Phillip Horne took along his Teal Blue pickup and I arrived in my Teal blue van.
We thought it an ideal opportunity to photograph them together.
Manufactured in the same year (mine was in the showroom until Sept 1972.) can you spot the subtle differences.
Obviously Morris were trying to use up useful parts. Both vehicles are totally original before and after restoration so no bits and bobs added or taken away.
Morris Mike
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Morris Minor Traveller 1961 Modified.
Austin 6cwt Van 1972. Teal Blue
Morris Minor Traveller 1961 Original
Austin A30 Van 1956.
Austin A35 Van 1960
What else is lurking behind those open doors.?.
One answer correct the other wrong.
Look more closely.
Clue ....another name for cars that go round and round at the fair.
P.S Does your van live on this trailer.?
And those Midget wheels.? 13 inch a bit small.!!!
Morris Minor Traveller 1961 Modified.
Austin 6cwt Van 1972. Teal Blue
Morris Minor Traveller 1961 Original
Austin A30 Van 1956.
Austin A35 Van 1960
What else is lurking behind those open doors.?.
Hi,
Chrome center strip on bonnet and bumper?
I would say the wheels are your own addition.
Best wishes,
Mike.
1954 Series 2: 4 door: "Sally" -- Back on the ground with (slave) wheels, now being sprayed by me, slowly......
1970 Triumph Herald 1200: "Hetty" -- Driven back from Llangollen in Wales (twice.....)
1952 Morris Minor MM highlight with sidevalve engine still fitted, wants work, so joins the queue for now......
I would have guessed the pick up is a bit younger, with no bonnet flash and a car type full width bumper blade, albeit painted not chrome. Was the van bumper blade originally body colour? Never seen one like that before - maybe a day when they ran out of silver paint....
cheers
Iain
Fairmile Restorations.
'49 MM, '53 convertible, '55 van, and a '64 van.
Marina p.u., '56 Morris Isis Traveller, a '59 Morris JB van, a'66 J4 van, a '54 Land Rover, Land Rover 130, Renault 5, '36Railton, '35 Hudson, a Mk1 Transit and a Sherpa Camper...
A car can be restored at any time, but is only original once!
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Morris Minor Traveller 1961 Modified.
Austin 6cwt Van 1972. Teal Blue
Morris Minor Traveller 1961 Original
Austin A30 Van 1956.
Austin A35 Van 1960
What else is lurking behind those open doors.?.
Correct.
My van was totally original when found. It was restored using all the original body items i.e bonnet flash,short bumper blade,crinkle grill etc..
Philips pickup was also restored using the original parts,but at concourse shows has been told that the bumper iron is wrong,(too long),and the bonnet flash is missing,but the pickup has been known from new and was always like that.
We think that nearing production end they were using up parts from the bin to finish off the vehicles in 1971.
As for the colour of the bumper blade,before spaying it I thought it blended into the van better body colour than silver which makes it stand out more.
Seeing it next to the pickup I like the idea more.
Some folk fit chrome bumper irons.
M M.
Morris Minor Traveller 1961 Modified.
Austin 6cwt Van 1972. Teal Blue
Morris Minor Traveller 1961 Original
Austin A30 Van 1956.
Austin A35 Van 1960
What else is lurking behind those open doors.?.
Doesn't say much for concours judges if it was picked up for no bonnet flash. I'd have thought it was reasonably well known that the last LCVs, especially post office vans, didn't have bonnet flashes. I've got a couple of bonnets myself, one NOS from the end of LCV production with no holes for the flashes. Hadn't come across a car bumper blade being used before but its quite believable - I mean from the production point of view a bumper is a bumper and certainly no one would have noticed when it was new.
cheers
Iain
Fairmile Restorations.
'49 MM, '53 convertible, '55 van, and a '64 van.
Marina p.u., '56 Morris Isis Traveller, a '59 Morris JB van, a'66 J4 van, a '54 Land Rover, Land Rover 130, Renault 5, '36Railton, '35 Hudson, a Mk1 Transit and a Sherpa Camper...
A car can be restored at any time, but is only original once!
The photo taken at the workshop shows the van with filler and primer.
Morris Mike
Morris Minor Traveller 1961 Modified.
Austin 6cwt Van 1972. Teal Blue
Morris Minor Traveller 1961 Original
Austin A30 Van 1956.
Austin A35 Van 1960
What else is lurking behind those open doors.?.
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