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  Although much attention is given by road transport enthusiasts to articulated lorries, rigid chassis delivery vehicles still have a role to play - just as in the era of British made British owned vehicle makers such as the British Motor Corporation. Formed by the amalgamation of Austin and Morris among other famous marques, BMC was later known as British Leyland and sadly became synonymous with poor industrial relations in the late 1970s before being sold to British Aerospace. Happier times however produced this BMC FGK 100 rigid chassis with an aluminium box van body. Bearing a strong family resemblence to the Austin FGK40 modelled by the Mellor Brothers in Gloucester and Severnside Co-Operative Society markings, this particular representation of a Joseph Rice vehicle used a Transport Images resin cab fitted to a modified Base Toy die-cast chassis with the van bodywork adapted from a Carama product.

  
 

    
  Although much attention is given by road transport enthusiasts to articulated lorries, rigid chassis delivery vehicles still have a role to play - just as in the era of British made British owned vehicle makers such as the British Motor Corporation.  Formed by the amalgamation of Austin and Morris among other famous marques, BMC was later known as British Leyland and sadly became synonymous with poor industrial relations in the late 1970s before being sold to British Aerospace.  Happier times however produced this BMC FGK 100 rigid chassis with an aluminium box van body.  Bearing a strong family resemblence to the Austin FGK40 modelled by the Mellor Brothers in Gloucester and Severnside Co-Operative Society markings, this particular representation of a Joseph Rice vehicle used a Transport Images resin cab fitted to a modified Base Toy die-cast chassis with the van bodywork adapted from a Carama product.
  
 

    
Although much attention is given by road transport enthusiasts to articulated lorries, rigid chassis delivery vehicles still have a role to play - just as in the era of British made British owned vehicle makers such as the British Motor Corporation. Formed by the amalgamation of Austin and Morris among other famous marques, BMC was later known as British Leyland and sadly became synonymous with poor industrial relations in the late 1970s before being sold to British Aerospace. Happier times however produced this BMC FGK 100 rigid chassis with an aluminium box van body. Bearing a strong family resemblence to the Austin FGK40 modelled by the Mellor Brothers in Gloucester and Severnside Co-Operative Society markings, this particular representation of a Joseph Rice vehicle used a Transport Images resin cab fitted to a modified Base Toy die-cast chassis with the van bodywork adapted from a Carama product.
  
 
    

 
 
 
    
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
 
     
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