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Morrari Race #177 in 1966.
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Originally Posted by
GregT
There is plenty of information on the web about early Ferrari chassis. Gilco who built most of the early chassis had a major anniversary a few years ago and put out a lot of info and drawings. The 555 is generic twin oval tube Gilco with an added tubular superstructure which differentiated the Super Squalo's.
I've certainly built replica motorcycle frames from less information than is available now for this.
Greg T,
The Original Morrari has popped up on Facebook from an American Guy that I met in the USA in July 1982 - he had seen the photos on the HVRA page here in NZ and reposted. Spgeti Bruce Dyer mentioned Greg Stokes in the Post.
The photo that was recently posted - by Tom Colby,
[ Tom is an Austin Healey guy and involved with " Speedwell " in the USA - working on very modified AH Sprites and other British Sports Cars ]
The photo was part of a post by Spgeti on the HVRA Facebook page - photographer not stated.
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The Morrari ran Race #177 at the April and May 1966 Pukekohe Meetings and Milan has posted Entry Lists - Interesting is the " Firestone " sticker is pasted over so presumably was a " Dunlop " Meeting.
The 23rd April 1966 Meeting was a Cars only Meeting and was the " infamous " Reverse Direction Meeting.
The 14th May 1966 Meeting was from memory a "Combined Car and Motorcycle " Meeting run by ACC NSCC and the Auto Cycle Union - correct me here please !!
I was at both meetings and had the programmes which I gave away in 2008 ..
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Morrari - being driven by Glen " Jigger " Jones.
The start of the thread a note from Greg [and Mark ] Stokes about the Morrari -Re-creation.
" I am posting this on behalf of my father Mark Stokes who is starting to build a recreation of the Morrari. The Garth Souness Morris Minor lo-lite on a Ferrari chassis with a 327 Corvette engine. "
A another photo for the collection ;
Same photo from John Larry Lawton - the original and his own cropped version.
Believed to be in 1965 - others may know more !!.
Morrari has the Borrani wires on it - so early in its life with the Morris / Corvette combination.
Nice VW Kombi Utility being used by the Marshall - too !!
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Braking hard some smoke from the tyres..
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Met Glen Jones in Newton [ Karangahape Road ] when working there 1968 - 1973. Glen was a mate of Frank " Sonny " Stephens /Stevens who ran the Service Station /Workshop off K Rd, in East Street.
There used to be interesting cars at the workshop as Glen, Frank and others were into Motor Racing in big American Cars, Chev Coupe's and others..
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Morrari at Pukekohe - for the last possible time. The Recreation / Replica
Mark and Greg Stokes - " borrowed " your photos, and the one posted by Bazza Morland too !!.
Here are your ones.
Some with the Craig Stacey " Recreation / Replica " of the Rod Coppins Zephyr Corvette.
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The Originals together at Pukekohe - 1966 - Terry Marshall Photo.
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The T shirt created by Mark and Greg to commemorate the car.
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Morrari - New and Old - other peoples photo's.
Bazza Morland photo of the " replica " !!.
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1966 at Pukekohe - my own photo.
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Morrari and Zephyr Corvette in 1965/66. Peter Levet photo - archives Milan Fistonic
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The Zephyr Corvette May 1966 .- [ with Ken Bailey I wrote on the photo Programme says Keith McClure,
- after Rod Coppins
Same meeting as the Morrari photo - my own.
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The entry list #49 and #177.
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The Morrari recreation and the History on paper
The September 2023 NZ Hot Rod Magazine features the " Morrari " aka The Monster.
Article written by Greg Stokes of GMS Hot Rods which is Greg and Mark Stokes business.
The Cover.
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The Car now features in the Issue #390 of NZ Classic Car Magazine - Nov/Dec 2023 written by Steve Holmes - out soon.
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The GMS Hot Rods - cartoon picture of the car.
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Off to the Bookshop next week.
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The Morrari - Terry [ Steelo ] Baker photos from 1965.
John Larry Lawton has been given the late Terry Baker archive of photos, which he has put on the -
" Old New Zealand Motor Racing "
Facebook group.
John L Lawton notes ;
" In memory of my old mate, the late Terry Baker (AKA Steelo) I would like to start posting heaps of his old photos. Terry passed away in January last year and I would like to thank his stepson Carl for keeping all his photos and shipping them up to me. There are hundreds of them and I am gradually going to scan them and post the NZ ones on this FB page.Terry and I go back go the 1960's when i meet him at the Auckland Car Club rooms. We travelled to Aussie and Europe together. Some of his photos I will be able to add a few details to, some I was standing next to him when he took them and others I have no idea who, where or what. "
Included in the first trio are two of the Morrari - one with the number plate - new issue EW4078 at the GP meeting in 1965.
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There are other photos to come and will probably put them all on the Pukekohe tread -
" http://www.theroaringseason.com/show...Roger-Dowdingl ".