Seasons Greetings…
Seasons Greetings and very best wishes for 2024.
Seasons Greetings and very best wishes for 2024.
It’s nearly time for the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show at the NEC Birmingham, Fri 10 – Sun 12 Nov. Here’s a sneak preview of the Show Guide to get you in the mood! https://joom.ag/Wugd
Members save £4 on adult day tickets and £2 on other ticket types if booked by midnight on Thurs 9th at www.necclassicmotorshow.com quoting the club code found in the members area of the club website, contact us to be sent access details if mislaid.
As we have already mentioned, we have a stand at this year’s show. It is in Hall 3, number 3-465. We look forward to seeing as many members as possible there. Members intending to visit can purchase tickets at necclassicmotorshow.com, at a discount by quoting the code which is published in the password-protected member’s area of the site. If enough members do make use of the offer the Register will benefit also, from additional passes to increase the stand support team.
The show’s theme this year is ‘Perfect Partners’ – how handy that Morris-Commercial made a decision in 1956 that would facilitate us being able to tune our display to suit, by badge-engineering the Austin version!
17th and 18th of June 2023. Wythall Transport museum.
How many vans turned up? 18 J-types and J/Bs, 2 Austin 101s and a ‘rogue’ J4!
So we managed an aggregate of 20 club vehicles over the two days, which was really pleasing. No records broken (not entirely unexpected) but a very nice selection of vans. Good to see a couple of unfinished vans too, which certainly gave members of the public an insight into what sort of work is required.
Our thanks to everyone who managed to get to the event, either as an entrant or spectator. It was a blast, eh!
All in all, a great weekend – until Sunday late afternoon when the promised storm broke, the heavens opening up with a downpour of near biblical proportions!
Which means that we’ve now all got to stay around and do it again in 5 years, when the J will celebrate the 80th Anniversary in 2028.
However, we have had the good news of a stand offer at this November’s Classic Motor Show at the NEC – which we have accepted of course. The theme of this year’s event is ‘Perfect Partners’, which seems to be a doddle for us with the Austin / Morris versions. Hope to see as many of you as possible at the NEC, look out for the discount members ticket offer which we shall publish soon…
The date: 17th and 18th of June 2023.
The location: Wythall Transport museum.
How many vans? That’s up to you!
We’re hoping to bring together as many of our favourite light-commercials as possible. Not only vans, but fans as well as we celebrate this incredible milestone!
The previous record, achieved at the 50th Rally in 1998 and matched at the 60th Rally in 2008, is 29 vehicles, so, if you own one, why not bring it to the event? Driven or trailered, restored or rusty – any classic ‘J’ or ‘Austin 101’ will be most welcome!
We’ve got a bunch of surprises ahead for those of you that turn up with/in a van… but that would be telling! Please let us know (email jtyperegister@gmail.com) if you’re planning on bringing something along for display so you don’t miss out!
Yes, the J-type Register stand is set up and ready to go, except for a little dressing that will be carried out in the morning.
We have two Austins on display, which is quite unusual, and we have two coach built pick-ups on display, a very rare treat.
Plus a half-scale model of one of the pick-ups and a quarter-scale model of the Herritt’s fleet J/B.