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peter scott
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Well done!
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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014
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Location: Derby
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| Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2024 8:47 am Post subject: |
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| The Kitten van version has round headlamps ...not square like the car. I hadn't noticed.! |
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badhuis
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Location: Netherlands
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Damn. My first thought was the Rebel, not exactly a fit and I did not look further
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badhuis
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Location: Netherlands
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| Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2024 10:50 am Post subject: |
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Supposedly a round headlamp was cheaper than the rectangular. Fascinating to see a car producer scraped pennies wherever it could for a van version.
Same for the Commer Imp van I once owned, just one sunvisor for example. And even the choke handle (on the floor) was made of a smaller bit of plastic!
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Ray White
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Location: Derby
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| Many vans had little or no chrome trim; often the radiator shell/surround would just have been painted. I think it would be interesting to study how different manufacturers have always pared back the spec for their vans. |
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Ray White
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I wonder who will get the date and model first?
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bjacko
Joined: 28 Oct 2013
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Location: Melbourne Australia
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| Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2024 5:53 am Post subject: Mystery car |
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Looks like a Morris Major of 1931 except for the wheels and a few other minor bits. It is a Budd body shape and could be a American make.
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Ray White
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| Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2024 10:42 am Post subject: Re: Mystery car |
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| bjacko wrote: | | Looks like a Morris Major of 1931 except for the wheels and a few other minor bits. It is a Budd body shape and could be a American make. |
You are correct about the car being a 1931 Morris Oxford.
With regard to the body, it would have been made by the Pressed Steed Company which was a joint venture between William Morris and American tycoon Edward G Budd with a factory situated opposite the Morris works; hence the American influence.
(Well done for not confusing it with a Morris Isis . ) |
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Ray White
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Here we have an action shot of the 1947 Australian GP which was won by Bill Murray in his MG TC. Here he is seen dicing with Dougal MacLachlan's MG TA special through Hells Corner at the famous Bathurst circuit.
What may also be of interest is the slightly out of focus background showing a variety of cars parked in spectator area.
What cars do you recognise?? |
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bjacko
Joined: 28 Oct 2013
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Location: Melbourne Australia
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| Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2025 5:24 am Post subject: Race Track In Aus |
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Notice how most of the vehicles are American, even a Jeep on the front row.
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mikeC
Joined: 31 Jul 2009
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Location: Market Warsop, Nottinghamshire
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| Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2025 9:25 am Post subject: Re: Race Track In Aus |
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| bjacko wrote: | | Notice how most of the vehicles are American, even a Jeep on the front row. |
Or Australian; that's a Holden on the left, front row.
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Ray White
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I think my information may be incorrect. The Holden 48-215 came out - as the name suggests - in 1948; the GP must therefore have been later than I said.  |
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bjacko
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Location: Melbourne Australia
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| Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2025 4:40 am Post subject: Mystery Pics |
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I do not think it is a Holden but a yank tank like most of the others. The Holden was smaller. If it was new hardly likely people would be leaning on it!!
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Ray White
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| Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2025 11:36 am Post subject: Re: Mystery Pics |
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| bjacko wrote: | | I do not think it is a Holden but a yank tank like most of the others. The Holden was smaller. If it was new hardly likely people would be leaning on it!! |
Looking again...you are right! The Holden grille had thick vertical slats and was a slightly different shape. It means the 1947 date for the GP was correct after all! |
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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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Does anyone recognise this strange configuration of the rear axle/body?
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