Happy New Year to all J type owners.

The e-bay van has been removed, reached £7500 then disappeared, maybe somebody made an offer the seller could not refuse.

Its been cold these last few days, far too cold to work on the J types outside, wish I had a nice barn to keep them in. The only work I have done is to get an MOT on the Royal Enfield bike so thats now back on the road after 3 years in the back garden.

If any body out there goes to a few rallies this year could they please take a picture of any J types they find and please record any details of the vehicle. Please send the details to me to update the lists of owners and location/history etc.

Roll on the slightly warmer dryer weather I have so much to do to all the fleet.

My vehicles are a bit like the advert, I'm on "STOP", I'm "Waiting" till it gets warmer, and when I get the "GO" signal it will be full steam ahead.

I'm also pleased to see that in 13 days we have passed the 500 visitor mark.

1955 J type for sale.

A 1955 Morris JB is on e-bay at the moment, never seen this one in

"the flesh" looks a good one.

The van is located in Redruth Cornwall. It would be nice if the seller would list some more pictures of the van and some history as it's a fair distance to go to view.

There would be nothing to do to this van, its all been done.

Taxed till November 2009. Just take it to rallies and enjoy the drive.

First registered 13/10/1955 In Croydon South London.

e-bay Item No 250349776913.

It's now at £7500 but not yet hit the reserve, which has been lowered.

I wonder how high it will go, or how high the reserve is?

Who is looking at this blog?

The first weeks numbers.

Well the counter has been running for a week and I though I would share the numbers with you, it was also interesting to see how long people were stopping for. A few were only here for a few seconds, so not interested in Morris J types but I would like to thank the reader who read every entry and was online to this blog for over three and a half hours, did you fall asleep?

My I wish a Happy new year to all old vehicle owners!!

Another van needs a good home!

Well what a nice van to find, a bit of a film star it would seem, might have been used as a "donor" vehicle to keep another van "on the road" but its still a very good restoration project.
The original registration has been lost, so therefor its history is lost but I'm sure some one out there has a buff log book for sale, much better than a "Scottish" age related number. Do let me know if you have one for sale and I will pass your details on to the new owner. Further details of this van too follow. Keep watching....

Quiz Answers

These are all Underground Station names, Honest...

1, Warren Street, 2, Preston Road, 3,Bond Street, 4, Baker Street, 5, Chalk Farm, 6, Red Bridge, 7, Blackfriars, 8, Stockwell, 9, Old Street, 10, High Gate, 11, Cannonbury, 12, Grange Hill. 13, Tottenham Court Road, 14, Mile End, 15, Royal Oak, 16, Rayners lane, 17, Upminster, 18, Snaresbrook, 19, Barbican, 20, Greenford..

Well I hope you liked that and now back to J types.

Check out this new blog about a very early J van in Canada, you might think you have a challange with your J type, spare a thought for this J owner with only the second known J in his country.

http://www.victoriajvan.blogspot.com/

Might need wiper blades and a few light bulbs for the M.O.T. but I'm glad to say another J type found and is being saved and restored... Well done Charlie.

A Christmas Quiz

So your bored, you must be, to be reading this, when it is Christmas and you should be so busy helping around the home, decorating, out shopping for last few presents (don't forget me) and planning how to eat too much, lay off the drink if your driving please.

So here is a little quiz, to see how many London Tube stations you can remember from my clues.

1,Rabbits would feel at home here.

2,This might happen to a dead hedgehog.

3,Where 007 might live.

4,An elementary station.

5,Agricultural writing implement.

6,Colourful constuction.

7,A power cut in a chip shop.

8,Healthy herd on the farm.

9,It's not a new road.

10,A very tall entrance.

11,Put a clergyman underground.

12,Famous television school.

13, Small rum and pork on legal highway.

14,Roger Bannister got here in under 4 Mins.

15.King of trees.

16,Agony Aunt owns this byway.

17,To the top of the Cathedral.

18,Traps a stream.

19, Girls toy in a tin.

20,Environmental crossing.

Answers will posted shortly....well maybe in a couple of days!! Happy Christmas to you all.

Stuck for a present this Christmas?

How about a nice J type book?

Contact 

harvey@jtypevan.com

For price and p+p.