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Post by johndoc on Jun 14, 2015 19:49:56 GMT 1
I was being careful-the very mention of posting pics of a Morris up here!!!! But now that EtOp has thrown himself on the hand grenade- Mark, Where are the pics!!!!!
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Post by markaren76 on Jun 15, 2015 7:53:18 GMT 1
Meet Maurice Morris (eight series e)
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Post by johndoc on Jun 15, 2015 10:35:07 GMT 1
I will resist the temptation to say you have been "Had" Looks lovely, best of luck with. I would say you got a much better car than if you had stuck with the original plan.
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Post by magnet on Jun 15, 2015 14:14:44 GMT 1
Well done Mark. Late Sept./early Oct. of 1947? As you probably know - Gloucestershire car, so returned over the border from its holiday ownership in God's country! Still on its original 6 volt? Not all the wheels are silver though? - just a little departure with one? Good luck with it, and joyo as we say here. Kind regards, Gareth.
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Post by Eternal Optimist on Jun 15, 2015 19:09:09 GMT 1
That's s nice old thing Mark. Well done
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Post by markaren76 on Jun 16, 2015 1:29:50 GMT 1
Thanks All
Gareth, Great shot there. Where did you get the date and original location info from?
There is some confusion over the original of the car. The Reg document indicates first registered in 1986 but declared manufactured in 1946 (although I was originally told 1948). I have found chassis nos' on either side having been manufactured in 1947 (as you indicate), but no earlier references to owners before being purchased by a chap in Newport, South Wales in March 1984.
I should add the seller (owner since 31/08/1996 - left it in a barn to rot with several other even older cars!!!) stated they had no historic documentation at all on the car. They are really nice folk, however they do not appear terribly good at record keeping.
I'm currently trying to trace the origins of the engine as it may not be the original for the chassis. Again the logbook suggests 800cc, but my understanding is it should be a 914cc. Anything you may offer would be appreciated to build the picture of its origins.
Mark
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Post by magnet on Jun 16, 2015 9:26:24 GMT 1
Hello Mark, It seems there is perhaps a need to attempt to tidy up the registration side of the car, but I must admit that I have a thing about getting the paperwork right and indeed about tracing - where possible- the history of the vehicles we own. After all, we are "temporary custodians" and it would be rewarding to consider that we have some degree of duty to glean whatever information is currently available, but not documented, so this can be passed to future custodians. Now Mark I am conscious that this is not a Standard, and as such perhaps it may understandably not be politic to take up space on this forum with some in depth "investigation" of your car's history. I am actually the DVLA listed contact for one of the 50's classic car clubs, ( broad church me!), so I have a bit of experience regarding how to go about correcting and researching some of these things, and for the club I represent, I try to encourage members to go down the road of finding out what they can about their particular car's history. Obviously I have a counterpart in the Standard club, who I am sure would be able to point interested club members in the right direction and I would not like to use this forum to give general advice without prior sanction from him/the club. Again, the Morris club would have someone who would deal with these aspects. To sum up Mark - if I can help you, I would certainly be very happy to do so. The broad brush approach would of course be applicable to Standard cars as well, but I would not like to outline my general approach modes on this forum without the club's sanction. You can of course go to the Morris club for their help. If you feel I can meanwhile help "off forum" then I am happy to have a chat about getting things moving with/for you. Not sure if it's acceptable to list contact details on here or if there is some avenue of personal messaging facility. You will be far more experienced than I with that side if it. Whatever suits Mark. Don't want to poke my nose in if you are self sufficient, but happy to help if not. Kind regards, Gareth.
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Post by magnet on Jun 16, 2015 16:56:03 GMT 1
Hello Mark, Without taking up too much space, can you let me have the chassis numbers you are reading and the VIN as recorded on the V5 if different ( and they often are!). Engine cc should be 918 I think but would need to check on exact 91x. Just assume the 800 came from 8Hp - that was about the state of the logic with early day data entry onto the DVLA computer! . These V5's should be checked against the actual and corrected as necessary. Once I have the chassis number, I should be able to date it from that and hope that it ties up with my autumn 1947 registration ! Dating off the chassis number is not "in house" and will be a favour called in so could take a few days (assuming necessary docs. are to hand). Kind regards, Gareth.
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Post by markaren76 on Jun 16, 2015 18:14:22 GMT 1
Pm sent
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