Bedford Rascal!

[AndyG]

Thought I’d put a thread up for this wee wagon I bought, needs a proper good clean but will be cool to document it!

It’s a 1988 Bedford Rascal van.. 46k miles with a full dealer stamped history as it was serviced every year. I bought it off a guy in work who bought it off a close friend who owned it from new! For the age and the condition most of these vans are in it is very very clean!

Going to post pictures of each job as I do them cause who doesn’t love a tiny van!

Not concours by any means but Itl be a brilliant wee thing for picking up car parts!

 

[saxo_man]

Very cool. Is this the type of van Hammond rolled in TG?

 

[NickR]

Would be a great dog transport wagon lol

 

[Boabybooster]

Motorbike engine in that please.

 

[Philljdm]

Very cool . You don't know what to be at these days .

Does it have 5 gears?

 

[AndyG]

Very cool. Is this the type of van Hammond rolled in TG?

Yea I watched it after I brought this home last night, I don’t think they would be too hard to tip!

Very cool . You don't know what to be at these days .

Does it have 5 gears?

Yea 5 speed.. apparently they’re quite sought after but don’t see it

 

[Eamo_vxr]

I remember years and years ago, I was young and stupid driving down the Lisburn road and there was this women walking at the side of the road with an arse that I’d never seen the like of before.
I was too busy looking at her and before I knew it....boom...right into the back of a white Bedford Rascal. Ah the memories.

Always liked these wee vans.

 

[Chris666]

Motorbike engine in that please.

Turbo hayabusa , bigbang R1, Ninja H2R

The potential fun is endless

 

[AndyG]

It will maybe get something like that eventually but the standard engine is so slow it’s fun lol

 

[collyirwin11]

You are bonkers, but fair play. This is surely for carting about the beard oils and motorbike?

 

[weeloaney]

Surprised @Bryan hasnt felt the presence of this on the forum yet

 

[DaddyCC]

Do you even fit in that Andy? Without having to lie down in the bacl and drive it like Hightower from Police Academy lol?!

Hectic big lad, hectic! But health to banterous driving

 

[Bryan]

Holy molys that's like my holy grail... although the wrong colour

Looks amazing condition I didn't realise there were any left over here in that condition.

Much better shape than mine...
Bedford Rascal/Suzuki Supercarry : My Van
Bedford Rascal/Suzuki Supercarry : My Van

 

[Captain Starlet]

From a sports bike to a Bedford rascal, you know how to do it. Does the 600 fit in the back

 

[Lee]

Some yoke! Don't be putting a bike engine in that, you'd roll it putting it into gear

 

[Bigadamski]

When i was over in London I couriered in a red one of these, Full right lock, lift the clutch and the wee skitters do donuts lol Def a wee funbus

 

[heavyoilhenry]

Cracker wee wagons. More smiles per mile lol. Have to organise a run out for Rascals now.
Pic of my funbus pickup.

 

[AndyG]

Haven’t had the balls to try and kick the arse out on it incase I end up with it in its roof lol

Serious fun just cruising about in it, the noise from the carbs remind me of the Integra!

Had planned to try get the motorbikes in the back but I just don’t think it’s long enough sadly

 

[TheDaniel]

Amazing! These are brilliant fun. A boy I run about with in my teens had a Dibatsu Hijet and we attempted to get the tail out a few times, but even better than that we made it wheelie and stoppie....scary as f*** but we had brilliant fun. .. .. Enjoy mate!

Remember a boy bombing about with a green one with a bike engine in the back, was hilarious too!

 

[cauld1]

There is something about these that's just cool.

Have to say as good as a bike engine would be, I would nearly go for a sub 1 litre 3 cylinder turbo from something to be different!

 

[Simon998]

Awesome. You should consider keeping the graphics, many an hour was spent in there as a youth and it adds a bit or retro to it.

 

[Nicky]

Love these wee things.

I had a Hijet a few years ago which is a bit taller and it was a hairy bastid of a thing in corners and high winds. Had it do a couple of endo’s in the yard 1 day too which nearly resulted in brown trunks...

 

[AndyG]

They are mad things to drive, 50mph is more than enough in it! Can’t wait to get a bit off time off work to give it a good polish.. front and rear stickers are coming off but the sides are staying.

If anyone knows somewhere local for pets that would be great. Need a choke cable and temperature sensor for the radiator as the temp gauge isn’t working

 

[Mont]

I love these things too. Are you going for a particular look or just tidy and standard?

Know of a fella who’s recently got a red one with a bike engine in it. Stupidly noisy thing. Met him and his wife out in it a few weeks ago and she had ear plugs in lol

 

[AndyG]

I love these things too. Are you going for a particular look or just tidy and standard?

Know of a fella who’s recently got a red one with a bike engine in it. Stupidly noisy thing. Met him and his wife out in it a few weeks ago and she had ear plugs in lol

Just want to try keep it original and tidy looking, just going to try clean it up best I can and take it out for spins..

Would be cool to modify it and make it look cool but I think it would take the fun out of it