Another first…
We think that this is the only example of a J-type immortalised in a tattoo, send a photo if you know otherwise!
Thanks to Peter Bateman for the photo!
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A classic Royal Mail van…
It’s great to see Classic Van and Pick-up flying the flag for our wonderful vans.
The March 2017 issue, in all good newsagents now, has a 6-page article on SLO 234, owned by Register-members Gary and Heather Sumner. Six pages and the main front-cover photo. Not bad eh!
A restored van in Brazil
Thanks to an email from its owner, Edson Eduardo Neuwald, we have updated info on this van in Brazil. The van was for sale in Uruguay a few years ago, looking a little shabby but certainly restorable.
It has now gone from being probably the only surviving J-type van in South America, to being almost certainly the only J-type ice cream van in South America! Either way, it’s still the 8th oldest surviving van.
In our archives there is a photo of a fleet of J-types and PVs which were in the service of the Columbian Post Office, so we do know that Js were exported to South America, but in what quantities we will never know.
Edson has sent the Register a little of the recent history of the van along with some photographs, which will provide a welcome article for the next issue of the Review, No. 44.
CARnivale 2017, Sydney Australia
Australia Day 2017 and the annual CARnivale at Parramatta Park in Sydney’s west was the hub to showcase some of Australia’s interesting motor vehicles. Five of Sydney’s J van fleet were on display and as usual provided many smiles and a popular ‘selfie’ backdrop. Stories were told of J vans delivering milk in Canberra back in the fifties. We met an ex-Lucas employee who recalled as an apprentice, “bouncing around” in the back of a Lucas J van in the UK. He now lives in Oz and travels in greater comfort.
Vans on display:
J/R 4875 Yellow Express – J/R 18124 NRMA – J/R 18853 Sydney Packaging – J/B 41717 Mr C and J/B 46746 Winning Appliances, ex Old Middleton Grain Store J/B.
News in from Australia!
Entrant 084, the Winning Appliances J van won Outstanding Car at Australia’s greatest car event – SummerNats30 in Canberra. Congratulations! Andrew Slender now has another trophy for this van. The next display is in Sydney on Australia Day, January 26 at CARnivale, Parramatta Park.
Peter Bateman, Canberra
SummerNats30 – Australia’s biggest Horsepower Party!
Over 2400 entrants with the coolest rides in the country are in Canberra for their annual weekend of FUN!
There are two Morris J vans here this year and the Winning Appliances van driven by Andrew Slender was invited to take part in the Super Cruise through the centre of Canberra. What fun! And there is more to come too.
Welcome to 2017!
May the new year bring health and happiness to owners and enthusiasts worldwide!
Review 43 is on its way!
Members can expect the latest issue of the J-type Review to drop through their letterboxes over the next couple of days.
It’s another fab issue with lots of interesting content, from both sides of the globe.
Pipe Perfection!
JB/MR 43570, the Pipe Perfection Plumbing JB has been seen around Sydney’s inner west recently. Peter Bateman sends this image taken of Singapore Airlines A380 Airbus – 9V-SKD on final approach to Sydney airport.
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