lykaman Posted June 1, 2020 Share #13101 Posted June 1, 2020 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) At on time there was a Company in Lea Bridge Road, Hackney, London that rebuilt/renovated the Minor 1000's.. They offered superb workmanship and mouthwatering cars.. L. Edited June 1, 2020 by lykaman Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted June 1, 2020 Posted June 1, 2020 Hi lykaman, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
wlaidlaw Posted June 1, 2020 Share #13102 Posted June 1, 2020 One of my son's school masters was with us on a school cricketing tour to Sri Lanka in 2001 (in my schooldays an outing from Edinburgh to Hadrian's Wall was something special). He bought a whole load of spare panels for his Morris Woody there. These panels were still available new there and very cheaply. The Minor 1000 was built in Sri Lanka for years after production ceased in the UK. Eminently suited to Sri Lankan roads, where the double strength of a chassis plus a unitary body made them as tough as old nails. The only tools you really need are a hammer, a screwdriver, an adjustable spanner and a crowbar (to lever the front torsion bar out of the way, to withdraw the locating bolts for the brake master cylinder, which sits inside the chassis rail). There was an old motor trade joke of someone looking at an elderly mechanic's left hand which was missing a number of fingers. He asked: "El Alamein?". The answer came back: "no - Morris Minor brake cylinder." Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim J Posted June 1, 2020 Share #13103 Posted June 1, 2020 Interesting that it is referred to as the "Countryman" rather than "Traveller". A different name for an export market maybe? It was called the "Traveller" both in the UK and here. I'll have to look in my Morris Minor book. Anyway, here's the next one: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3984452'>More sharing options...
Jim J Posted June 1, 2020 Share #13104 Posted June 1, 2020 I have just been flicking through Paul Skilleter's book on the Morris Minor (unfortunately it doesn't have the greatest of indexes). No references in the book at all to the name "Countryman", other than to the Mini Countryman - a different car. I do know that there were Austin estate cars that used the name though but, once again, a different car. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted June 1, 2020 Share #13105 Posted June 1, 2020 MG F? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim J Posted June 1, 2020 Share #13106 Posted June 1, 2020 Well, that one didn't last long either - it is indeed an MG F. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Over to a.j.z. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Over to a.j.z. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3984542'>More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted June 1, 2020 Share #13107 Posted June 1, 2020 Advertisement (gone after registration) If somebody has a nice one feel free to step in. Otherwise I will post later today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted June 1, 2020 Share #13108 Posted June 1, 2020 Here is your next one Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3984720'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted June 1, 2020 Share #13109 Posted June 1, 2020 Maybe one of those horrible Panther Lima cars, based on Vauxhall Viva HC mechanicals. A friend of mine had one and asked me if I knew what he could do about the awful handling. He was somewhat upset when I handed him a box of matches. Wilson 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted June 1, 2020 Share #13110 Posted June 1, 2020 I’m embarrassed to say that I recognise it as a Kallista rather than Lima based on the slat vents - the Lima has mesh openings.... Personally I wouldn’t have wasted a whole box of matches. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted June 1, 2020 Share #13111 Posted June 1, 2020 Nigel, I suppose the best you could say about the Lima and later Kallista, is that they probably handled better than the grotesque Panther 6 wheeler, with its twin turbocharged 500 cu.in. Cadillac engine cantilevered out behind the rear wheels. I bet it does not go round corners twice as fast as my Morgan Three Wheeler. Bonhams sold it at an auction I was at in Monaco in 2011. It actually sold for just over £40,000, which was slightly more than it cost new, so zero depreciation. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted June 1, 2020 Share #13112 Posted June 1, 2020 (edited) I am impressed. Yes, a Panther Kallista. I had hoped that nobody would admit to know this car 😉 Your turn, Nigel. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited June 1, 2020 by a.j.z 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3984827'>More sharing options...
NigelG Posted June 2, 2020 Share #13113 Posted June 2, 2020 I am still in the UK (since mid-March) unable to return to my home in NYC till the borders reopen so don’t have access to my photo library. As “lockdown” eases here I might be able to get another interesting vehicle or two locally....but can someone else post in my place for the meantime? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham (G4FUJ) Posted June 2, 2020 Share #13114 Posted June 2, 2020 When I was a volunteer on the local heritage railway (more than 10 years ago now) one of the guys in the diesel dept used to build Kallistas (for a short period) a long time earlier. His "horror" stories of poor engineering standards used to make us all laugh. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted June 2, 2020 Share #13115 Posted June 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Graham (G4FUJ) said: When I was a volunteer on the local heritage railway (more than 10 years ago now) one of the guys in the diesel dept used to build Kallistas (for a short period) a long time earlier. His "horror" stories of poor engineering standards used to make us all laugh. Graham, I was told they used to take on reject staff from Lotus, TVR and Jensen 🤣 Wilson 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham (G4FUJ) Posted June 2, 2020 Share #13116 Posted June 2, 2020 No idea on that one Wilson. My fellow railman was between jobs in the IT sector. He was also into buses and used to help a bus group near Bristol with repairs and restorations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim J Posted June 2, 2020 Share #13117 Posted June 2, 2020 Just to keep things going, what is this one? I mean the green car on the right: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3985278'>More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted June 2, 2020 Share #13118 Posted June 2, 2020 Is there a bullet hole behind the wheel arch? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted June 2, 2020 Share #13119 Posted June 2, 2020 It has a vague look of the Vauxhall Victor FD Estate from around 1972. Maybe the Aussie version of that. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted June 2, 2020 Share #13120 Posted June 2, 2020 (edited) Holden HQ Station Wagon Edited June 2, 2020 by hektor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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