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Re: The Morrari recreation
Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2017 7:33 am
by Roger Dowding
Oldfart wrote:Other Z car (Datsun) for rear diff? I thought the car was on wires when it ran early on?
Yes Rhys it was Borrani's, have seen a few photos on them when first built ..
Hi Greg
Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 11:30 am
by robmahoney
Greg Stokes wrote:Hi Rob,
Your post brings back memories of the stories I heard from Dad from the times he would go to various motor racing events with Mike - much history there.
I will pass your message on to Dad.
Thanks,
Greg
Thanks for that, Greg, if only we had had access to HD cameras back then!
Re: The Morrari recreation
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 6:51 pm
by BMCBOY
I was reading a 1993 magazine the other day which had an article about English car restorer Tony Merrick and I noticed this photo that applies to this thread. The caption read..... " major restoration project was the 555 Supersqualo which was once fitted with a V8 Chevrolet and clothed in a Morris Minor body"
The original chassis frame was probably similar to this drawing that also turned up on the net.
Re: The Morrari recreation
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 9:07 pm
by ERC
Tony Merrick also (re)created the only 'missing' ERA, now known as AJM1. Some very clever people around.
A distant view of Morrari at Pukehoe Jan. 1965. I hadnt discovered telep lens then
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 3:56 am
by Ross
Re: The Morrari recreation
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 9:39 am
by Kwaussie
Ferrari typo 553 were tough old cars. This photo from 1954 is after a practice crash at Bern in 1954, chassis could be #2 or #3.
Rebuilt as 555's and shipped to Melbourne for the 1956 Australian Grand Prix then on to New Zealand for the 1957 series.
The guy on the right is exclaiming "jes in ten years time this chassis may have a even older morris body mounted to replace this one!"
Re: The Morrari recreation
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 10:08 pm
by Greg Stokes
BMCBOY wrote:I was reading a 1993 magazine the other day which had an article about English car restorer Tony Merrick and I noticed this photo that applies to this thread. The caption read..... " major restoration project was the 555 Supersqualo which was once fitted with a V8 Chevrolet and clothed in a Morris Minor body"
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The original chassis frame was probably similar to this drawing that also turned up on the net.
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Excellent pictures. We are still looking for detail pit side shots of the interior to this car etc. The big news however is that we are finally starting construction very soon
Re: The Morrari recreation
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 12:14 am
by Allan
Do you think he would be willing to part with it for the recreation?
Re: The Morrari recreation
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2017 8:33 am
by 45DCOE
Found this on Old NZ Motor Racing. Looks like the shot was taken later in the season when the exhausts were pointed through the bonnet
Re: The Morrari recreation
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2017 9:15 pm
by Greg Stokes
Allan wrote:Do you think he would be willing to part with it for the recreation?
I’m not sure what you mean?
Re: The Morrari recreation
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2017 9:16 pm
by Greg Stokes
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Found this on Old NZ Motor Racing. Looks like the shot was taken later in the season when the exhausts were pointed through the bonnet
That’s an excellent and useful photo many thanks!
Off to the grid - May 1966 The Morrari in the field ..
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 4:51 am
by Roger Dowding
Greg, have put this on Facebook - better here though, and think I have an action shot.
second photo is from Robin Tanner I think the reverse direction meeting in April 1966
and the third is the "action " shot ".
It is not useful as a reference shot but a bit of history - again at Pukekohe in 1966.
Re: The Morrari recreation
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 8:26 am
by Paul B
Was that Robins coupe in the second photo Roger
Re: The Morrari recreation
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 8:07 pm
by Milan Fistonic
Paul B wrote:Was that Robins coupe in the second photo Roger
Number 56 was John Riley.
Re: The Morrari recreation
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 8:23 pm
by Allan
Greg Stokes wrote:I’m not sure what you mean?
Tongue in cheek comment referring to the possible use of the restored 555 to recreate the Morrari.
Re: The Morrari recreation
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 11:45 pm
by Greg Stokes
Roger Dowding wrote:Greg, have put this on Facebook - better here though, and think I have an action shot.
second photo is from Robin Tanner I think the reverse direction meeting in April 1966
and the third is the "action " shot ".
It is not useful as a reference shot but a bit of history - again at Pukekohe in 1966.
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Excellent photos many thanks!
Re: The Morrari recreation
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2017 11:46 pm
by Greg Stokes
Allan wrote:Tongue in cheek comment referring to the possible use of the restored 555 to recreate the Morrari.
Ah I see - yes a lazy few million would get us the Ferrari donor car to do this all again haha!!!
Plan is to recreate the Ferrari style chassis as close as we can using similar era components etc
Re: The Morrari recreation
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2017 11:35 am
by Kwaussie
They were great looking cars in their day!
Re: The Morrari recreation
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2017 6:30 pm
by Bruce302
Paul B wrote:Was that Robins coupe in the second photo Roger
Yes, that is Robin's "Edelbrock Special" coupe. The number 161 is a reference to the motorcycle club he was in.
Not sure why he wasn't in the program.
B.
Re: The Morrari recreation
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2017 1:33 am
by Milan Fistonic
Bruce302 wrote:Yes, that is Robin's "Edelbrock Special" coupe. The number 161 is a reference to the motorcycle club he was in.
Not sure why he wasn't in the program.
B.
My confusion about which photo was being asked about.
The entry list I posted above was from the May 14, 1966 meeting and refers to the first photo.
This entry list is from the April 23, 1966 meeting, which was the one run in the reverse direction, and refers to the second photo.