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£34,500 (Est: £35,000 - £45,000)

1959 BMC 5-Ton Race Transporter

United Kingdom • 13 Apr 2025

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This is a 1959 BMC 5-ton PSV chassis with a unique history, including service as a BMC Service School vehicle and later use by the Competitions Department. It features a Cummins six-cylinder turbo diesel engine and six-speed transmission, with a restored body and a well-documented past, making it an interesting piece of BMC history.

Condition

6

While described as being in generally good condition, the vehicle underwent a restoration in the late 1990s/early 2000s and has had significant modifications, including a Cummins diesel engine conversion. The description notes some wear and the need for potential minor modifications to fully utilize its transporter capabilities.

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Transmission:

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Chassis No:

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Odometer:

80,000 miles

Reg Number:

168 UXS

RHD/LHD:

RHD

• Believed to be a BMC Service School vehicle • Later transferred to the Competitions Department • Restored in the late 1990s/early 2000s • Cummins six-cylinder turbo diesel engine and six-speed transmission • Significant recent expenditure Manufactured in October 1959, this BMC 5-ton PSV chassis was one of approximately 20 commissioned by the company's management to serve as mobile Service Schools, which travelled around the dealership network training mechanics in the procedures required to maintain the newly introduced, front-wheel-drive Mini.

This example is one of the later models, which were slightly longer and consequently roomier inside.

Designed by Pinin Farina and built by Marshall's of Cambridge with all-aluminium coachwork, they were equipped to a very high specification.

When this particular unit's training function ended, it is understood that Basil Wales transferred it within the company to the Competitions Department where he worked.

In its new role the vehicle was ...