Author Topic: Barrett's #361 - Solved - Proposal for a Morris Minor, circa 1950s (Read 1058 times)

barrett · « **on:** March 31, 2013, 10:09:23 AM »

What is this unusual design? Make, model and approximate year for a point please

barrett · « **Reply #1 on:** April 14, 2013, 05:55:35 PM »

One step closer

frederick59 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 16, 2013, 10:34:44 AM »

FIAT 600 base?

kwgibbs · « **Reply #3 on:** April 16, 2013, 02:21:53 PM »

for handicapped people.1970?

barrett · « **Reply #4 on:** April 16, 2013, 04:03:50 PM »

Not Fiat or for the handicapped. Much earlier than 1970.

qwaszx · « **Reply #5 on:** April 16, 2013, 04:28:41 PM »

a british austin morris concept?

targhediferro · « **Reply #6 on:** April 16, 2013, 05:06:49 PM »

Japanese? If yes, Pony project?

barrett · « **Reply #7 on:** April 23, 2013, 08:04:18 AM »

Quote from: qwaszx on April 16, 2013, 04:28:41 PM

a british austin morris concept?

Yes! Locked for you

qwaszx · « **Reply #8 on:** April 24, 2013, 03:43:39 PM »

When saw this published it was hard to believe that this was a british vision of a small car. only the Bedfordish sliding door technique indicates the brit origins to my opinion. i forgot the details so my blunt guess is 1957 pre-mini study for a small car that ended up in the Mini as we know it...

max · « **Reply #9 on:** April 24, 2013, 05:51:51 PM »

Was this ERA's design from 1956/7 for BMC?

D-type · « **Reply #10 on:** July 25, 2013, 05:41:39 PM »

barrett · « **Reply #11 on:** August 13, 2013, 11:21:29 AM »

Apologies, it's been very hard for me to find the time to spend more than a minute or so here recently.

This car isn't a proposal for the Mini, though this is a pretty close guess, nor is it anything to do with the ERA/BMC cars.

WayneB · « **Reply #12 on:** August 15, 2013, 08:04:33 PM »

By Alec Issigonis?

WayneB · « **Reply #13 on:** September 02, 2013, 02:31:03 PM »

Is Barrett OK?

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #14 on:** October 01, 2013, 05:27:23 PM »

Bump!

Paul Jaray · « **Reply #15 on:** October 08, 2013, 10:29:46 AM »

Open to all!

barrett · « **Reply #16 on:** December 19, 2013, 04:00:15 PM »

I doubt the styling was by Issigonis but it was a proposal for an Issigonis design, which should make it very easy to solve....

WayneB · « **Reply #17 on:** December 20, 2013, 06:01:53 PM »

I was thinking it was a proposal for what became the Morris Minor (Mosquito)with a rear engine flat four air cooled engine, from the early 1940's

Carnut · « **Reply #18 on:** December 20, 2013, 07:19:40 PM »

It's not related to the Slug, the first Hillman Imp prototype, is it?
Not that Issigonis had anything to do with that AFAIK...

wingroad · « **Reply #19 on:** December 21, 2013, 10:13:05 AM »

Is it anything to do with Alvis ?

barrett · « **Reply #20 on:** December 21, 2013, 12:19:53 PM »

Quote from: WayneB on December 20, 2013, 06:01:53 PM

I was thinking it was a proposal for what became the Morris Minor (Mosquito)with a rear engine flat four air cooled engine, from the early 1940's

Yes, it's a Morris Minor proposal. I don't have any more information about it although it's clearly rear-engined. I would suspect it is from the mid-late 1950s but predating the Mini. It's not something I have ever seen mentioned in any Minor/Mini history, perhaps somebody out there knows more?

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Author Topic: Barrett's #361 - Solved - Proposal for a Morris Minor, circa 1950s (Read 1058 times)