lump Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Hello again, gang. While searching through photos from our swap meet events for another thread, I came upon this one of an unidentified roadster pickup. It was on the back of a truck when I took the photo, before anyone might have put up a window card with info on the card. As often happens during a show, I'll see something really cool as I'm whizzing by on my way to deal with some issue or another, and plan to come back later to check it out. Then I get busier and busier, and quite often forget it until it's too late. So, help me with this one if you can. I should state for the record that I know NOTHING about this small vehicle. It might be European, it might be custom made from other vehicles, it might be Asian...I just don't know. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMc Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Late Forties Morris utility. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozstatman Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 David, Did you come across the green Morris ute in your travels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMc Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Mal, No, travelling through Mr. Google! I remember that era well, my first car was a 1937 Morris 11 year older . David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Cute little trucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozstatman Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 David, Reason I asked is because the Ute in the photo has a QLD historic rego plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lump Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 Thanks, guys. Well done, as per usual! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Friederich Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Probably based on the 1940-53 Series Z. The 5cwt Series Z is one of my favourites, design way ahead of Ford and Austin of the same vintage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Saxton Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 About that period Morris used about a 250+ cubic inch 6 cylinder Saurer diesel engine, with as strong aluminium alloy main engine casting, with a cast iron head. The injectors were unusual in that instead of spray holes in the tip, the end cap lifted for a ring spray of fuel. The exhaust could be smokey, but you would fix that now with 5 to 7 % of LPG in the intake air to catalise the complete burning of the diesel , and almost complete utilisation of the energy in the fuel. This gives more power and better economy, with very little in the way of toxic product of incomplete combustion. I never got to use one as I once planned, and there are a couple of engines and gearboxes here, and no owner has been interested enough to look. They fitted a much larger Morris Commercial than those little shopping trolleys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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