Heads Up: Morris Commercial PU For Sale

[Mike Kelly]

Spotted on MILWEB

Yves Duplan in France is selling his unrestored PU. It 's a ex tow truck in civilian service .

2200 Euros

Mike

[Alex van de Wetering]

Mike,

If only I had the space, a garage or shed to put it in........


Alex

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Also spotted on MilWeb...

Morris Comercial PU8
A rare opportunity to acquire an original 1940 Morris Commercial PU8. Much admired prize winner. Fits into standard garage. Ready for Normandy. Only £6,950.
01707 658948 (day) 01707 656174

Terry 29 April '04

Originally posted by Mike Kelly
Yves Duplan in France is selling his unrestored PU. It 's a ex tow truck in civilian service .

Crikey!!

Only 1,480 quid. I must tell Ballard jr.

You found the M-C picture I posted yet FOLN?

R.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Here's a pic of Yves' PU, courtesy of Mike.

Who knows where Yves and/or his truck are now?

H.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Speaking of Morrises popping out of sheds in France, over on HMVF PU 8-cwt owner Tim Gray pointed out an ad for one:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C313941#

morris military truck 1940
for restoration good project

Make: Morris
Model: 15cwt
Year: 1940
Country: France
Town: faucogney
Telephone: 0033608287195
Listing Date: 29-Jun-2012

[Mike Kelly]

That looks like a PU 8 cwt to me

Makes you wonder how many of these are still hiding in French sheds

I wonder what became of the PU8 spare vehicle I bought , it was in NSW near Deniliquin. It wasn't complete but good for spares.

I was too slow picking it up, I had paid the guy for it but he stabbed me in the back. I was down at the newsagents looking through JUST CARS , and I spotted it for sale . I even gave him a 1927 Buick parts book .

All types of nutters around

Mike

[Alex van de Wetering]

That looks like a PU 8 cwt to me

Ah.....another PU project...lovely! How did "so much" PU's end up in France anyway? Left-overs from German service, or Post-war supplies?

A pity your spares PU moved somewhere else. Any plans for for the resto of your other PU? Such a lovely complete project!

Alex

[jack neville]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

That looks like a PU 8 cwt to me

Makes you wonder how many of these are still hiding in French sheds

I wonder what became of the PU8 spare vehicle I bought , it was in NSW near Deniliquin. It wasn't complete but good for spares.

I was too slow picking it up, I had paid the guy for it but he stabbed me in the back. I was down at the newsagents looking through JUST CARS , and I spotted it for sale . I even gave him a 1927 Buick parts book .

All types of nutters around

Mike

There are two kinds of people. Ones that move. And ones that move too slow.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

Ah.....another PU project...lovely! How did "so much" PU's end up in France anyway? Left-overs from German service, or Post-war supplies?

Alex,

AFAIK they are post-war supplies, there are 17-pdr gun tractors (ex-Portee) popping out of French sheds every now and then as well. And there's the late C4 recently discovered as well. Those are all of the post-Dunkirk era, so cannot be ex-German "Beute" vehicles.

The seller of this PU is asking €8.000,-. Rear body is not original.

H.