1930 Morris Light Van 8 cwt 'Snubnose' Royal Mail Airmail

1930 Morris Light Van in Imperial Airways - The Definitive Newsreel History 1924-1939, Documentary, 2011

Class: Cars, Van / MPV — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
sixcyl ◊ 2011-09-12 20:14	Mail to be loaded in the Handley-Page H.P.42 Helena of the Imperial Airways company.
nzcarnerd ◊ 2011-09-12 20:53	From the shape of the radiator it is not an Austin or Morris. MIght be Star or Swift or ??
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2011-09-12 20:55	This is a Morris. A special flatter version of the bullnose radiator was used on the Cowley based vans and pickups. GJ is a London issue for approximately May 1930. The Post Office did not receive special numbers until October 1939. The flickr picture is of a 1928 Leicester registered van, note the three stud Sankey artillery wheels fitted to both vehicles. The bodywork differences are because the Post Office specified its own details for bodies. http://www.flickr.com/photos/23689245@N08/4545842855/ -- Last edit: 2011-09-12 21:53:09
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2011-09-13 22:22	In order to remove the "unknown" from this picture, the radiator badge says "Morris Light Van" http://www.simoncars.co.uk/morriscv/snubnosecv.html Two points, I have never heard the term "snubnose" before, and the locksmith van is here dated as 1924, whereas the registration number is at odds with this. I wouldn't argue with 1924, however, from the detail design of this van.