Restoring to Ministry spec.

[welshtel]

Can anyone give me some information on restoring a Traveller to the original Ministry spec. I recently purchased a sad Traveller in need of complete restoration. Attached to the n/s bulkhead is a Ministry plate which states the following :- 1968 Ex Ministry. Car Utility 4x2 Morris 1000. CH1202240. Contract no. WV7A0547M814 (this detail is not very clear). Vehicle no. 44 FG 81. Code 1140 0659. Covered by CES no. P/34173/2.
The Morris Motors plate shows M/AWS 1202240M.
The car has extra guages where the drivers glove compartment is normally fitted along with a bank of extra fuses attached to the o/s bulkhead and is currently painted in what appears to be the light green 'Hammeright' finish although there are traces of an olive like shade on the inside of the rear wheel arches and inside the doors. It is my intention to restore the car to it's original spec with the correct colour and markings so if anyone can help with it's identification, or point me in the direction of where I might obtain this information I would be most grateful. Incidently, the car was re-registered in 1976.
Thank-you,
Welshtel

[MColes]

Where are you located, possibly Wales I would imagine given the username. If South Wales there's a chap in Newport called Godfrey Crew who knows practically all there is to know about ministry minors. Might be worth trying to contact him.

[LouiseM]

It would be worth contacting the Ex-government fleet Minor Register. Contact Gerry Cambridge:
dorothy (at) gdcambridge.freeserve.co.uk

Godfrey Crew is the other named Register contact but I don't have an e-mail address or contact number for him.

[MColes]

Godfrey Crew is the other named Register contact but I don't have an e-mail address or contact number for him.

Godfrey isn't on email but I may be able to get a contact number of him if you want it.

[welshtel]

Thanks everyone for the info. I live just outside Newport and think I know where Mr Crew lives. Will contact him ASAP.

Welshtel.

[santadawes]

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