by malle Sat Apr 25, 2009 7:52 pmi ended up with a 58' Thames today, i will pick it up during the week 
this is the only picture i have of it at the moment.
this is the only picture i have of it at the moment.
+3
RipVanArkie
benwah
malle
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got me self a pick up today :)
malle- Number of posts : 113
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benwah- Number of posts : 1135
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WOW ! thats got to be a rare find!
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That is so cool! I love it! Good thing we don't have them here, I would be a hopeless case!! Oh, wait, I already am...
Later,
Rip
Later,
Rip
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Thats a really cool truck!!! Tell us more about it.... Hows the body? Does it run? Didnt those thames have 4 cylinders? Looks like a really cool find!
-Ryan
-Ryan
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Malle, you have the baddest collection of rare vintage iron! Congratulations!
malle- Number of posts : 113
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i didnt check out the body to much, but it seems like it shouldnt be to much work on it, and yes its a 4 cylinders engine, it was parked about 7 years ago, and it was running then, i guess that some normal care and a new battery will do the trick. there is also a frame from another Thames that did follow on the buy, i will sell that frame to the junkyard for the same price as i paid for the Pick Up so i brake even
the seller did also have a 59 Thames Panel Van that my friend bought for the same price as i gave for the PU
we also got an V6 engine on the buy, we will sell that for the same price that we bought everything for, so we actually have made money on this!
I will get more pics when we pick'em up during the week
Kaare
Hmm, wonder if my Mickey Thompson tires would do good here
the seller did also have a 59 Thames Panel Van that my friend bought for the same price as i gave for the PU
we also got an V6 engine on the buy, we will sell that for the same price that we bought everything for, so we actually have made money on this!
I will get more pics when we pick'em up during the week
Kaare
Hmm, wonder if my Mickey Thompson tires would do good here
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great find the wider the better on the M/T tires IMHO
sasktrini- Number of posts : 2067
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That's amazing Karre! You and your friends are buying every old truck in Norway? 
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Those are cool Malle ! I don't knoiw much about those Thames' ,is there only one door on side? I noticed its LH drive.Are some RH?
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Don't know how I missed this thread??? Love the Thames!!!
Nightmoves- Number of posts : 2214
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I like the flat bed Thames also.Kinda reminds me of the single cab (big truck) that Kroger,Rodeway,etc.that used to run on the freeways here.Looks like the doors are the largest single pieces on the truck
malle- Number of posts : 113
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Nightmoves wrote:Those are cool Malle ! I don't knoiw much about those Thames' ,is there only one door on side? I noticed its LH drive.Are some RH?
there is only one door on the side, but it's almost as wide as both on my chevy's. those sold for the british market are RH drive and i guess that most of them were.
