NEC Classic Motor Show stuff!
For the rest of this week we’re keeping this message up, for all Australian readers of our Register Blog:
Gooday Boys
Next Sunday is the Historic Commercial Vehicle show again. We are looking for a better than last year’s 7-vehicle show. If we all turn up we will make it – so here is the call to arms!
The show opens 9.00 am, so if we all make it around that time or soon after, and see if we can get the same spot as last year, we can make history: THE BIGGEST J VAN DISPLAY OUTSIDE THE UK…
That should also get us a front page on the J-Register website, so we will be world famous.
It is also the 65th Anniversary of the J Van so it will be a fitting culmination for the year.
Well done for last year – we will get some better pictures of a bigger display this year
See you there, John Brooksmith
And now to Classic Motor Show matters…
We enjoy organising our yearly stand at the NEC, but the reason for doing it is not to bring in new members (as is the case with many other clubs) as we realise that a lot of potential members are put off by a: the lack of vans for sale, and b: the prices that they fetch.
Our reason for all the effort is to see what comes out of the woodwork, such as this photo. It is of a Morris~Commercial milkfloat, working with Alton Dairies many years ago. A coachbuilt cab and interesting roof-mounted posterboards. The Hampshire registration dates from early 1951. The gentleman in front of the float is Arthur J Amory whose son spoke to us at the 2011 NEC show, and brought along this scanned print to the 2013 event.
We also had hints of other possible survivors which we can chase up, and conversations with one or two new owners of vans which have recently changed hands.
All in all, a great show!