Author Topic: Solved - MJW #196 - Morris Minor Convertible Special by George Siposs  (Read 840 times)

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What was this car based on, who built it and where for a point

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Re: MJW #196
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2011, 05:30:13 PM »
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Re: MJW #196
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2011, 05:04:44 AM »
1951 Morris Minor Roadster Special built by Robert A. "Bob" Johnson, when he was at Acalanes High School, Lafayette, California

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Re: MJW #196
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2011, 05:22:00 AM »
Good guess Wendax but it's not this one.
The car is based on a Morris Minor but it's not from the USA and the constructor's name is quite different.

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Re: MJW #196
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2011, 04:08:07 PM »
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Re: MJW #196
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2011, 11:17:11 AM »
Built by George Siposs in Toronto, Canada in the late 1950s

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Re: MJW #196
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2011, 03:04:04 PM »
That's the car - well done.

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