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The official drawing for Diagram CC8 was based on a Diagram V9 20ft wheelbase MINK D, although little care seems to have been taken when preparing it, possibly because it was done after the wagon had already been build built and shipped to Wolverhampton. The CC8 drawing labelled the wheelbase as 18ft although the drawing dimensions were unchanged from the 20ft layout. The drawing showed the external side panels with full V9 ‘X’ bracing although the wagon as built had only diagonal bracing on the end panels and no bracing on the middle panels. The diagram also included underslung springing although the wagon as built had the standard V9 J-hangers. Other modifications to the standard MINK D included the addition of an end door, three skylights and oil lamps<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Atkins, Beard & Tourret (2013)]] pp. 490-494</ref>.

In late 1986, 143 was selected for a full overhaul and moved to the Goods Shed at Bewdley from Highley where it had been in use for some time as a timber and coach seat store, despite the absence of its roof canvas and skylight glazing.<ref>SVR News 82</ref> This exposure to the weather required the replacement of the roof boardsand skylights, around a quarter of the floorboards, all eight side doors and one end door. The roof was re-canvassed and the van repainted into GWR Lake livery and lettered as originally built in 1913, with the overhaul being completed by July 1987.<ref>SVR News 84,86</ref>

In 2014 [[The 2857 Society]] transferred their spares from [[GWR 9581 Wheelchair accessible Buffet Car|GWR 5043 Full Third]] to 143. It is seen at The main photograph shows the van in [[Bewdley Down Yard]] in on 20 March 2015.

*[http://www.ws.vintagecarriagestrustrhrp.org.uk/ws/WagonInfo.asp?Ref=7501 143 on vintagecarriagestrust.orgRailway Heritage Register On-Line]