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In the 1950's and '60's Harold Radford Coachbuilders of Hammersmith specialised in conversions on Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars. They basically took a saloon and made it into a hatchback or estate and fitted all manner of special fitments. The rear seats were specially designed for conversion to a double bed. They also fitted washbasins and gentlemen's grooming accoutrements, spirit flasks and cut crystal glasses, smoking accessories,writing instruments and pads, picnic table and stools that folded away in the boot and fishing rod cases under the sills alongside the chassis. Fitted gun cases could be ordered from a list of over 40 accessories that any self respecting sporting gentleman could wish for or possibly need.

Everything was of course to the highest quality and all fitted into specially designed cases that fitted under the seats and in the door panels, in fact anywhere there was room to fit anything in. By the mid sixties they were carrying out Radford conversions on the original Mini and possibly some other BMC models.