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golunvolo

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Re: Morris in the snow
« Reply #15 on: December 18, 2017, 20:26:21 »
This car has a strong personality. Nice captures to show it.

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Re: Morris in the snow
« Reply #16 on: December 18, 2017, 20:40:49 »
If I recall correctly, did the Morris Oxford not get a very long second life by being built in India under another name and it was built up until only a year or two ago?

Tom, can you help/correct me on this?

Nice work Simone - do you know if the car is a runner?  My primary school teacher in NZ had one of these many years ago.  I saw him a week ago - he is now 88 and I am 71 - how time flys.  I guess that his Minor 1000 is now recycled into something else by now.

I think it does move occasionally, it is always parked in the same area but sometime not exactly the same spot, so it must have moved.
I don't know if it gets properly driven or if it is just moved so it does not sink in the mud.
I don't know the people from the farm and have never even seen them outside (the parking spot is just by the road, a country lane).

PS: Thanks Paco.
Simone Tomasi

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Re: Morris in the snow
« Reply #17 on: December 19, 2017, 00:32:38 »
Perhaps for those interested a little info on this car.

It's a 'split screen' 1953 Morris Minor.  Originally it would have had an 800cc side valve engine (Aka Morris Eight), not the 1100cc overhead valve engine currently fitted.  The headlamps would have been 5¾" fitted to the front panel, not the 7" which are fitted in the front wings. At some time it has had a much more modern front bodywork fitted, and no doubt the similar era twin leading shoe brakes.  I have done these updates several times with these cars, it was a very popular way of bringing the surviving examples 'up to date'  as it was back in those days. The mods probably knock £XXXX off the value but who cares, it's lovely and so are the photographs. I probably owned at least six including a soft top and a van, I worked on many more.

The car is licensed until June 2018 so apparently in current use.  The licence by the way is free or should be because it's classed as historic. Here is a screenshot of the DVLA search on this car:

Robert C. P.
South Cumbria, UK

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Re: Morris in the snow
« Reply #18 on: December 19, 2017, 11:21:30 »
Thanks Tom, Simone, & Seapy.

Simone's images have generated about a 1000 words already - certainly they have stirred up some plesant memories for many here.  Thanks again.
Hugh Gunn

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Re: Morris in the snow
« Reply #19 on: December 19, 2017, 13:56:16 »
It's amazing how far a conversation go, which has been started by simple images.
I never imagined these images would spark such a long conversation and I am glad I shared them.
Simone Tomasi