Classic cars forum & vehicle restoration.

[gresham flyer]

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Having been looking for one of these for a while,and checking Ebay,internet advert sites,local and national magazines and vehicle auctions.
I was passing by the house of a chap I know and popped in to say hello,having a coffee in his kitchen I mentioned that having owned a Morris Traveller for a while I was on the lookout for a Morris van.
"Got one in my garage he quipped" lets go and look at it said I.
He had owned it for six years and purchased it from a neighbour across the road from him who had owned it for years.
I hasten to add this Moggie Van is about 500yds from my house and I never knew it was there.
After giving the van a good look over
I ended up purchasing it from him.
It has a stack of history with it.
I am now the owner of a nice commercial project.......and it is a good one to boot.
Regards
Gresham

[Richard H]

Doesn't look too bad at all. Rare Austin version as well

[gresham flyer]

Do you know untill you mentioned it I never noticed.
I was so happy to have found it in the condition it is in .
I did not notice the badge at the front.
What is the difference between an Austin Van and a Morris minor van.

Kind Regards
Gresham.

[Ironhead]

nice project.i like the sticker in the back window,'i'd sooner be motorcycling'!

[Richard H]

[gresham flyer]

Has anyone got a front grill for one of these vans.
The crinkle metal one.
Also any other Morris parts would help me out.
At present I have the straight grill fitted to Morris vans and cars.
Gresham

[Greg]

Great find!...you don't see many of those for sale at all so I bet you couldn't believe it when your friend said he had one in the garage!
Looks fairly solid and complete which is a good start.
good luck with it and I look forward to seeing your progress, when done it will be a lovely vehicle to have...plus still practical.
keep on 'Austineering'

All the best,
Greg

PS. What year is it, 1969/ 70 ?

[clan chieftain]

Early Marina vans were Austin badged. What do you need for your van. Do you plan any upgrades....Let me know..............Larry.
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[Mog]

My old man drove these vans for many ,many years. The company that he worked for where so tight that they only bought them in primer ! The last ride I had in it, in the back, was to Brum. railway station. I got the train to Southampton and the boat back to Sydney. No regrets ! He always carried an oil can with light oil in it. If the engine started to play up he would put some oil in the carby. They worked on a vacuum system, after I have posted this I will remember the name of the carby......

[Mog]

S.U. carbys.

[gresham flyer]

The van is a 1969.
I managed to find the proper grill for this Austin van locally,a chap had one on his Morris saloon by mistake and removed it.
The van runs and drives now.
I just have to make a start on the bodywork repairs (not a lot) and respray.
As you say these are practical and fun little vehicles.
I spoke to the owner who had the van in the 80`s and 90`s he informed me he got a speeding ticket for doing 75 miles an hour in this van.

He also gave me a whole file of invoices for work carried out on the vehicle up to the time it came off the road,it seems nearly everything was renewed whilst on the road,including bodywork welding and repairs.
Gresham