| Morris J2 | |
| Manufacturer: | Morris Commercial |
| Aka: | Austin 152 Austin J2 |
| Production: | 1956–1967 |
| Assembly: | United Kingdom Australia New Zealand Bogotá (Colombia)[1] |
| Class: | Van |
| Body Style: | Van Pickup Minibus |
| Engine: | 1.5 L, 1.6 L B-series |
| Sp: | uk |
| Successor: | Morris J4 Morris 250 JU |
The Morris J2 was a small, forward-control van (driver's cab on top of the engine) launched by Morris Commercial in 1956 and produced until 1967.[2] It was offered with the familiar B-series petrol engine, initially in form, but this was subsequently enlarged to .[3]
The Beatles were transported in a Morris J2 owned by their then-manager Allan Williams when he drove them to their first residency in Hamburg, Germany, in August 1960.[4]
Until 1961, the van was sold alongside the relatively old-fashioned and slightly smaller Morris JB-type. From 1960 the company also offered the slightly smaller Morris J4 which broadly followed the same overall architecture as the J2.[5]
The J2 van was marketed as both the Morris J2 and the Austin J2 or Austin 152.