MORRIS J2 VAN
Morris J2 van Whitbread Brewery
BMC's first unitary construction van, the J2, was launched in 1956, nine years before the Transit, and shows just why the Ford product revolutionized the van world. Aided by its low overall gearing, the J2's performance was quite adequate for local delivery work, but the 1,489cc 42bhp engine could not sustain the high speed cruising that van drivers needed on the new motorways being built all over Britain at the time.