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Original Morris Motors body drawings found!

Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 9:57 pm
by Ian Grace
The ORIGINAL Morris Motors drawing office drawings of the following Morris Minor bodies have been found!

1928/29 fabric saloon
1930 fabric saloon
1930/31 de luxe saloon
1929/30/31 tourer
1929/30/31/32/33 van

These large drawings are being copied and will be made available to members. 8)

Re: Original Morris Motors body drawings found!

Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2014 3:56 pm
by Ian Grace
The five drawings have been copied at a print shop. Each drawing is about 9 1/2 " by 22" . The drawings are reductions of the blueprints that were used in the Drawing Office at Cowley as a reference 'index'. They are copies of copies and are indistinct in places so they are not of top quality. Copies will be available to members shortly. Please let me know if you would like any of them.

Re: Original Morris Motors body drawings found!

Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2014 9:08 pm
by martinng
Ian, I would very much like to see the 1930/31 "Luxury Saloon". Presumably what we refer to as the coachbuilt saloon.
Martin

Re: Original Morris Motors body drawings found!

Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2014 10:19 pm
by Ian Grace
Martin,

Indeed. I should have the drawings by the end of next week. I'll contact you then.

Ian

Re: Original Morris Motors body drawings found!

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2015 8:32 pm
by martinng
Hi Ian, I have just rediscovered this thread.
Have I missed the announcement of the drawings becoming available?
I would still like to see the appropriate drawing please if it is around.

Re: Original Morris Motors body drawings found!

Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2015 8:34 pm
by Ian Grace
Hi Martin,

No, you haven't missed anything. I now have the drawings and am in the process of copying them. They are VERY feint in areas, so don't get too excited. But nevertheless they are worth having.

Re: Original Morris Motors body drawings found!

Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2017 11:20 pm
by amershamlad
Ian,

Did these drawings prove to be of any practical use? I'm thinking of frame dims/details for my 1929 tourer?

Re: Original Morris Motors body drawings found!

Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2017 11:37 pm
by Ian Grace
I'm afraid not. When they arrived, they were virtually unintelligible, and any further photocopying would have resulted in blank pieces of paper!

Re: Original Morris Motors body drawings found!

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2017 4:48 pm
by amershamlad
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm :(

Re: Original Morris Motors body drawings found!

Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2018 12:31 pm
by maddpuk
Ian,
Whilst not a Morris drawing, I have located the attached drawn by Archie Maddox ...

Re: Original Morris Motors body drawings found!

Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 2:10 pm
by Ian Grace
Super rare drawing - thanks for posting it!

Ian