LOCK, STOCK

THOSE HARD-TO-FIND PARTS

This build is festooned with examples of Chris having to get creative to build the van to the standard he envisioned, with one of the most perplexing being its rear door handle and lock assembly. This is a ridiculously tricky item to source in 2023, so much so that most owners resort to fitting Mini or Land Rover Defender handles instead, both of which look passable but by no means perfect. Chris, however, managed to find the real McCoy quite early on in his restoration and tucked the handle away in his draw at work for safe keeping and fitment at a later date. Fast forward 12 months and that time had come — Chris, surveying a freshly painted and partially reassembled bodyshell, set about attaching the rear handle, only…

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Classic Ford (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2024

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