted mural I think the name comes from the 1961 black & white thriller movie "The Innocents".
This van is a real beauty, it's not going to be cheap. Initial bid is at AU $10,000.00 but you know you would spend a fortune to build up a CF like this one.

"GRAB YOURSELF A SLICE OF VANNING HISTORY, THE ONE AND ONLY "INNOCENTS". HIGHLY CUSTOMISED BEDFORD CF, RUNNING GEAR 5.7LITRE 350 CHEV, 2 SPEED POWERGLIDE, CHROMED JAGUAR DIFF, HQ STUD PATTERN WITH HQ DISC BRAKES, CUSTOM PAINT JOB WITH MURALS PAINTED ON EITHER SIDE, HAS THE ORIGINAL INTERIOR FROM WHEN IT WAS FIRST BUILT EXCEPT FOR THE CARPET. ANYBODY WHO KNOWS ABOUT THE AUSTRALIAN VANNING SCENE WILL KNOW THIS INSANE VAN WILL BE A AWESOME ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION."

Item location: Beresfield, New South Wales, Australia
Ebay Item number: 120831363393

For Sale: CF Custom Liner (NZ)

This custom CF truck from New Zealand was featured in a news article in October and I posted it here. 

It was for sale at the time and the owner has now put an ad on TradeMe.co.nz
The price isn't mentioned in the ad but I suppose it isn't cheap.

"1978 cf bedford custom liner running 308 holden v8 3 stage auto only one of its kind in new zealand rare as reg and wof all cert one mean head turner has had alot of money spent on this beast rare chance to own this. open to offers and trade or deals."

Link: www.trademe.co.nz/motors/specialist-cars/hot-rods/auction-433001040.htm

Junkyard Sunday's

Source: www.flickr.com/photos/leicester-vehicle-photography/5068551414

Custom DINKY TOYS Bedford CF

I spotted this customized Dinky Toys Bedford CF on ebay.
Item number: 260915967375

Bedford CF em Aveiro

No fim de semana 3-4 de Dezembro 2011 decorreu o 6 Salão Automóvel e Motociclo Antigo-Clássico-Sport de Aveiro no Parque de Feiras e Exposições.
Ao dar uma vista de olhos nas fotos no Portal dos Classicos encontrei estas fotos de um Beford CF. Estratégicamente estacionado com as rodas em cima do passeio, parece que estava a ser utilizado como montra de publicidade dado a quantidade de anúncios colados...
Não deixa de ser interessante, as jantes, estribos e luzes suplementares dão um aspecto de todo terreno. Só falta mesmo um mata-vacas...

Junkyard Sunday's

Today's Junkyard CF is a high top camper and it's rusting away in France.

For Sale: 1976 custom Bedford CF De Luxe Van - Germany

The same seller of the custom CF pickup I just posted is also selling this 1976 custom CF van on ebay.

It needs a little bit of restoration but it looks to be in great shape, full of custom mods: fender flares, running boards, front spoiler, custom grille, sun visor, 1-piece rear door, roof vent, chevy chrome mirrors, large side and rear windows, spare tire carrier, mags wheels, towing hitch, side pipe, custom side markers, 2 frenched antennas in the rear and a gold paint job with a cool mural. Wow, that's a lot of mods!

No photos of the inside but it seems to also be well equipped with camper equipment. Also no indication on what engine it has... just that it has an automatic gearbox.
Note the CH sticker on the rear, means that it's originally from Switzerland.

"Hiermit Verkaufe ich meinen Badford CF De Luxe Wohnmobil

Meine Hallen sind übervoll von einigen Exoten daher muss ich mich leider von einigen trennen.
Ein liebevoll umgebauter Bedford kommt in die Versteigerung. Dieses Auto wurde damals von einen Grafen zu einen Van umgebaut, kosten damals 30000 DM.
Ich habe ihn vor 7 Jahren für 8000€ gekauft seitdem steht er in meiner Halle
Wirklich ein sehr seltenes Fahrzeug.
Ich denke mal einmalig.

Einrichtung: Der Van ist komplett von innen mit Mahagoni ausgestattet er besitzt ein Doppelbett,Schränke, Stau fächer, Fernseher und etc. sollte aufgearbeitet werden.

Negatives: 2 Türen Durchgerostet
Lack beschmutzt sollte laktiert werden.
Ersatzteile haben wir noch.
Viel Spaß beim bieten."

Buy it now Price: EUR 4,000.00
Item location: Hamburg, Germany
Ebay Item number: 200681882562

For Sale: custom Bedford CF Pickup?

This crazy custom Bedford CF pickup is up on the german ebay and it's ending in a few minutes.
If your looking for a one of a kind CF then this is it!

"Hiermit versteigere ich meinen seltenen Bedford Baujahr 26.09.1972 umgebaut zum Pick up. Alles im Brief eingetragen. Ich besitze ihn seit 13 Jahren wollte ihn eigentlich aufbauen aber die Zeit läuft mir davon.
Jetzt trenne ich mich von ihm und hoffe, dass er in gute Hände kommt. Dieser Wagen ist einmalig auf der Welt!!!!"

