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Rick
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DanH
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Very nice looking car Rick.  Would love to own a machine as old as this one day.
I like the colour, too often I've seen thee cars in garish colours like bright yellow. |
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Rick
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DanH
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Arrgh, my eyes! 
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Rick
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DanH
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That's a real beauty Rick. Think I'm becoming a fan of the bullnose.....
I think that garish colours were popular in the 60's and 70's judging from the fact that most of the car's I've seen sporting such colour-schemes were described as having been restored then. |
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peter scott
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A year or two back I was chatting to one of the leading lights in the Bullnose circles and throughout his whole and long working life a Bullnose was his regular and only means of transport. He pulled his car from a scrap yard in very similar condition to that in "The Home-Made Car".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdQ65uNWbvk
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Rootes75
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Over the last few years I must admit to a growing likening for cars such as the Bullnose Morris, you see so few cars of this age at shows these days I'd love to own one.
Perhaps I should add one to my list for when I win the lottery....
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mikeC
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| A top bid of £15,200 failed to meet the reserve; perhaps not surprising, I would have thought a pre-Great War Bullnose in pretty much half decent condition would be £20,000 plus. |
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JP
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| peter scott wrote: | A year or two back I was chatting to one of the leading lights in the Bullnose circles and throughout his whole and long working life a Bullnose was his regular and only means of transport. He pulled his car from a scrap yard in very similar condition to that in "The Home-Made Car".
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Thanks for the link to that charming film Peter.
It was one of those things in the back of my mind somewhere that I vaguely remembered from school days. I had no memory of what it was called.
Really good to see it again 
My wife loves Bullnose Morris cars and we have often wondered how usable they are?
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mikeC
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...My wife loves Bullnose Morris cars and we have often wondered how usable they are? |
I guess it depends what you mean by usable, and what you expect from a car.
If you are looking for something that you can use on a daily basis, or for long runs, then you will need to amend your ideas as to what 'motoring' means! As a car to take on local runs with no pressures on timing, then the Bullnose is as good as any other staid Vintage car - perhaps better than most: expect to run happily at 35mph, but not much more, and be down to walking pace on steeper or longer hills! If you haven't experienced a Vintage crash box, expect to find driving a challenge, at least to start with; but the satisfaction of driving one well is tremendous, And don't forget older cars need much more maintenance than newer ones... |
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