Tag: Royal Mail

Morris J-Type Mail van

Nostalgia Peter Simpson - 19 May 2025

The Morris J-Type is still to many the archetypal British GPO van, even though the last one left service in 1970. Mike Neale tracks...

Classic 1973 Bedford HA Post Office van beautifully preserved

Commercials CVC Team - 23 November 2023

Mike Neale tells the story of the Mills Bothers' latest Post Office van, a 1973 Bedford HA, and its restoration. Bedford’s boxy HA van had...

Meticulously restored 1938 Morris mailvan

Commercials CVC Team - 18 May 2023

Mike Neale tells the story of the pre-war Morris mailvan and takes a look at Simon Grainger's 1938 restored example. In the 1920s, the General...

1966 Morris Minor mailvan

Commercials CVC Team - 28 November 2021

Mike Neale tells the story of another Mills Brothers light commercial restoration, this time a 1966 Morris Minor mailvan. For several decades, the General Post...

Austin Maestro diesel mailvan reborn

Commercials CVC Team - 8 March 2020

Although this unique, Austin Maestro diesel mailvan has been in preservation since 1991, it’s certainly not had the easiest of post-working lives, as Peter...