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US Postal Service van, circa 1972
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by Harbilt, UK constructor, for USPS prototype

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TnPshow
Posted: 2007/7/23 9:41  Updated: 2007/7/23 9:41
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 Re: US Postal Service van, circa 1972
Looks like the bastard child of a Mazda Bongo van & Nissans Es-Cargo

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PIGDOG
Posted: 2007/7/23 10:56  Updated: 2007/7/23 10:56
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 Re: US Postal Service van, circa 1972
hahaha nissan es-cargo

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Dodgeman
Posted: 2007/7/23 13:31  Updated: 2007/7/23 13:31
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 Re: US Postal Service van, circa 1972
What chassis are these based on?

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120fly
Posted: 2007/7/23 21:55  Updated: 2007/7/23 21:55
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 Re: US Postal Service van, circa 1972
its definately old skool kinda reminds me of a fibreglass caravan i worked on

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b10bum
Posted: 2007/7/23 22:10  Updated: 2007/7/23 22:10
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 Re: US Postal Service van, circa 1972
looks so much like a mazda bongo front end but with the limitless practicality of sliding doors!

I miss my transit with sliding doors.

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ddgonzal
Posted: 2007/7/24 3:02  Updated: 2007/7/24 3:02
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 Re: US Postal Service van, circa 1972
Don't you see it?

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Team_Dat
Posted: 2007/7/24 3:03  Updated: 2007/7/24 3:03
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 Re: US Postal Service van, circa 1972
is it the hubcaps we are talking about?

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Dodgeman
Posted: 2007/7/24 3:04  Updated: 2007/7/24 3:04
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 Re: US Postal Service van, circa 1972
Apart from the very familiar looking hubcaps, ummmmmm, ............ no.

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TnPshow
Posted: 2007/7/24 3:07  Updated: 2007/7/24 3:07
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 Re: US Postal Service van, circa 1972
Right hand drive US Postal van?

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ddgonzal
Posted: 2007/7/24 3:28  Updated: 2007/7/24 3:28
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 Re: US Postal Service van, circa 1972
Eagle eyes get the worm. Yes, those hubcaps look very familiar. I would say they are almost certainly 1200 wheel covers. Does that imply they based this prototype on B110 parts? Maybe the struts were used? Or maybe only the wheel coverings. Perhaps someone in Silicon Valley could talk to the USPS historian and gather more information...

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Team_Dat
Posted: 2007/7/24 3:29  Updated: 2007/7/24 3:29
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 Re: US Postal Service van, circa 1972
then what is it?

it's an old van. does it use an A series or something?

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ddgonzal
Posted: 2012/12/19 7:16  Updated: 2012/12/19 7:21
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 Re: US Postal Service van, circa 1972
It is a Prototype which had Datsun 1200 hubcaps. The motor was electric. It was built for US Postal Service delivery van trials.



The production Harbilt USPS truck was first tested at Cupertino, California in 1971 and was still in service in 1982. Cupertino switched its entire fleet of about 30 delivery vans to Harbilt. Later versions did not sport Datsun 1200 hubcaps. They had far more low speed power than regular cars, but very low high speed power. Topped out about 30 mph. But accelerated 0-10 mph very fast.

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LittleFireyOne
Posted: 2012/12/22 8:32  Updated: 2012/12/22 8:32
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 Re: US Postal Service van, circa 1972
... the original White zombie!