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van63
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 10:42 am    Post subject: 1955 Morris Oxford Series 11 Traveller Reply with quote

Hi everyone - was looking for a project Minor 1000 Traveller when this appeared. The woodwork is shot but is much simpler than the 1000 and isn't structural - well not much anyway. I'm hoping to get this finished quickly and on the road this year - we'll see!

Gary










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blakeand1
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 12:38 pm    Post subject: project Reply with quote

Hi ,
thats a great looking project .


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van63
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 12:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is the structure underneath.


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Monk
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 8:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What's with the 518 NT numberplate? It surely hasn't been registered in the NT in the last few years, it doesn't look as though it would survive a trip over the pits! And what about the NSW rear plate in the later pic? And the later pic has NSW plates?

Looks like you've got a bit of work ahead, good luck!


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van63
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 9:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Monk - aren't we the little Miss Marple?

Registered in the Northern Territory 10 years ago -must have kept the plates when the rego lapsed do you think?

'NSW' plates are actually from a photo of a different car from the Wolseley Club site in the UK and are UK plates.

Regards
Gary


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Monk
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 10:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not sure about Miss Marple, Poirot maybe. Was simply curious since I lived in the NT for 20 years until 2002. My experience with the inspectors in the NT was pretty interesting - your 180B numberplate light has one of two globes blown, it's not a spare you know - was one comment! I have to admit to having only glanced at the second pic not studied it minutely, so excuse my rash comments about NSW plates! Embarassed


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dazle
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 1:47 pm    Post subject: Keep U busy! Reply with quote

That will certainly keep you busy Garry for a while. I look forward to seeing some more pics as it progresses. Good luck with it.


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van63
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 1:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Dazle - yes it's a project alright but mechanically and rustwise very little to do.
It's the wood that will be tricky - mainly the rear doors - and I can measure 20 times and still get it wrong with wood. Maybe it's time for me to learn.

Gary


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stolzie
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Joined: 05 Nov 2012
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 2:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good luck with the project Gary, will be good to see some progress pics and even better to see it on the road when it is all finished.

Cheers,
Jason


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van63
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 2:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Jason - they tell me it will arrive in Brisbane on Friday - I'll have more photos when I start to clean it out a bit. Won't be til the weekend after this as I'm busy this weekend.

I can hardly wait to get it though.

Gary


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Paul M
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 7:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Monk, I think that is a UK plate on the back. From memory the black on yellow (Rear) and black on white reflective style plates were introduced in around 1969.

Hope this is of some use regarding its history

Cheers, Paul


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van63
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 8:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Paul -that's not my car - example only for illustration purposes of the steel frame that the wood is screwed to - my car is the green one from Darwin - that car is on the Wolseley Forum in the UK where they have a section on Morris Oxford Travellers.

Gary


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Paul M
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 8:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!

I will read ALL of the posts in a thread next time

Thanks Gary


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Monk
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 8:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah Paul, my bad. I glanced at the second lot of pics and assumed they were one and the same and just took in the yellow and black plates. I was more interested in the NT connection because of my 20 years there. It should be a good project.


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