Solved - MJW #757 - Freshwater Morris Special 1950

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woodinsight

December 18, 2011, 02:44:05 PM
A little sports car....
What was it called/who built it, what was it based on and the year it was built for a point.

woodinsight

#1
December 23, 2011, 11:43:03 AM
Does an Expert know this one?

woodinsight

#2
December 29, 2011, 11:12:26 PM
Perhaps a Pro knows?

barrett

#3
December 30, 2011, 01:15:50 AM
It's a Morris Special built by Howard Freshwater in 1950, built on a 1934 Morris Minor chassis and originally utilising that car's sidevalve engine and running gear, but at some point this was replaced with a Ford Eight engine and gearbox. The car was fully restored in the 1990s and presumably still exists

woodinsight

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December 30, 2011, 08:02:06 AM
Quote from: barrett on December 30, 2011, 01:15:50 AM
It's a Morris Special built by Howard Freshwater in 1950, built on a 1934 Morris Minor chassis and originally utilising that car's sidevalve engine and running gear, but at some point this was replaced with a Ford Eight engine and gearbox. The car was fully restored in the 1990s and presumably still exists
Yes, that's it.
I thought it would be difficult to solve but barrett clearly knows many of these 1950s obscurities.....

Carnut

#5
May 02, 2012, 05:31:10 AM
I have no idea who built this, just what the basis is so that will be enough to earn 1 point:

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Carnut

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May 09, 2012, 05:34:39 AM
Experts?
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max

#7
May 09, 2012, 07:11:27 PM
Standard 10 based?

Carnut

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May 10, 2012, 05:10:16 AM
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RayTheRat

#9
May 11, 2012, 07:42:42 AM
Trials special?

Carnut

#10
May 11, 2012, 07:46:08 AM
Quote from: RayTheRat on May 11, 2012, 07:42:42 AM
Trials special?


I can't say exactly what it is/was used for, but it doesn't look like a Trials car to me; more a road car.
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roger

#11
May 12, 2012, 12:04:56 PM
That front grill and bonet emblem shape remind me of a Jowett for some reason

Is it a Javelin special ?

Carnut

#12
May 12, 2012, 01:00:39 PM
Quote from: roger on May 12, 2012, 12:04:56 PM
That front grill and bonet emblem shape remind me of a Jowett for some reason

Is it a Javelin special ?

No, it's not a Jowett at all.
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Carnut

#13
May 13, 2012, 03:18:28 PM
A re-post I'm afraid.
Merged.
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woodinsight

#14
May 13, 2012, 03:35:56 PM
I knew I'd seen this one before somewhere.......!
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