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Wednesday 30 July 2014

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.

Saturday 26 July 2014

Thursday 24 July 2014

£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.

Friday 18 July 2014

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.

Monday 30 June 2014

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.

Friday 27 June 2014

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?

Tuesday 24 June 2014

Latest WWW pictures.

Various J van pictures found while surfing the WWW.
 Where in the world?






 Nelson, New Zealand.




Tuesday 17 June 2014

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

Thursday 12 June 2014

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. 

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.