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◊ 2011-06-21 12:34 |
Morris Minor??? |
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◊ 2011-06-21 12:35 |
Morris Minor Series MM four door saloon 1948 to 1953 |
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◊ 2011-06-21 13:15 |
According to an article in Gazoline #177 (avril 2011) about the Morris Minor (owned by an Italian...), the 4-door version was introduced in 1950. Although 80% of the Minor production back then was exported, it must have been a rare car in Italy, I guess. |
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◊ 2011-06-21 13:31 |
2 door introduced Oct 1948, 4 door Oct 1950. |
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◊ 2011-06-21 13:50 |
The dates I gave were for the Series MM as a whole, forgot that the 4-door was introduced later. What I have not been able to find out is whether the earliest four door cars were lowlight or highlight. Anybody know? |
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◊ 2011-06-21 14:02 |
All 4 doors were highlight. 2 door became highlight from Jan 51. Glass's is however unclear when the convertible started or changed - the first reference is June 51 "fixed rear side windows on Tourer; now known as Convertible" - I assume it had same sequence as 2 door saloon? Also for all versions March 51 - "painted radiator grille instead of chromium". So any highlight with chrome grille very unusual, particularly 2 door. |
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◊ 2011-06-21 14:52 |
According to Wikipedia (for what that's worth) the Tourer was available from the 1948 introduction, and had old-school removable side-curtains in the back. It became a Convertible when the fixed side windows were added. I have never seen any Minor with a chromium-plated grille. |
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◊ 2011-06-21 17:06 |
HTX 836 has a chromium plated grille, and also the extra plates to widen the bumpers by 4", assuming that it still exists, which it did in 2009. This would be a very early series MM. The highlight front was actually introduced in January 1949, but only for North American export cars, others waiting until early 1951, presumably using up stocks of the earlier parts. The Traveller was not introduced until the 1953 model year on the series II, and early series II cars had the MM type painted grille and the early dashboard until October 1954, when the horizontal bars and the single central instrument were introduced. Both types of cars were built together, from Autumn 1952 until February 1953 at which point the MM died. There were no MM Travellers or light vans. Wiki is correct about the tourer. Information from "The Cars of BMC" Graham Robson Guild Publishing 1987. -- Last edit: 2011-06-21 17:18:36 |
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