Period Postal J vans.

MYF 873 Fleet number 44073, registered April 1952

Seen in Leeds, RGK483, Fleet number 52259, Registered April 1955



Two J vans currently being restored by Finch Restorations,
11 Oborn Road Mount Barker, South Australia.
Details of chassis and body numbers unknown, YET..

J/R 1507, early to mid 1950 J van up for sale.

Selling my Morris J van. It is complete with running gear. What you see is what you get. I have been told It is the 6th oldest known J van in the world and its built around 1950. It does not run. Now if you don't have the money do not txt me and ask questions about it. I will not let anyone look at it unless you have cash in your hands. It will need a full restoration. For sale in the Liverpool area of Australia for Au$15,000. or GBP £7972.00 approx

Another new van found.

This van has been found and will soon be on its way to Western Australia for a full restoration. It changed hands for $200 Australian dollars. The van has been dated from the body number as the chassis number is unknown, it's an early 1950 van (Jan-June 1950).

Taken from the BBC news site for Stoke & Staffordshire.

A 1950s delivery van rebuilt with bodywork from a salvage yard was unveiled at Crufts - after its owner ignored calls to scrap it.
The Morris Commercial J-Type belonging to Lincolnshire-based Laughing Dog farm bakery went on show at the NEC.
Its 1,750-hour restoration was overseen by 27-year-old William Grant, who named the van after his grandfather Ted Grant OBE, who set up the company.

Its 40mph top speed - slower than some greyhounds - rules out long journeys.
"It's almost dangerously slow now and it will be owned by the factory and used as a promotional vehicle," said Mr Grant.Image copyrightPAImage captionThe restoration took 1,750 hours
The restoration at Laughing Dog's site in Old Leake, near Boston, went ahead despite the front of the 1.5-litre J-Type - bought in 2013 - being badly rusted.
Mr Grant sourced a rear section from a scrapyard in Stoke-on-Trent and reproduced other panels using more than 20 sheets of mild steel.
The new panels were shaped by hand to produce parts indistinguishable from factory-made equivalents fashioned in 1951.
Asked how the van performs when driven, Mr Grant added: "It's very, very noisy. It's got a very high back axle ratio, so it accelerates quickly but has a top speed of about 40mph.