Mega Super Service

Mega Super Service

For all Morris J type Vans, Morris JB vans and (BMC 50's vehicles)Torque! e-mail fiftiesvehicles@mail.com. The copyright of any photograph on this blog-site will remain with its owner. No infringement intended.

Friday, 10 February 2017

Dutch J types in a film.





Thanks M.P. for finding these images.
JB for sale in Oz on Trade Me,







Brave project or a good supply of parts?

Thursday, 19 January 2017

Update information on the recently found van in Essex.

 As spotted.
Period picture of another Tyresoles van. This image kindly supplied by the J type register, many thanks, H.P.
 Tyresoles are still about and still doing remoulds and other rubber items in the Far east.





Funny old world, seems the J type vans in Australia Facebook site are getting some grill chrome strips and centre bars made up. They are going to be made in the UK, so yet again we will be exporting items to down under. Lets hope some of these will be for sale in the UK, anyone seen an advert for them yet?

Friday, 23 December 2016

Christmas time in Oz.

No snow there either and 30 degrees. 

Saturday, 5 November 2016

Tuesday, 30 August 2016

Another period picture sent in by M.P.

 And two more from the Facebook page, for all things J van.


Tuesday, 16 August 2016

Another slumbering van found.


You do a bit of weeding and what do you find?
The new owner is waiting for delivery of the new toy, the fun will begin soon.

Wednesday, 3 August 2016

Van for sale in Oz

Link to the advert, http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/osborne-park/cars-vans-utes/morris-j-van/1120247076?ea=6878451&utm_source=trigger&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=saved_search




No chassis number given in the advert but from the body plate it can be estimated to be between J/R 10000 and J/R12500 and this dates the van from mid to late 1951 production.

Saturday, 23 July 2016

A J van for sale.

This J van is for sale, check out the Facebook group "Save the morris J van" for contact details.

Wednesday, 18 May 2016

A J van comes out of hiding after 20+ years storage.

Converted to a SU carburettor, from the different manifold, air cleaner, breather pipe and engine lifting hooks, one would think its had an up grade at some time.
Needs a fair amount of body work, far worse examples have been saved.



We are told it attended a couple of J type rallies in the mid 1980's then disappeared, thought to have been scrapped, its nice to know its been hiding all this time.

A list of chassis number and registration dates.

J/R 010 10/1949--J/R 649 1949--J/R 755 1/1950--J/R 1061 12/1949--J/R 1102 12/1949--J/L 1518 1950--J/R 1612 03/1950--J/L 2935 1951--J/R 4491 11/1950--J/R 6050 12/1950--J/R 6187 1/1951--J/R 10916 12/1951--J/R 10972 1/1952--J/R 14776 12/1952--J/R 145931/1953--J/R 15455 1/1953--J/R 16261 03/1953--J/R 18124 1952--J/R 19902 12/1953--J/R 20658 02/1954--J/R 21720 12/1953--J/R 23555 1954--J/R 24274 1954--J/R 25618 12/1954--J/R 25079 1/1955--J/R 25741 05/1955--J/R 29869 11/1955--J/R 30963 11/1955--J/R 3183110/1955--J/R 32465 11/1955--J/R 33340 1/1956--J/R 35466 1/1957--J/R 35671 12/1956--JB/MR 37200 06/1957--JB/MR 39547 12/1957--JB/MR 39012 1/1958--JB/MR 39648 1/1958--JB/MR 42533 1/1959--JB/MR 42677 12/1958--JB/MR 43367 1959--JB/MR 45648 1/1960--JB/MR 45693 12/1959--JB/MR 46009 02/1960--JB/MR 47648 12/1960--JB/MR 47907 12/1960--JB/MR 48069 01/1961--JB/MR 48219 01/1961
Approximate Production data for each year.
1949 750 vehicles -1950 5347 -1951 5051 -19524098 -1953 5027 -1954 6000 -1955 6894 -19563169 -1957 3284 -1958 3131 -1959 2965 -19602516 -1961 362
Total produced 48620


Ardingly Vehicle Show 12/7/09. Picture taken by Clive Barker.