Morris-Commercial PU 8-cwt in greyish blue colour?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by Richard Farrant
When these vehicles went through Class I rebuilds, they often took on new WD numbers from a group allocated specificly for rebuilds. I restored a Bedford MW where this was the case.

According to Rory, the WD census no. on the door was one assigned to a Morris-Commercial PU, but it did not tie in with the chassis no. Hence his conclusion the cab has been switched at some time during it's lifecycle.

As far as I know all Morris' were built for the Army and hence delivered in Army colour schemes. I can imagine any trucks being transferred to the RN and them having it repainted in their colour scheme, but the French owner found the blue colour only on the chassis (even under brackets), hence he concluded it was the first factory-applied paint layer. But as there is no indication Morris-Commercial ever painted a chassis blue, it must at one time have been totally taken to pieces, stripped of all paint, and repainted in blue - but not the cab and body :
A real enigma, if you ask me.

H.