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Solved - NEH 3419: Morris Major-based Special
« on: May 08, 2014, 07:50:46 AM »
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Re: NEH 3419
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2014, 05:12:48 AM »
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Re: NEH 3419
« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2014, 04:08:30 AM »
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Re: NEH 3419
« Reply #3 on: May 29, 2014, 06:57:32 AM »
Australian ?
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Re: NEH 3419
« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2014, 07:35:00 AM »
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Re: NEH 3419
« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2014, 07:54:55 AM »
I have seen this car before - I think I had it on file as a potential puzzle but now I can't find the details!

It's obviously one of those specials built in Australia in the 1950s when they were short of suitable racing machinery, and seems to be for road and race use. Is it Ford V8 powered?
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Re: NEH 3419
« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2014, 08:49:19 AM »
Quote from: nicanary on May 30, 2014, 07:54:55 AM
I have seen this car before - I think I had it on file as a potential puzzle but now I can't find the details!

It's obviously one of those specials built in Australia in the 1950s when they were short of suitable racing machinery, and seems to be for road and race use. Is it Ford V8 powered?

It's not powered by a Ford engine of any kind!
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Re: NEH 3419
« Reply #7 on: May 31, 2014, 06:27:22 AM »
British base car ?
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Re: NEH 3419
« Reply #8 on: May 31, 2014, 09:32:01 AM »
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Re: NEH 3419
« Reply #9 on: May 31, 2014, 10:42:24 AM »
Quote from: Carnut on May 31, 2014, 09:32:01 AM
Quote from: nicanary on May 31, 2014, 06:27:22 AM
British base car ?

Yes and no...

So - it's either a British design but built in Australia, or a British chassis or engine, but fitted with a chassis or engine from another country. So that'll be simple then........ ;D
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Re: NEH 3419
« Reply #10 on: May 31, 2014, 07:21:05 PM »
It's the former...
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Re: NEH 3419
« Reply #11 on: June 01, 2014, 05:50:38 AM »
I thought beforehand that the radiator looked like a Morris - was this built on an Australian BMC chassis?
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Re: NEH 3419
« Reply #12 on: June 01, 2014, 10:11:05 AM »
Quote from: nicanary on June 01, 2014, 05:50:38 AM
I thought beforehand that the radiator looked like a Morris - was this built on an Australian BMC chassis?

Yes it was, so I'll lock it for you now to see if you can be a bit more specific..
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Re: NEH 3419
« Reply #13 on: June 01, 2014, 03:29:13 PM »
I'm getting nowhere with my investigations. That grille looks like it's from a Morris 8, but the Nuffield Group  started manufacture in Australia in 1950 by which time the cars were Minors and Oxfords. I've tried every combination of Morris/Austin/Wolseley/MG and various models, and nothing has cropped up.

Are the engine and running gear from a pre-war car?
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Re: NEH 3419
« Reply #14 on: June 01, 2014, 06:02:55 PM »
Quote from: nicanary on June 01, 2014, 03:29:13 PM
I'm getting nowhere with my investigations. That grille looks like it's from a Morris 8, but the Nuffield Group  started manufacture in Australia in 1950 by which time the cars were Minors and Oxfords. I've tried every combination of Morris/Austin/Wolseley/MG and various models, and nothing has cropped up.

Are the engine and running gear from a pre-war car?

No, it's entirelly post-war.
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Re: NEH 3419
« Reply #15 on: June 02, 2014, 08:30:13 AM »
Based on a Morris Major ?

I've just found your puzzle image, and it's simply described as a late 1960s Morris Major. The photo does not seem to appear elsewhere on the internet.
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Re: NEH 3419
« Reply #16 on: June 02, 2014, 09:30:49 AM »
Quote from: nicanary on June 02, 2014, 08:30:13 AM
Based on a Morris Major ?

I've just found your puzzle image, and it's simply described as a late 1960s Morris Major. The photo does not seem to appear elsewhere on the internet.

Yes!
That's all I know about it - a Morris Major-based special, which makes it probably late 50s.
It's always disappointing when you see these pictures on blogs and elsewhere but they tell you nothing whatsoever about it.
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Re: Solved - NEH 3419: Morris Major-based Special
« Reply #17 on: June 02, 2014, 09:41:41 AM »
Front suspension doesn't owe much to the Major which was the torsion bar set up we in UK knew from Morris Minor/Wolseley 1500/Riley 1.5.
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