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Mar 11, 2015 21:03:58 GMT
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This Morris 1800 was donated to www.leylandprincess.co.uk by Practical Classics legend Sam Glover on the proviso that it was either kept as a monument to BL failure or restored to its original condition. We agreed to take on the car and it was delivered to us at the NEC classic car show last November. This was the first time I'd clapped eyes on it and when I did my heart sank. There was a LOT of work to be done! ![](http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k588/rovamota/Morris%201800%20Wedge%20restoration/wedge4_zpsj11cbgnr.jpg) We decided to have a bit of fun with the car at the NEC show so we let visitors to our stand write their messages of condolence on the car. ![](http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k588/rovamota/100_1292_zps200eb91b.jpg) ![](http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k588/rovamota/100_1306_zpsa12v89sf.jpg) ![](http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k588/rovamota/100_1289_zps31ff2550.jpg) Then, it was time to drag it to its new home in Hampshire. ![](http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k588/rovamota/20141117_132509_zpsf39ca857.jpg)
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Last Edit: Mar 11, 2015 21:10:33 GMT by rovamota
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Mar 11, 2015 21:17:07 GMT
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Last Edit: Mar 11, 2015 21:18:30 GMT by rovamota
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Mar 11, 2015 21:28:59 GMT
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Mar 12, 2015 11:43:52 GMT
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Certainly an epic project there. Best wishes for it.
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Mar 12, 2015 12:09:50 GMT
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I can only look on in awe
what a feeling of satisfaction that'll give when it's all solid again!
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Mar 12, 2015 12:33:41 GMT
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That is nothing short of epic... That car looks way too far gone to save but you've stepped up to the mark and gone for it which is great!
I look forward to seeing this all finished and shiny as it's one heck of a rare car!!!
Superb...
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***GARAGE CURRENTLY EMPTY***
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Mar 12, 2015 12:39:24 GMT
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drop the shell over a stripped mx5 chassis
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Mar 12, 2015 12:51:18 GMT
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Nutters I saw pictures of it at the NEC and don't think I'm alone in thinking "yeah, right...". Impressed that you were brave enough to even start it!
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Mar 12, 2015 20:16:41 GMT
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Last Edit: Mar 13, 2015 19:24:18 GMT by rovamota
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Mar 12, 2015 20:20:05 GMT
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Then we had to pay attention to the outer sills. Years of bodges meant we had to cut off the nearside completely but luckily we found a NOS replacement. Unfortunately we don't have an offside sill. ![](http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k588/rovamota/Morris%201800%20Wedge%20restoration/IMG_9692_800_zps0sdvx6nr.jpg) ![](http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k588/rovamota/Morris%201800%20Wedge%20restoration/IMG_9698_800_zpsfuyogpuf.jpg)
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Last Edit: Mar 12, 2015 20:22:14 GMT by rovamota
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Mar 12, 2015 20:22:13 GMT
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![](http://memecrunch.com/meme/231KB/give-that-man/image.jpg) You're a braver man than me thats for sure and I own a 30 year old Jag!!!!
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I'm the handsome fella with the cheesy white specs or is that the cheesy fella with the handsome white specs?
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Mar 12, 2015 20:27:21 GMT
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Having a breather, this is how it should look once completed. Flamenco red with a blue vinyl interior. ![](http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k588/rovamota/Morris%201800%20Wedge%20restoration/Morris1800_zpsaliqknzh.jpg)
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Mar 12, 2015 20:30:17 GMT
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Just superb to see it being restored
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Mar 12, 2015 20:42:01 GMT
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Love this, my sister had a Morris 1800 wedge around 1985, same bright red colour, her then boyfriend wrote the car off when he drove it off the road and crashed over a tree stump wrecking the underside ![:-[](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/embarrassed.png) These and the Wolseley versions very rare cars now, nice to see this one being saved.
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Mar 13, 2015 12:22:56 GMT
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Flamenco looks nice with a good polish- looking forward to seeing the end result. Lots of lovely NOS BL panels going in there I see ![](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y66/brianthesnail96/Marinas/Mk2%20Saloon/20141025_152102.jpg~original)
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Mar 13, 2015 12:28:57 GMT
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That is going to look really very good indeed once it's all done, I can sense awesomeness...!!!
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Mar 13, 2015 18:22:27 GMT
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Last Edit: Mar 13, 2015 18:35:04 GMT by rovamota
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Morris 18-22 Restorationqwerty
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Mar 13, 2015 19:13:40 GMT
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Epic work. Well done for taking it on and seeing it through!
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Mar 13, 2015 19:14:56 GMT
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Bloody nora! That's a 'from the heart' rather than head restoration! I assume the bill with the welder bloke you've taken on is going to be mammoth?! Cap doffed for giving it a new lease of life though; I've seen Minis and mk1 Escorts in that sort of state fixed up once again for the road, purely because of their restored value, but this is more for the preservation of a rare car, I guess? BOOKMARKED!
*Edit: Digging around tinternet a bit, I now realise this Wedge is a pre-production one. Still barmy, but brilliant work at the same time!
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Last Edit: Mar 13, 2015 19:48:55 GMT by MK2VR6
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Mar 13, 2015 19:17:45 GMT
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Epic work, I am sure I remember reading about this car years ago. A quick question though, how come it's an 18-22 and its on a 'R' plate?
Bookmarked!
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