Much is made of the old American cars in Cuba. Bit of a disappointment when you actually see them, most have been converted by fitting Asian diesel engines.A friend of mine is building up a Morris 8 with MGB running gear, it was pretty much scrap when bought. He is currently rolling a roof panel to fill the sunroof in.
I believe Edward turner had a Riley 9 and there is a broad similarity with the first Triumph speedtwin head design. I do love Rileys, my dad had an early 40's RMA.
I had a 1937 one in the early 80's as my daily driver when the weather was bad (motorbike main form of transport)
Hydraulic brakes were a selling point over cable operated at the time I think.
Morris bought Wolsley in 1935 and started using common platforms, I understand that the Morris 12 was the same as a Wolsey 12/38.
A friend of mine is building up a Morris 8 with MGB running gear, it was pretty much scrap when bought. He is currently rolling a roof panel to fill the sunroof in.
He'd be better off putting an a series in there from a 1275 midget, much lighter and more tunable - bored to 1400 with a single 13/4 it would be way better than a heavy old "b".
It is on SORN, so hopefully. It was in relatively good condition as it had been parked up over the war, I sold it to someone who was going to restore it, from near Dundee I think. though that would be 30 years ago.That'll be a seies 2 by the looks of the grill. Do you know if it's still around?
And yes, they did (do) have hydraulic brakes. Not that big though!
He'd be better off putting an a series in there from a 1275 midget, much lighter and more tunable - bored to 1400 with a single 13/4 it would be way better than a heavy old "b".
Great that he's restoring it, shame he's not keeping the sunroof.
Is that by choice?
The work is more of a resurrection than restoration, the car was an absolute wreck and how it escaped being broken up for parts over the years is a mystery. The roof was rotten and he is not a great fan of sunroof's in cars plus it is an excuse to use his English Wheel on a large panel rather than repair patches.
It is on SORN, so hopefully. It was in relatively good condition as it had been parked up over the war, I sold it to someone who was going to restore it, from near Dundee I think. though that would be 30 years ago.
View attachment 168709 Pic of current work on the motor to make a replacement air scoop for the front of the car. The dimples in sheet steel the result of a previous forum enquiry can just be seen at the back of the side piece.
RonA
Fair do's.
Give him a nudge, I wouldn't mind seeing a pic or two.
Cheers,
Hi RWD3MHI Ron,
You clearly still have a way to go but what you're doing looks good.
Good luck and do keep us posted with Progress.
I'm due to pick up the crankshaft for my M8 on Monday so will try to get a few pics up of the rebuild.
Regards,
Richard.