Buy it now Price: EUR 3,500.00
Item location: Hamburg, Germany
Ebay Item number: 200681869249

ebay: A-Team CF, again...

Another Bedford CF A-team replica for sale? This one is in Ireland and it isn't the first time I have seen it. It was on ebay back in January and I posted it here.

Here is the seller's creative description:

"In 1984 a crack commando van was built for a working life but it had to commit. This van promptly escaped from a maximum life of work to a workshop somewhere in a town in England. Today still wanted by a new owner it survives as a replica van of B.A's' .


If your looking a van like this if you cant find another maybe you can buy my A-Team van


Hi,Good morning, good evening. Ola, Bonjour or indeed hello,


Today (yesterday actually but don’t tell today) I have decided to put up for sale my 1984 Bedford cf A-Team van replica. For those of you who don’t know what the A-Team is it was an American tv show run from 1983-1987. Possibly still shown on a T.V channel somewhere near you (this is unconfirmed).


There is also a movie called the A-Team. Which I saw while sitting beside a middle aged woman in a cinema who kept looking at me strangely like she knew me or something. I wanted to look at her to because she smelled funny. I didn’t though as I was trying to avoid any unwanted attention and then out of the blue my pet monkey John who I had dressed up as Elvis stood up and started singing Suspicious Minds. I was so embarrassed, I didn’t even know he could sing. I use that term sing lightly but then if you had a pet monkey that could sing you'd be shocked. He stopped thankfully and we watched the rest of the movie. The movie was ok I thought not as good as the T.V show in my opinion. I think I missed MR T.


I later sold John my pet monkey. I think he now has a twin brother beginning with E (this is also unconfirmed).


Holly shorts maybe that’s why that lady was looking at me she must have been suspicious of John after all. Smart monkey!


There are also more unconfirmed reports of a new follow up series called the B-Team.


So now you have the background of the show perhaps I should tell you about the van itself. Well it is a 1984 Bedford CF250 van.It has a 2.2l Vauxhall Fontera petrol engine and standard 4sd gearbox. It also has the proper Vector Venom Turbine A-Team van wheels which if you have a look for on the international web you’ll most likely not find as they are so rare now even in the United States of America. (I went there once, it was good.). That said this makes them quite expensive. The van also comes with the sideskirts (I like woman in miniskirts), spoiler and side exit exhausts. I often thought about the idea of making z sideskirts open out like wings on a jet plane and inserting a flux capacitor and going back to the future like Marty McFly. To my disappointment this has so far been proven to be unsuccessful  .


If indeed the van could go back to the future it wouldn’t yet of caught the disease it has called rust. It has suffered from this disease for a while now and although I have cut bad bits out and started to put new pieces in I just don’t have the time or resources to make my dream come true so maybe somebody else out there can make theirs come true.

As you can see in the photos the van also has spotlights and a bullbar, this is a handy combination if you’re looking for an alcoholic beverage with a bull as you can look for bulls with the spotlights then invite them to your bulbar. Please drink sensibly and never ever drink and drive. However driving afterwards shouldn’t be a problem as there is plenty of room in the back for a mattress for you to sleep if you so intended.


Please note you will have to supply you're own mattress as none are included in the sale of the van.


There are also two front seats from a Vauxhall Astra GTE mk1 which also are very rare items of seatage now. However I only have one seat (the drivers seat) in place at the minute as I like to sit and listen to the theme tune of the A-Team playing through the speakers and pretending to be Mr T. You too can do this also if coming to view vehicle but please be advised my neighbours don’t like loud music.


The last time the van was taxed was in the year of 2008. The same year that Usain Bolt ran 100m in 9.72’s. Wow I wish I could run that fast. I can’t but I have been to Jamaica. Yeah Man!!


Ohh silly me I almost forgot there is also a red stripe on van this is sometimes referred to as a go faster stripe but saying as I have never had van on the road this again can not be confirmed.


Don’t forget it’s Christmas soon and what better present could you imagine if you are crazy about the A-Team than an actual A-Team van. Well? Ok maybe if you work at a desk or just happen to have one you could buy a remote control A-Team van and look at it and then when you get bored looking at it drive it around using the remote control .OMG I wonder if this remote can generate 1.21 giga watts then this could be used to control the van if it is ever turned into a time machine. If I can find my Flux Capacitor I will include it in the sale.


Van will however need to be towed away on a trailer or a transporter (not a transporter like in back to the future but that would be way cool) at buyers expense.


With such rare items as the wheels and seats and not forgetting the van itself this is why I have put a reserve on the van. Imagine the crazy fun you will get from this on the road. It has surely got to tickle someone’s fancy as they say (I fancy girls).


A deposit of £100 to be paid by paypal within 24 hours of auction closing and full payment made 24 hours before collection or cash on collection please.


Van is also advertised elsewhere so will end auction if sells before auction ends.


Thank you for looking and reading my ad for my 1984 Bedford Cf A-Team van replica and if you have any questions or wish to view vehicle please ring your local mentally ill hospital and ask for me.


Only kidding and no harm intended. Please ask though the power of Ebay"

Starting bid: £750.00
Item location: Ballynahinch, N.Ireland, United Kingdom
Ebay Item number: 250936397295