1969 Austin 8 cwt Van                                       ...

Hammer

£7,500

1969 Austin 8 cwt Van                                        

Chassis Number:  AAVC241073
Registration Number: POG 80G
Recorded Mileage: 38,000 miles   

With Austin and Morris becoming subsidiaries of BMC, the Morris commercials became sold as Austin 6cwt and Austin 8cwt, with a closed van and open pick-up versions built until the end of production in 1973.

Designed with small businesses in mind, the van version was popular with the Post Office, with the early version of these (to around 1956) having rubber front wings, to cope with the sometimes unforgiving busy situations in which they were expected to work. Both the van and the pick-up differed from the monocoque construction of the Saloon and Traveller variants by having a separate chassis. They also differed in details such as telescopic rear dampers, stiffer rear leaf springs and lower-ratio differentials to cope with the heavier loads. The commercial versions were initially marketed as the Morris Quarter Ton Van and Pick-up, with a Series III designation applied from 1956. The names Minor 6cwt Van and Pickup were used following the introduction of the 1098cc engine in 1962, and the 8cwt version was added in 1968.

This 1969 Austin 8 cwt van was with the previous owner for around 15 years, the proprietor of a race preparation business who used the van as it’s pit support vehicle. The van became a well known site at the Goodwood revival, due to its registration of POG 80G it earned the nickname of PogBog! The interior has previously been retrimmed and the paintwork refinished, and still presents well in its green livery with wider road wheels and a Moto Lita steering wheel.

In current ownership as part of a classic car collection, the van has been kept in dry storage and seldom used, hence making the decision to offer for sale. A charming classic van in good order and both ready and willing to be enjoyed once more.