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- 1936 Austin Seven Van Type AVJ Royal Mail
1936 Austin Seven Van Type AVJ Royal Mail
Lot Number: 246
1936 Austin Seven Van Type AVJ Royal Mail
Charming AVJ Royal Mail van sympathetically restored and returned to service.
- Sold for: £16,875
LIVE AUCTION: This lot was auctioned on Saturday 9th November, 2024 at 10.00am GMT at NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT
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BODY COLOUR
Post Office Red -
DRIVE
RHD -
REG NUMBER
DGH 327
SUMMARY
Charming AVJ Royal Mail van sympathetically restored and returned to service.
DESCRIPTION
Succeeding the popular AVH, the Austin AVJ Van arrived in 1935 and featured Girling brakes, a three-bearing engine and a redesigned flatter roofline. They were the last vans to be made before the more rounded, Ruby-style vans appeared in 1937.
On offer here is #AVJ1814, first registered on 24th September 1936 and originally finished in blue. Little is known of DGH 327 until it’s recorded as being purchased by the Post Office-owned Bamber Bridge Central Workshops in 1981 prior to its restoration.
Between 1981 and 1982, DGH was recreated as a 1936 Royal Mail postal delivery van with particular attention to detail including the complex interior letter racking which suggests that the work was carried out by Post Office fitters such is the level of accuracy. The little van was allocated its own fleet number, 00-00-01, and entered service from 1982 onwards to be used as a promotion vehicle at a time when postcodes had just arrived and very few people used them. With the vehicle is a copy of a theatrically staged postcard in Toad Lane with a friendly postman leaning out the window of DGH and a request for your ‘postcode’ support on the back. We understand that it remained on the Royal Mail ‘fleet’ until its purchase by the previous owner in 2004 and was used sparingly attending shows etc., until his passing in 2022 when it became part of a private Collection.
It's still delightfully presented in Royal Mail livery and colours, finished in Post Office Red with painted Royal Mail logos, black wheel arches and black painted wire wheels. The inside appears period correct in black vinyl, cream paint and black carpets in the front.
A rare sight on the roads today and with a fascinating history, we believe this charismatic little Austin would be a welcome addition to any Collection.
SPECIFICATION
- Lot Number
- 246
- Make
- AUSTIN
- Model
- SEVEN VAN
- Variant
- AVH
- Registration Number
- DGH 327
- MOT Expiry
- Exempt
- Chassis Number
- 249377
- Transmission
- Manual
- Body Colour
- Post Office Red
GALLERY
CONSIGNOR
Stacey Williams
- Car Specialist
- 07472 250306
- stacey@iconicauctioneers.com
For further information regarding this lot please contact Stacey.
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Payment is due by 5pm on Monday 11th November.
Payment should be made by bank transfer where possible. Payment by card can be made (in person only)
Due to venue restrictions, all vehicles must be collected on Monday 11th November between 9am and 2pm.
Any vehicles not collected by this time will be transported to a secure storage facility in Northampton by our transport partner EM Rogers, the charges for which are £175 plus VAT for a standard sized vehicle, or £275 plus VAT for larger vehicles for removal and £10 plus VAT per day for storage. We will make contact on Sunday to confirm how you will be removing your vehicle(s). If we do not hear back from you by 5pm on Sunday evening, we will arrange collection with EM Rogers on your behalf.
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