The Roaring Season

Thank you to all on here and everyone we saw on Saturday at Pukekohe and then Sunday at the Hot Rod Blow Out. The feedback to the car has been very humbling. We look forward to getting the car finished off and then having some fun with it

Now that is public yes please post the pics as I cant seem to from my phone.

And thanks to guys like you on this forum that have been supportive of the project from the start

The Morrari Recreation has been one of my Dad’s dream projects for at least 10 years. It is a recreation of the late Garth Souness Morrari which ran in the sixties in the All Comers class. It was a Morris Minor body draped over an unwanted and outdated 1955 Ferrari Super Squalo Grand Prix chassis. ...

Firmly resisting the temptation to make it look better than the original I trust ? We have accurately tried to recreate the Ferrari GP chassis the best we can from a few photos we had. The body itself was painted in enamel in a two car tin garage. The body was all together with windows and door ...

Chassis is mostly assembled after paint now...

Body is back on and we are finishing installing the front suspension and general final hook up of everything.

Lettering and signage - all hand painted is being finished today also.

It is great to be this far along with the project

This week's update is that all fabrication is all finished. The body is painted Ferrari red and awaiting hand painted lettering to be done later this week. The chassis is being painted as I write this. We are looking at reassembly this coming weekend. T-shirts are being designed and we hope to have ...

Thank you - it is great to finally have this project at a point where we are now talking event debut etc! The chassis and fab are all being completed this weekend so we can start painting everything. The end of March is coming around quick. Once its done I look forward to sharing photos of the build ...

We are six weeks away from having the Morrari recreation at the last motorsport event at Pukekohe at the end of March. If you looked at the car right now you would be thinking - no way in hell and in some ways you may be right haha. The headers are done, 80% of the chassis is done with the body ...

Is it just motor cycles? Or cars too

Whats the Flying Farewell Event at the end of March all about

Fantastic to see the Morarri in these pics

We have a majority of the Ferrari chassis all done and just finishing the rear suspension set up and steering

Its been fun so far but exhaustive research to get the details as close as feasible.

Guys, I am looking for this book, by Dick Messenger and Doug Woods. Have had offers of a couple one signed one not, but thought would ask on here in case someone has a surplus to requirements copy - $50 ish or so - plus would pay postage !! " Flat To The Boards A History of Motor Car Sport in New ...

At this stage we wont do a build diary as we go. We are working on it every day and night at the moment as we have put a deadline on the build. Once its finished or near completion we will post pictures online here and on the GMS Hot Rods Facebook and Instagram pages. Rest assured we are doing all ...

Happy New Year to everyone on here and also ALL the people who have been following and supportive of the Morrari recreation. 2023 will be the year in which the Morrari (Recreation) ROARS! I have promised myself that I wont do anymore on my projects until we get at least two of Dads projects done ...

Thank you Roger, that Jan 66 pic is the guise the car is being built to. While the car looked handsome and understated with the Borrani wires, the Jan 66 pic evokes the nasty loud hot rod background we come from. Thanks for sharing....

Greg, good to read of progress - just recently Allan Dick reposted part of his NZ Classic Driver story on the Morrari- which generated a bit of response. I also saw recently a couple of photos of the car which you may have -it was on the Facebook Page " Old New Zealand Motor Racing ". Can find and ...

Silvester Chev Coupe
No 76 Kurtis Kraft midget
Pete Lodge Baloo
Morrari - but I am biased haha
Garth Hogan - either the funny car or his last BIG Top Fuel car or the Hogan. Martin and Rea land speed roadster record holder
Barry Butterworth midget

Well, it was 2011 when I started this thread on here requesting photos and information for the recreation of the Morrari for my Dad, Mark Stokes. Nearly at mid 2020 and where are we at? Well hot rodding has always been our primary focus but thankfully the Morrari has always been on our radar and is ...

Looking forward to the book Steve. If you happen to come across any information or images on the Morrari would you mind letting us know please?