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M#5 Solved - Nic Mann's Morris Minor V8
« on: April 07, 2009, 01:40:29 AM »
What is it?

Name ( or discription ), what type of racing was t built for, owner/ builder.

« Last Edit: April 07, 2009, 12:55:06 PM by metalshapes »

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Re: M#5
« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2009, 05:35:40 PM »
1960 Morris Minor - Owned by Bill Sherratt / Alexia Sherratt

That enough information.
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Re: M#5
« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2009, 06:09:03 PM »
I have no info on the Sherratts.

So that's only the car if the original owner/builder sold it.

Do you know his name?

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Re: M#5
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2009, 06:12:39 PM »
I did a quick check.
You are right.

It is the same car.

Shouldn't be hard for you to find the other name... :)
And one of the types of competition it was raced in.

I'll give you 2 days to find it.

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Re: M#5
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2009, 09:02:55 AM »
<<< cleared >>>
« Last Edit: April 09, 2009, 01:12:14 PM by Otto Puzzell »

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Re: M#5
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2009, 12:47:12 PM »
<<< cleared >>> .

Absolutely right.

But you are a couple of hours early, 'cause I gave Gilles 2 days.

Mods?
« Last Edit: April 09, 2009, 01:12:32 PM by Otto Puzzell »

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Re: M#5
« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2009, 01:12:41 PM »
All set.
You wanna be the man, you gotta Name That Car!

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Re: M#5
« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2009, 05:12:24 PM »
shamrock can have the point - no further ideas

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Re: M#5
« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2009, 05:29:22 PM »
shamrock can have the point - no further ideas

Giles

Bummer, man...

You Identified the car...

Try a guess at the type of racing, If you get that I'll give you the point.

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Re: M#5
« Reply #9 on: April 09, 2009, 06:12:45 PM »
OK I will take a guess - 1950s saloon car racing (only due to the fact I've seen similar rigged Jag Mk2s)

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Re: M#5
« Reply #10 on: April 09, 2009, 06:23:09 PM »
No, sorry...

Open again for everybody.

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Re: M#5
« Reply #11 on: April 10, 2009, 01:29:57 PM »
Moved to Experts.
“Honi soit qui mal y pense”


Click the pic....... Name the car

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Re: M#5
« Reply #12 on: April 10, 2009, 02:09:13 PM »
Nic Mann's Minor V8 made for hillclimbing?
It's not denial, I'm just very selective about the reality I accept.

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Re: M#5
« Reply #13 on: April 10, 2009, 02:12:54 PM »
Nic Mann's Morris Minor with turbocharged Rover V8.
Supposedly good for 600 bhp :hyper:
It's as much fun to scare as to be scared

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Re: M#5
« Reply #14 on: April 10, 2009, 02:40:43 PM »
Nic Mann's Minor V8 made for hillclimbing?

Yes.

And winner of the fastest streetcar shootout ( organised by Streetmachine Magazine, I believe ) a couple of years in a row...

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Re: M#5 Solved - Nic Mann's Morris Minor V8
« Reply #15 on: April 11, 2009, 03:23:37 AM »
And winner of the fastest streetcar shootout ( organised by Streetmachine Magazine, I believe ) a couple of years in a row...

It was in the very first car magazine I bought, Street Machine in 1983, I'm sure I still have it somewhere, and yes it did win their Rover V8 drag race series, from memory it ran 11 second quarters, quite impressive for a hillclimb car.

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Re: M#5
« Reply #16 on: April 11, 2009, 03:39:31 AM »
Nic Mann's Morris Minor with turbocharged Rover V8.
Supposedly good for 600 bhp :hyper:

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