Help to identify a van

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Interesting email yesterday
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Currently working on a book on British Beat groups in Hamburg in the early 1960´s. Including a picture of the Beatles´ tour bus from the time which I hope you could help me identify

Regards

Hans Olof


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Thought I would open it to the group :D

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I'm sure it's not but it looks like one of those Atlas vans? Theres a really nice blue one on e-bay at the moment. Here it is.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CAMPER-VAN-1959-STANDARD-ATLAS-CLASSIC-CAMPER_W0QQitemZ110432117961QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item19b64464c9&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

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My name is Scott, not Comm-Don!
 
Yep, i'm with you John.

http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/JM011%20Morris%20J2%20Bradford.htm

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My name is Scott, not Comm-Don!
 
its deffinatly a austin j2 i know a man who has about six of these, all very rare ones as well. the fisrt one being the original tour bus of cliff richard and the shadows. the second being the original police van that took ronnie and reggie cray to prison, and he has many more including that pic up truck i showed you all a few months ago. pnky knows which one im on about.;)
 
It's an Austin 152 Omnicoach, minibus to you and me. The Morris version (same van, different grille) was the J2. Driver of that very Austin being loaded for Hamburg was Neil Aspinall (later Apple Corps manager), drove it around to all their gigs until 1964;) Any more Beatles anoraks on here?:D

I started with nothing.....and I still have most of it!
 
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