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TIME, SO ANY CHANGES WILL BE APPROPRIATE TO THAT ERA
The Judge first featured in Custom Vans &
Trucks #7, way back in 1978. Rick Hall was the
initial owner/builder and created the van from
an ex-Australia Post four-cylinder work hack.
Ford Satin Brown paint was the first showy hue,
and many of the parts used to customise the
Bedford were from then-new models
The next incarnation of The Judge – and my
personal favourite – was at the hands of
subsequent owner Danny Woodham, who
refined the existing body mods and added the
signature gullwing/suicide door conversion.
The interior remained as per Rick’s build,
but a burgundy respray and mural work
freshened the Bedford’s visuals. The
van was featured for a second
time in Custom Vans &
Trucks (#25) in 1982