New owners video's of his J van.

Mark the new owner, bought this van very recently for a real bargain price. He seems to work at www.bigshedcustoms.co.nz. I wonder if he will restore this van to original specification or do a full custom job. Time will tell.

Local Car show today.

£40,000 o.n.o. it's for sale again.

For sale on e-bay, a fully restored ex NAFFI van. It is now re-painted in white so the new owner can add their own artwork to the outside.

An old ice cream van surfaces.

Two pictures sent to the "Save the Morris J type" Facebook page.
The first is a recent restoration having a spring clean in time for a major rally.

The second is a recently found ice cream van.

JVH 717 was registered in Huddersfield on 25-May-1955, no other details are known as yet.

The team here brings you yet another J type van.

1959 Morris J Van complete and straight, excellent restoration project.
Motor runs, no brakes.
Mainly surface rust, some rust in sliding doors and between guards and body.
Please note vehicle is situated in Orari north of Timaru and I am in Dunedin so will attempt to answer any questions as best I can.
Restored examples of these vans are exceeding 30K.
This vehicle is dereg'd.

Viewing recommended.

Apart from the non standard oil gauge carburettor and throttle linkage it seems to be a very original van, what a great project van.

A 1957 built van chassis 37408 registered in NZ August 1958.

Another previously unknown van survives.

Found on the Mexican e-bay trade it type web site.

Mg Panel Morris Commercial

Vendo mi camionetita panel Morris Commercial MG 1954 acabala de restaurar, solo conocedores, factura original y tarjeton, motor nissan funcionando, transmision manual...........
es un auto de capricho

There is a mention of 1984 in the write up, maybe that's when it was first customised.

A bit of a snip at $80,000 mexican dollars. Any takers out there?

http://autos.mitula.mx/offer-detalle/30/100472846409374460/4/1/morris/Mercadolibre?cc=1

Latest WWW pictures.

Various J van pictures found while surfing the WWW.

 Where in the world?

 Nelson, New Zealand.

Auction news update.

Up for auction last ~Sunday 15th June, 
Sale details,
Lot 145 A 1961 Morris JB type 10 cwt GPO planners van, registration number 328 BXY, blue. This charming JB type GPO van has been in the current family ownership since 1970. At that time it had been painted blue and converted into a caravan. It was then used for the next 15 years to tour the UK and attend hippy festivals!! At one of these occasions in Hyde Park the roof got dented by a reveller standing on it. From 1985 to 1993 the van was laid up. In 1993 the van was restored by E C Claydon in Essex and there are some photographs of the restoration in progress. Post restoration the van was laid up again until recently being recommissioned and MOTd ready for sale. The van is offered for auction with some receipts and photographs of the restoration, Post Office vehicle books, JB News from the 1990s including issue one, summer 1994 where 328 BXY featured on the front cover, postcards and a manual. This rare ex GPO van is now ready for the next owner to preserve or sympathetically restore. RF60, V5C, MOT to June 2015, tax exempt.

 Sold for £13000.00

New owners livery.

The well known Austin 8172 NO chassis JB/AR 38109 registered 5-Sep-1958 has changed hands. Its has had a major rebuild and is now resplendent in the new owners livery.