Side transfers in the wrong place, yes I'm being picky.
When I first heard about this vehicle I was very tempted, after all it had all its original GPO fittings, and I have three other GPO vehicles.The price it sold for was well out of my league. Once I heard just how bad this vehicle was I was so relieved that I had not bought it.
Faults ranged from silly things right up to major work.
The engine smoked like a bonfire, oil pressure was between 0-20 psi, normally zero, the big ends were so worn you could wobble the crankshaft in its bearings.
The front brakes had the wrong cylinders welded into the back plates and the hydraulic hoses at the front were too short they stopped the wheels from being put on full lock!
The front panel mounting lip was also badly corroded with the spot welded edge joint between the two plates bursting and splitting.
Plenty of poor repairs had been carried out in the past to the body work and also there seemed to be rather a lot of filler around the vehicle when I saw in the flesh a few years ago.
The current seller has done some major work, the engine has been replaced and new rear tyres fitted. Handy "Town and Country" tyres, better in the snow but they can be so noisy and lets face it a J type van is not the quietist of vehicles when driving, there's not an ounce of sound deadening material anywhere. I also wonder if the front brakes have been sorted out? What about some of the other problems? Well if your looking for a (BIG) running project this could be the one for you.
