Vans

The Bedford CF was Britain's home-grown rival to the Ford Transit, built from 1969 to the late 1980s and the base for a generation of campers, ambulances, and ice-cream vans. Its history, the Vauxhall engines, the variants, and what surviving CFs are worth.

The vans that did Britain's everyday work are now among its most charming classics, from the Post Office Morris Minor van to the camper-converted Bedford CF. A guide to classic light commercials, why so few survive, and why the survivors are increasingly collectable.

The Morris Minor van was the small delivery van of post-war Britain and the face of the Post Office fleet. Its history, the famous GPO vans with their rubber wings, the variants and engines, and what a clean original is worth today.