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NGY 953 J/R27411, registered 1st September 1955, its had a re-paint since I last saw it.

Now if your off to Brazil for a spring break to get away from the cold and damp, pop into a bookshop and buy this.

RARÍSSIMO CATALOGO DE PEÇAS DO MORRIS JB (EDIÇÃO DE 08/1957)
CATALOGO ORIGINAL (ESTA NUMA PASTA NÃO ORIGINAL)
ORIGINAL MORRIS - (NÃO TRABALHO COM CÓPIAS)
ESTA EM PERFEITO ESTADO E EM INGLÊS
POSSUI A DESCRIÇÃO E ILUSTRAÇÃO DE TODAS AS PEÇAS DO VEICULO REFERENCIADO COM OS CODIGOS ORIGINAIS MORRIS DA ÉPOCA
ESCLAREÇO TODAS DUVIDAS
POSSUO DIVERSOS ITENS RELACIONADOS A LITERATURA DE CARROS ANTIGOS EM MEU E-SHOP DÊ UMA VISITADA, É SÓ CLICAR NO LINK ABAIXO:
Located
SAO PAULO.

Price is very good, R$ 750.00

I wonder how much the postage would be? I also wonder if there is a JB van located nearby?

Fancy lending a hand?

One or two old vehicle nuts are thinking about helping out the owner of the famous London knife grinders van.
Its been off the road for the last 12-14 years, due to a blown side valve engine.
How did it happen?, I understand the van was stolen and thrashed and when it died at the side of the road the louts vandalised it a bit.
Dragged home, there it has sat.
Some glass needs replacing and as I say the engine needs sorting out, a spare is supplied.
What is needed are some willing volunteers to get the van running and an offer of transport to the 65th J van bash in Birmingham can then be taken up.
It would be nice to see it, maybe the museum could give it an under cover home?

A nice mid 1955 Morris Commercial. Thanks to M.C. for the pictures taken today.

J type sliding doors on e-bay.

Morris j type front cab doors in good condition for there age require a bit of work but nothing to major these kind of items are rare and extremely hard to come across so grab a bargain whilst you can
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Morris-J-type-van-front-doors-/151018097390?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2329614aee

Well worth buying I would say, item located Cheshire.

J Pick-up truck.

Pictured below, a J pick-up truck in a vehicle museum in New Norfolk, west of Hobart.

Many thanks to Des for the pictures, don't forget mate to e-mail me the chassis number, that way we will know if this is a known vehicle.

Call the Midwife. BBC Tv 10th March.

A rather nice series set in post war Britain, this series covering the 1950's.
A rather small selection of vehicles have appeared during this second series, I suppose it's due to the high cost of hiring vehicles and drivers for a days work.
The same old lorries have been seen parked up in the background these "blocking" vehicles are used to cover up items that cannot be moved, to hide a modern item that would otherwise spoil the period look. The Doctors car has an age related number plate, issued in Bute, Scotland and now it is supposed to be in east London. Funny also the scooter that has recently appeared also has a scottish issued number plate.
The Austin 101 is also a well known film and TV prop vehicle.
Its parentage is a bit unknown, from various sources, I have been told the number plate it carries comes from a 1953 Austin Devon, the chassis is believed to be a 1956 Morris, with the Austin body purchased and fitted when the van was being restored, an easier option than restoring its original body. It has now been up graded to a Sherpa 1800 cc Diesel engine and 5 speed gear box.
Only us sad purest anoraks would know this, still its out and about.
Link to its  5 seconds of fame here.http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/b01rbw29/?t=3m03s

Mind my washing.

Warning women van driver.

Look I have glow plug switches!

Where did you buy this?

You bought a Sherpa diesel engined van, idiot, this is 1957, they've not been invented yet!

For sale on e-bay, USA is
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Vintage-Alloy-MORRIS-COMMERCIAL-Badge-TRUCK-LORRY-CLASSIC-/140927612480?pt=UK_Car_Parts_Vehicles_Automobila_ET&hash=item20cff0b640

Thanks to Dean Martin for this.

Blaydon Burn, scrap yard.

A very early industrial area, it all started as a small charcoal production area, then minerals were found in the hill sides. A horse drawn wagon railway started up to export the goods produced in the area.

 By the 1930's the site was almost empty of activity.
The empty site was then a dumping ground and a scrapyard.
Granddad Joe Wright started the scrapyard, then passed it to his son Terry Wright, who still lives nearby.

The site was cleared of cars and the mining tunnels boarded up in the 1980's.

The whole area is now a nature reserve.

The side lamp castings have been selling steadily, 50% sold. Do you need one or will you need one in the future? 

 £28 each (cost price) a pair plus postage is £58.36, where else could you get one?