Crayford wagons

[O319-Coach]

Does anybody here know anything about Crayford wagons? I have two of them, one is a keeper (the blue one) and the other one I want to sell at some stage.....

[oscar]

Hi coach,

Firstly I think you need to take those wheels off the blue wagon and replace them with original hubcaps.  Just so happens I have white hubcaps and wheels that would suit.  A straight swap might be the go. 

Ok, there was a thread which I'll try and find later that talked about wagons, in particular 6.9 wagons of which I'm sure one was a crayford.  I remember searching and finding some info about them but it's probably no more than you already know.  I'll try and find what i found before and post the links.

Are you JG of MBSpares fame.  If so, about time you jumped on board. 

[O319-Coach]

Wheel swap, yeah right.

From M.B spares?? Thats what the sign writing says....

Yes I know it took awhile, I have been rwading the posts for some time but for some reason never got around to joining....

[oscar]

From M.B spares?? Thats what the sign writing says....

You never know, just in case some very neat graffiti "artists" decaled your car whilst parked near the lake. 

Anyway. W116 6.9 wagon, That's the thread I was thinking about and one of those links led me to a mention of Crayford but after being thru some I got no idea where I ended up.

[cipha]

Saw a nice road test that you can obtain:

http://mclellansautomotive.com/photos/B29613.jpg

MERCEDES-BENZ, "Brief Test: Crayford Mercedes Estate - A Practical Conversion":
2 page non-color sheet, 12x9. Front of sheet is white, with black lettering, and has photograph showing three-quarter rear view of Mercedes-Benz Estate (station wagon) conversion by Crayford, with discussion and price in British Sterling. Reverse side has three photographs showing exterior and interior features, with descriptions. Original factory literature produced from an article in "Autocar" magazine, dated 14 Sep. 1972. British. Price: $15.
From: http://www.mclellansautomotive.com/sales-lit/bymake/mercedes-benz/print-index.htm


Also saw another review of the company In this magazine:
http://www.mercedesenthusiast.co.uk/cgi-bin/get_issue.cgi?i=0542Apr

Story: Crayford estates
The story behind the early coachbuilt Mercedes estate cars

Or you could write directly to Crayford Special Vehicles Ltd
Lyon Way, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, ENGLAND, AL4 0LQ
Tel: +44(0) 1727 851 222 fax: +44(0) 1727 859 222

[OzBenzHead]

G'day, John   

Good to see you turn up here on this Other Forum - where I spend the time I'm not at the Ozvets forum.  Between the two of these forums I have gained - and continue to gain - a wealth of knowledge and understanding of all my Benzes, without the grief of ugly attitudes and one-upmanship that I have found rampant on many overseas forums.  (Now I just have to get a few more posts on this forum to equal the number of my posts on Ozvets!    )

I'm sure that others will also welcome your contributions here.