I love old trucks.

thanks Geno, Kevin. GDH, yes that Rolls is awesome. Now there are plenty of 1/24 Rolls kits and also a real variety of pickup kits around?!

@gdh I would love to know the story behind that one, cool truck!

@gdh Yes, that would be a sweet diecast.💯

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@gdh I would love to know the story behind that one, cool truck!

It began life as a Phantom III V12 and as gas was not in big supply during the war, many estate owners parked their luxury motors.  In 1944 more fuel was getting in from the USA, so the UK government eased restrictions and allowed unlimited fuel for Farm and Estate vehicles, only.  That's when smart estate owners began altering their larger cars and 'Estate Lorries' were created, such as this one.  It was originally a 1939 Hooper Phantom III, believed to have been altered to its present state by Reid, hence the label Hooper Reid:

@geno   ATC makes a RR Pickup, though a later version and I don't recommend them as I have found their quality is abysmal:

ABC had a 1949, but I doubt I will run into one anytime soon:

And, there are many interesting 1:1 RR pickups about of all ages:

@gdh Those are cool. Truthfully, I never knew Rolls-Royce built trucks.😎

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@gdh Those are cool. Truthfully, I never knew Rolls-Royce built trucks.😎

@geno   They didn't, actually, any truck or delivery vehicle you see with the RR mascot is bodied by a coachbuilder, or rebodied from a car already built.  As an example, one of these RR Hooper Phantom IIs became something completely different.  A company named Melhuish redesigned the Phantom and it became a shooting brake:

These vehicles were purpose-built delivery vans by Vincent of Reading from the get-go.  Vincents had been building horse boxes (transport vehicles for horses) for decades, before they began building bodies for Rolls Royce customers, including automobiles:

There were many other designs put to good use, such as those in the following images:

...and one mustn't forget this little jewel, another purpose-built 1926 Rolls Royce 20 delivery van:

One mustn't forget the S. Luca ice cream van, which began life as a 1923 Hooper 20 Limousine and was altered in 1937 to its new styling and is still in use today:

Never realized just how many trucks were out and about. Good going gents.

great pics and great info, thanks

@gdh Interesting,  thanks!

@geno Same here!

@gdh You know your in the high rent district when the ice cream man rolls up in a RR!