Post Office Telephones Service Vans of the 50’s and 60’s 

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Post Office Telephones Service Vans of the 50’s and 60’s
Post Office Telephones Service Vans of the 50’s and 60’s
Post Office Telephones Service Vans of the 50’s and 60’s
Post Office Telephones Service Vans of the 50’s and 60’s
Post Office Telephones Service Vans of the 50’s and 60’sPost Office Telephones Service Vans of the 50’s and 60’sPost Office Telephones Service Vans of the 50’s and 60’s

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
1592457
Area
Model cars
Title
Post Office Telephones Service Vans of the 50’s and 60’s
Brand
Vanguards
Manufacturer
Collection
Number
PO1002
Car brand
Various
Model
Variant
Type
Delivery Van, Gift set, Limited Edition, Post & parcel service
Scale
1:43
Colour
Production year of the model car
1996
Number produced
First year of production original car
Country of origin of the model
England
Barcode / EAN / UPC
Dimensions
Details
The GPO Telephones fleet of motor vehicles was established in 1919. Over the years that the Post Office operated Britain’s telephone service, the light vans used by telephone engineers were similar to those employed on Royal Mail deliveries and collections. Royal Mail vehicles were painted in the familiar Post Office red, wheras the GPO Telephones had a livery of mid bronze and Lincoln green with white lettering until 1968 when it was changed to golden yellow with grey-green lettering. By the time the ‘General’ Post Office ceased to be a Government Department, becoming a nationalised corporation in October 1969, the telephone fleet comprised 38.203 vehicles out of a total of 61.368. For many years the GPO was the UK’s largest fleet operator of vehicles other than the Army. The Post Office Telephones Service Vans 2-piece set PO1002 Contains VA 4003 (Ford Anglia Van) and VA 11003 (Morris Minor Van) Limited Edition 5.000 pcs. (with certificate)