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Solved NIC#1379 - Morris 8 Special "Mis-Terry"
« on: August 10, 2023, 07:27:30 AM »
What is this car?
« Last Edit: May 18, 2024, 12:25:07 PM by nicanary »
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Re: NIC#1379
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2023, 04:43:45 AM »
Experts?
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Re: NIC#1379
« Reply #2 on: October 21, 2023, 06:04:37 AM »
Pros?
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Re: NIC#1379
« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2023, 07:28:03 AM »
British

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Re: NIC#1379
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2023, 08:37:21 AM »
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Re: NIC#1379
« Reply #5 on: October 21, 2023, 08:41:13 AM »
Hillman based?

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Re: NIC#1379
« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2023, 08:43:17 AM »
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Re: NIC#1379
« Reply #7 on: October 21, 2023, 08:50:49 AM »
Wolseley?

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Re: NIC#1379
« Reply #8 on: October 21, 2023, 10:14:41 AM »
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Re: NIC#1379
« Reply #9 on: October 21, 2023, 11:21:42 AM »
Morris?

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Re: NIC#1379
« Reply #10 on: October 21, 2023, 11:36:30 AM »
Morris?

Yes! LOCKED for you to see what you can find.
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Re: NIC#1379
« Reply #11 on: October 21, 2023, 11:47:21 AM »
One off pre WWII Morris 8?

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Re: NIC#1379
« Reply #12 on: October 21, 2023, 12:12:23 PM »
One off pre WWII Morris 8?

Yes! Nobody knows much about this car. However, it had a plaque on the dash which probably was the name of the car - what was it?
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Re: NIC#1379
« Reply #13 on: October 30, 2023, 03:41:08 PM »
Please unlock, I have been unable to find the car

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Re: NIC#1379
« Reply #14 on: October 30, 2023, 06:02:04 PM »
Unlocked.
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Re: NIC#1379
« Reply #15 on: May 18, 2024, 06:51:17 AM »
I will award 1 point to ropat53 for identifying the base car. There's another point available if someone can tell me the name on the dashboard plaque.

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Re: NIC#1379
« Reply #16 on: May 18, 2024, 08:50:30 AM »
Thank you for the point.

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Re: NIC#1379
« Reply #17 on: May 18, 2024, 09:14:46 AM »
Can it still be found online ?

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Re: NIC#1379
« Reply #18 on: May 18, 2024, 10:47:49 AM »
Can it still be found online ?

I don't think so. I have just tried using several key words but it does not appear.

It was featured in the "lost and found" section of a well-known classic car magazine during the last 6 months of 2023. The question I asked may solve the name of the maker.
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Re: NIC#1379
« Reply #19 on: May 18, 2024, 11:34:22 AM »
MIS-TERRY or FCM-Special (Frederick Charles Matthews)

Thanks for the hint !
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Re: NIC#1379
« Reply #20 on: May 18, 2024, 12:24:18 PM »
MIS-TERRY or FCM-Special (Frederick Charles Matthews)

Thanks for the hint !

Very well solved. I thought it might end up in the BH. One point to you.
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Re: Solved NIC#1379 - Morris 8 Special "Mis-Terry"
« Reply #21 on: May 18, 2024, 04:46:08 PM »
Thanks.

Rear end design is quite unusual.

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Re: Solved NIC#1379 - Morris 8 Special "Mis-Terry"
« Reply #22 on: January 14, 2025, 09:08:53 PM »
Rear end design is quite unusual.
Well, quite a bit of it is missing.