Specialised Vans
As well as selling vans complete, Morris~Commercial were happy to supply the chassis to coachbuilders, in two forms – chassis with grille panel supplied loose, and chassis with assembled front end complete with windshield and quarter lights plus front wheelarches and wings. A significant number of ‘J’ type, J/B and 101 chassis were supplied in this way, allowing coachbuilders to offer unique bodies to the customer’s own special requirements. Configurations known to have been produced include luton vans, pick-ups (including tippers), ice cream vans, milkfloats and mobile libraries. Many coachbuilders also adapted the standard van by adding side windows, thereby allowing the van to be used as an ambulance or minibus, depending on how the interior was specified. With Austin Crompton Parkinson Electric Vehicles Limited being part of the Nuffield empire, Morris~Commercial even experimented with an electric ‘J’ type and one is believed to have entered service as a milkfloat with a Dairy in Solihull.
- Swiss Laundry coachbuilt J-type-van
- 537 CMD: Maclean’s Toothpaste
- 537 CMD: Maclean’s Toothpaste
- SAE 852: Maggs & Co. Bristol
- Lavinia’s Gowns
- Coachbuilt milk float with the Cambridge Co-op
- Mac Fisheries Z van
- VME 993: coachbuilt Wall’s Ice Cream
- Ice cream van with wide coachbuilt body by Vickers
- Coachbuilt in Wales
- Baines Bakery
- Domi Industries coachbuilt J-type van
- Domi Industries: Kolding Firework
























