Daimler Conquest YPL 479
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2016 8:09 pm
Spotted near Romford Essex.
While travelling home from work a few weeks ago I spotted something that looked interesting 3 or 4 in front of me in the traffic. When he turned off I couldn't resist following to have a look. It was parked on a corner near some shops and the driver had gone. While I was taking pictures (my phone isn't internet connected which is why it has taken a while to get the pictures on here) the driver returned and we had a good chat.
He told me it was commissioned by ITN to be built as a camera car from the Daimler factory. It had a hinged rubber covered roof and a platform in the back for the cameraman to stand on. The platform also had foot holds for the cameraman to put his feet in. The guy said he had just collected it from a cabinet maker who had made a new set of rear doors for it.
Nick
While travelling home from work a few weeks ago I spotted something that looked interesting 3 or 4 in front of me in the traffic. When he turned off I couldn't resist following to have a look. It was parked on a corner near some shops and the driver had gone. While I was taking pictures (my phone isn't internet connected which is why it has taken a while to get the pictures on here) the driver returned and we had a good chat.
He told me it was commissioned by ITN to be built as a camera car from the Daimler factory. It had a hinged rubber covered roof and a platform in the back for the cameraman to stand on. The platform also had foot holds for the cameraman to put his feet in. The guy said he had just collected it from a cabinet maker who had made a new set of rear doors for it.
Nick