Morris Minors in Golden Yellow livery
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Old meets new at Amberley: |
In 1948 a completely new Morris Minor, designed by Sir Alec Issigonis launched the MM Series (1948 to 1953). The new Series II was produced between 1953 and 1956. The Morris Minor 1000 with a 948cc engine lead to improved performance from 1956 up to the last year of van production in 1971. From 1971, the radically different Morris Marina was the successor.
The GPO Types
[Earlier Morris vehicles]
The Morris 1000 telephone utility was seen in golden yellow livery from about 1968, shortly before the Post Office become a public corporation. Forty years later, in 2008, the vans within this section were photographed at Amberley Museum during the Post Office Vehicle Club's annual rally.
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WLF 801G is a 1969 Morris Minor 1000 telephone utility U239358. Post Office Telephones - Telephone Manager Guildford |
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GAN 833 J is a 1971 Morris Minor 1000 telephone utility U259309, which originally worked in Wandsworth, London. Post Office Telephones - London Central Advertising board reads "It's so cheap to phone your friends after six and at weekends". |
G Aug 1968, H Aug 1969, J Aug 1970, K Aug 1971, L Aug 1972
Connected Earth Collection
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LMG 309K Morris 1000 Engineer's Utility Van was first registered on 25th May 1972. Post Office Telephones - South Area This van operated in the London South Area under fleet number 72 300 0793. |
"This was the last Morris 1000 van purchased by Post Office Telephones. It was first registered on 25th May 1972 and used in the London South Area with fleet number 72 300 0793. The change from green to yellow livery took place in 1969. There were two reasons for the change: first to comply with a new corporate identity, and second for safety reasons as yellow stands out and is easily recognisable. At that time the identification on the side of the van was in green, in the late 1970s it was changed to double-line lettering in red, marking the separation of telecommunications from the postal business. This vehicle had a new back body fitted in 1978 when it was transferred to the Historic Collection after covering just 32,630 miles. It has since been completely overhauled at the British Telecom Motor Transport Section at Yeading Middlesex."
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This Morris 1000 was originally one of the vehicles in the Telecom Technology Showcase Historic Vehicle Collection. In 2002 it was relocated to the Connected Earth collection at Amberley Museum. |
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