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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.

Saturday 11 January 2020

OBL 432 on TV again, two days running.

 Yes on screen twice, two days running.

Wednesdays episode, delivering Bunty to the court room..

Thursday 25 July 2019

Condor cycles

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The finest hand made cycles, and they had a J type when they first started out in the late 40's early 1950's.
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Also to mark 70years they have tee shirts, cups and saucers and a very nice tie pin.





Thursday 4 April 2019

Round and Round


A bit of a wash to get it ready for another starring role in a TV show.

Monday 4 February 2019

Morris JB for sale in the UK



As we keep saying, J types are rare, prices keep going up, we get contacted 4 or 5 times a week with messages saying where can we buy one. Well here is one buy it now, next year it will be 10 to 15% more expensive.

Sunday 20 January 2019

Friday 11 January 2019

Further J type pictures from BBC1's Father Brown





 Watch the full episode on the excellent BBC iplayer.


Wednesday 9 January 2019

Todays episode of BBC1's Father Brown.




Watch the episode in full on the excellent BBC iPlayer.

Wednesday 21 March 2018

A very early, July/August production Morris J type van is for sale in Oz.

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Morris-J-Van/232703897803?hash=item362e3bb0cb:g:S6wAAOSwsGlasHsY

Currently at UK £75 pounds !!!!!












If anyone can get a photo or contact the seller and get the details of the chassis plate and pass on the details engine/axles/gearbox numbers for the J type data base, that would be wonderful.

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.