So you’re looking around for a parts hauler. VW Caddy pickups and Type 2 DoKas, Chevrolet Corvair Rampsides, and Dodge D100 pickups are all too common for you. Have we found the car for you here at RustyButTrusty: this 1959 Morris J2 pickup, located in Eugene, OR with bidding around $1800 and the reserve not yet met!
As you’ve seen in previous posts over the years, this is a great handling little car if you want something bigger than a Mini. They also have a very typical 1960s European look that would make them at home under many badges – can you see the shared styling cues with, say, a VW type 3 fastback? They’re also fun because many of the A-series engine upgrades applicable to Minis and Spridgets can be used in this car as well. But what really sealed the deal on this car was the seller’s use of the oldest trick in the book – getting his girlfriend/wife/mother/daughter to pose with the car in some revealing clothing. You can find this Austin America (and the girl, if you’re that easily fooled) in Tucson, AZ, with bidding currently around $400 and the reserve not met.
Here’s something we don’t get very often at RustyButTrusty – a car that has participated in the same event as one of our fleet. Of course, for the Concours d’LeMons, the Corvair is no less obvious a choice than an Alfetta, and both show up in the Car & Driver coverage of the 2012 show. In any case, the van versions of the Corvair usually come in two flavors – totally sun-baked projects out in someone’s field, or lovingly restored models in the same price range as some VW microbuses. Not so for this Corvair 95 van, which is offered for a Buy-it-Now price of $2595 in Greenfield, CA.
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