68+86auto wrote:
What does "Telecom Gold" mean? Is that a specific paint code?
I think it’s meant to be a bit old gold-ish
The picture of the EJ Holden van below shows the colours, but it has the earlier SCC emblem on the door (they were both used at the same time until the roundel was phased out). In the old emblem there’s a yellow-gold, which I think was similar to the ‘telecom gold’ used in the hexagonal emblem
Bill B wrote:
Steam wrote:
Well it certainly isn't their service level.
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Excellemt photos of the vans, hope you can find more history as it all needs keeping.
It is good that you've encouraged this history to be preserved.
I can remember seeing all the County Council minis, vans and trucks at their head office in Parramatta. In those days, they actually provided a service for people. The work crews would fix fuses and minor wiring problems for customers, free of charge.
It was a loss when the County councils and the gas company were corporatised/privatised to improve 'efficiency'. Much the same happened with Telecom/Telstra.
Ah yes, Parramatta would have been the sister company Prospect County Council, but same idea.
Yeah, we don’t do that anymore because we have a competitive advantage, and it’s unfair to contractors. So we’re basically banned (it’s called ring fencing) from offering those services
winabbey wrote:
A bit before your van saw service but here is an example of the BMC documentation that enabled Sales to quote fleet customers a price on non-standard painting.
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YS212 Paint Break for Quarter ton ute Sydney County Council wm.jpg
Thanks Winabbey, it’s interesting info, although to be honest I don’t really understand it all