FOR SALE: 1962 Austin A35 Van (modified)
I’ve owned this A35 van since 2004. I bought an A35 van to customise, but just before I started work on it, this one came up, already customised. So I sold that and bought this one instead. A father and son had owned it from new.
The father had windows put in by the garage that supplied it to reduce its purchase price (a common option in those days); When I bought it, I had signs made up that fit over the windows to advertise my business; so you have an option of estate car or van. You can see a photo of it as a van on:
It is radically low, has a 1275 Midget engine, and is up-rated mechanically all round. I had it resprayed maroon. I’ve had to replace the front suspension - I did mention it was low! It’s great on the motorway, but you have to drive low cars slowly in town over speed bumps.
It was my daily driver for several years. Since restoring my VW Splitscreens, I don’t seem to use it much. I’m loathe to sell it, but I no longer have room to keep all my cars under cover.
I’ve put 10 photos of it onto the following website: