£8,400
1969 Austin 8 cwt Van
Dore & Rees • UK • 12 Feb 2022
Market Position:
Lower Mid-Market
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£8,400
1969 Austin 8 cwt Van
UK • 12 Feb 2022
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1969 Austin 8 cwt van was previously owned by a race preparation business and used as a pit support vehicle, gaining recognition at the Goodwood Revival. It features a retrimmed interior, refinished paintwork, wider road wheels, and a Moto Lita steering wheel, and has been kept in dry storage.
Condition
6
The van's interior has been retrimmed and the paintwork refinished, suggesting it's been well-maintained. The description also mentions that it's been kept in dry storage and seldom used, further supporting a good condition rating.
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38,000 miles
POG 80G
1969
Auction
AAVC241073
RHD
United Kingdom
£8,400
1969 Austin 8 cwt Van
Dore & Rees • UK • 12 Feb 2022
Market Position:
Lower Mid-Market
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Description
With Austin and Morris becoming subsidiaries of BMC, the Morris commercials became sold as Austin 6cwt and Austin 8cwt, with a closed van and open pick-up versions built until the end of production in 1973.
Designed with small businesses in mind, the van version was popular with the Post Office, with the early version of these (to around 1956) having rubber front wings, to cope with the sometimes unforgiving busy situations in which they were expected to work.
Both the van and the pick-up differed from the monocoque construction of the Saloon and Traveller variants by having a separate chassis.
They also differed in details such as telescopic rear dampers, stiffer rear leaf springs and lower-ratio differentials to cope with the heavier loads.
The commercial versions were initially marketed as the Morris Quarter Ton Van and Pick-up, with a Series III designation applied from 1956.
The names Minor 6cwt Van and Pickup were used following the introduction of the 1098cc engine in 1962,...
Price Analysis vs Other 8 CWTs
£4,100
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£9,240
Median Price (Since 2020)
£14,782
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 13th Apr 2015
Latest MOT mileage:
37,478 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 14th Apr 2014, 37,478 miles
Passed
On 1st Sept 2009, 37,129 miles
MOT Mileage Trend
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Auction House Headquarters
Dore & Rees
Auction Salerooms, Vicarage Street, Frome, Somerset, BA11 1PU
Operating from Frome, Somerset, Dore & Rees is a physical auction house dealing in classic, sports, and collector cars. They conduct live auctions and provide vehicle consignment and valuation services.
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