WLA 655G dates from 1968 and represents the final 1098cc version of the Morris Minor range. Its first owner was the GPO, which had a history of purchasing Morris vans dating right back to the 1920s, and vast fleets of Minor vans became ubiquitous throughout the nationwide network over many years. Most were in post office red livery and used on letter and parcel delivery work, but this was a telephone linesmen's van and was in the green used by that department. When Post Office telecommunications was devolved as a separate entity in about 1970 the fleet was resprayed in yellow, including our van. On withdrawal in 1975 it was sold to Hawker Sideley Avionics. Now restored to original condition and carries its first fleet number...U238675.

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