1962 (O) Austin A 35 VAN

A home market example finished in Florentine blue complimented with contrasting period interior. A fully restored example that presents and drives very well, sharp looking paintwork, very sharp interior along with a lively responsive engine and gear box. The underside is as good as its top side. First registered in the UK on 9th October 1962 and destined for Evans Motors Limited, Carmarthen and then likely, Lloyd Motors, Aberayron dealer sticker on the car for Thomas Davies of Treberfedd Farm, Lampeter, and just 1 former keeper is recorded on the V5C. Accompanied by a BMIHT certificate, in 2020, the prior keeper has taken the time to put the van back on its original 1962 issued registration number as recorded manually in a copy of a local authority Record of Motor Vehicles on file. In recent years the van has been the subject of restoration work to bring the condition back to a usable and conserved condition. There are many invoices on file for parts purchased at a cost in excess of £4,500, many from ESM Morris Minors Ltd. In 2021 and 2022, amongst the items supplied: the front horseshoe, a new rear bumper, wheel bearings rocker and sump gaskets, rear chassis legs, poly bushes, rear hangers, back axle hub and pinion seal, gearbox front cover and a clutch kit. Additionally, work on the braking system included the rear brake frame cylinder assembly and a front disc brake conversion. The engine received new big ends and mains, pistons and rings, thrust bearings, oil and water pumps, a duplex timing chain, a spin off oil filter conversion, alternator conversion, alloy radiator, leads, plugs, points, a reconditioned exchange unleaded cylinder head, fuel pump, pipes and SU carb filters. Body panels purchased from ESM included front and rear panels, kick and sill panels. Inside there is an aftermarket rev counter, map light and a modern radio unit. Accompanying the little van are a couple of period Austin books.