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General Category => CF Bedford Chat => Topic started by: mbasinski on August 29, 2011, 10:34:54 PM

Title: y were bedfords the icecream mans van of choice?
Post by: mbasinski on August 29, 2011, 10:34:54 PM

as the title says?

Title: Re: y were bedfords the icecream mans van of choice?
Post by: Heavy Judy. on August 30, 2011, 01:05:35 AM

Size.    ::)

the next size vehicle up was too big or had to be custom made.
Bed's & Tranny's fit all the gear & you can stand up. & park in small areas.
 

generally all down hill from there for most.




double header double chocolate dipped please  :P :P :P

Title: Re: y were bedfords the icecream mans van of choice?
Post by: mbasinski on August 30, 2011, 01:28:44 AM

there is a beautiful blond in perth that has turned a mini in2 an i cream van. i gota get a photo of the car that is i dont know how this thing dont tip in the turns

Title: Re: y were bedfords the icecream mans van of choice?
Post by: Rogue Trooper on August 30, 2011, 04:28:13 AM

Screw the car! Get a photo of the blond!  ;D

Title: Re: y were bedfords the icecream mans van of choice?
Post by: hotrod on August 30, 2011, 06:36:55 AM

why
because the ice cream van drives around at very low speeds, which a beddie is capable of getting up too, just :D ;) :D ;D

Title: Re: y were bedfords the icecream mans van of choice?
Post by: obsession on August 30, 2011, 11:00:57 AM

Quote from: Rogue Trooper on August 30, 2011, 04:28:13 AM

Screw the car! Get a photo of the blond!  ;D

I concur  ;D

Title: Re: y were bedfords the icecream mans van of choice?
Post by: Heavy Judy. on August 30, 2011, 11:07:54 PM

there is a beautiful blond in Perth............
double header double chocolate dipped please   :P :P :P .

because the ice cream van drives around at very low speeds............
 ;D ;D ;D
easier to pick kids out of the radiator too.

Title: Re: y were bedfords the icecream mans van of choice?
Post by: pickmeup on August 31, 2011, 05:33:00 PM

Cant remeber there name exactly,maybe Frieberg in West Perth had a fleet deal with Holden for there cars and sold franchises for Mr Whippy with vans all fitted out as part of franchises.
$600 pounds was the original price in 1966 when they started out,believe it or not.
In 1967 they began importing italian and german built refrigeraters and required more space to allow sellers to move around the van selling so they bought into larger bedford vans.
Apparantly Streets Ice cream in the East bought the rights to the franchise in 1971 and were tied to GMH till 1977.
The term "Mr Whippy" is UK in origin refering to a a ice cream vendor who had a three wheel bike he sold ice confections from on Brighton in summer.
Thats the best I can do.

Title: Re: y were bedfords the icecream mans van of choice?
Post by: BusyKiwi on August 31, 2011, 07:23:43 PM

Wasn't Mr Whippy's catch phrase: Often licked, never beaten ?

Title: Re: y were bedfords the icecream mans van of choice?
Post by: Bedfordcrazy on September 01, 2011, 09:50:18 AM

Whippy Skippy  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;) ;) ;) :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o ::) ::) ??? ::) ::) ::) ::)

george

Title: Re: y were bedfords the icecream mans van of choice?
Post by: rossie on September 01, 2011, 07:33:47 PM

Wasn't that Mrs Whippy Busy

Title: Re: y were bedfords the icecream mans van of choice?
Post by: BusyKiwi on September 02, 2011, 06:16:14 AM

or micheal jackson?

Title: Re: y were bedfords the icecream mans van of choice?
Post by: Dave on September 11, 2011, 10:29:34 PM

A company in Norther England sold "Morrison" bodied bedford icecream vans, several were imported as icecream vans and came to Perth.  I always stop and get an icecream at Lake Monger in Leederville just to see the van.  It has a Morrison badge on one side of the bonnet where most have a bedford badge.  I like the 70's laminex fitout inside nearly as much as the van and the icecream.  I looked up Morrison on the internet when i first saw it and from memory they did ambulances and icecream van conversions, but it was a while ago so cant really remember. 
Dave