Lot No.12
The only vehicle ever to have its origins in a pie shop, the Fleur de Lys was the brainchild of Newark patisserie manufacturer, Andreas Liveras.
Wishing to have his ‘olde worlde’ produce delivered in suitably vintage vehicles but unable to find anyone who could make what he wanted, he decided to design and produce them himself. The result was Fleur de Lys Automobiles, established in 1983 and making reproduction 1920s-style delivery vans from a purpose-built factory in Newark.
The vans were designed by Len Terry, a leading engineer in the Lotus team which won the Formula One Championships in 1963 and 1965. They are built using traditional coachbuilding techniques but using modern materials and engineering standards. The doors, bonnet and mudguards are aluminium and period features include the specially built brass radiator cowl and die-cast aluminium artillery-type road wheels.
Our vendor purchased this van in 2013 and spent the next five years restoring it and painstakingly converting it into a camper van. The attention to detail is super and worthy of close inspection. The twin berth specification includes: a new heater system; water tank and dirty water tank; 12v and 240v hook up points; 3-way fridge; portaloo; new roof panel; new door skins; insulated sides and roof; twin gas bottles; leisure battery; CD radio unit; rear-mounted bike rack.
Mechanically, it features a 2.0 litre Ford pinto OHC engine with four-speed ‘box, a new Weber carb with manual choke, cut-off switch, new brake shoes, wheel cylinders and new steering joints along with new wheels, tyres and a matching spare.
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Thanks Steve!
For the benefit of US residents that is Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK, not Newark, New Jersey.
ReplyDeletehey, we're not morons. We can see the british license plate, and besides, New Jersey people would never use the french phrase, nor the french symbol.
DeleteThat's not cool to even suggest US residents need help seeing the difference between a New Jersey vehicle and some British one.
The license plates are a dead give away, if they didn't already figure it out from a pie shop, New Jersey doesn't have pie shops anymore, and the brass plaque.
No soup for you.
Hello,
ReplyDeleteIs this vehicle still for sale, if so, where can I see it?
As for Jesse, quite obvious from across the water, any need for the comments?
Jesse here...
DeleteQ"Need for?"
A it's my blog, I'll comment however the hell I please.
PS, it's "quite obvious" to me that you are too stupid to comprehend that I am not selling or tracking this, or any of the hundreds of thousands of vehicles I've posted.
Do your own homework, discover for yourself (duh) if its for sale, by who, and where.
Q "any need for the comments?"
A No, I'm not answering your in any satisfactory way, so it was pointless