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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2011 => Topic started by: Carnut on March 14, 2011, 12:13:46 PM

Title: Solved - NEH 1009: EB Morgan Special
Post by: Carnut on March 14, 2011, 12:13:46 PM: What's this?
1 point if you can identify it correctly:
Title: Re: NEH 1009
Post by: Carnut on March 28, 2011, 09:53:06 AM: Experts?
Title: Re: NEH 1009
Post by: Carnut on April 11, 2011, 06:34:05 AM: Quote from: Carnut on March 28, 2011, 09:53:06 AM
Experts?

Flummoxed them as well.
Let's try the Professionals then..
Title: Re: NEH 1009
Post by: Wendax on April 11, 2011, 06:38:44 AM: Jaguar based?
Title: Re: NEH 1009
Post by: Carnut on April 11, 2011, 07:19:10 AM: Quote from: Wendax on April 11, 2011, 06:38:44 AM
Jaguar based?

No
Title: Re: NEH 1009
Post by: woodinsight on April 11, 2011, 07:21:50 AM: Triumph TR-based?
Title: Re: NEH 1009
Post by: Carnut on April 11, 2011, 07:46:42 AM: Quote from: woodinsight on April 11, 2011, 07:21:50 AM
Triumph TR-based?

No, not that either.
Title: Re: NEH 1009
Post by: Allemano on April 11, 2011, 07:49:58 AM: Austin Healey underneath?
Title: Re: NEH 1009
Post by: woodinsight on April 11, 2011, 09:23:50 AM: MG based?
Title: Re: NEH 1009
Post by: Carnut on April 11, 2011, 09:42:21 AM: Quote from: Allemano on April 11, 2011, 07:49:58 AM
Austin Healey underneath?

Not that...

Quote from: woodinsight on April 11, 2011, 09:23:50 AM
MG based?

...or that.
Title: Re: NEH 1009
Post by: Wendax on April 11, 2011, 09:46:17 AM: Ford based?
Title: Re: NEH 1009
Post by: Carnut on April 11, 2011, 09:49:48 AM: Quote from: Wendax on April 11, 2011, 09:46:17 AM
Ford based?

No.
Although I have said "No" to all the suggestions so far I believe the car would have had a Triumph engine, but is not in itself Triumph-based.
Title: Re: NEH 1009
Post by: woodinsight on April 11, 2011, 11:58:42 AM: It's not a Heron-bodied Turner is it?
Title: Re: NEH 1009
Post by: Carnut on April 11, 2011, 12:11:51 PM: Quote from: woodinsight on April 11, 2011, 11:58:42 AM
It's not a Heron-bodied Turner is it?

I'm afraid not, no.
Title: Re: NEH 1009
Post by: whcgt on April 12, 2011, 03:22:34 AM: BMW 507 special coachworks?
Title: Re: NEH 1009
Post by: Carnut on April 12, 2011, 04:06:00 AM: Quote from: whcgt on April 12, 2011, 03:22:34 AM
BMW 507 special coachworks?

No.
Title: Re: NEH 1009
Post by: barrett on April 12, 2011, 04:37:20 AM: I know I'm supposed to be on holiday and everything, but I think this is an EB-bodied Morgan
Title: Re: NEH 1009
Post by: Carnut on April 12, 2011, 05:53:14 AM: Quote from: barrett on April 12, 2011, 04:37:20 AM
I know I'm supposed to be on holiday and everything, but I think this is an EB-bodied Morgan

Aha - so you managed to find a computer!
Yes - it is indeed the one and only EB Morgan.
It was made by the same EB (Edwards Brothers) who made the Debonair as a trial commissioned by Peter Morgan to see if they would be able to produce bodies for the dome-roofed modern Morgan Plus Four Plus, for which they did get the contract. Unfortunately (for them) that was not what Morgan buyers wanted, and only 12 were made in the end. This EB Morgan remained unique.
Title: Re: Solved - NEH 1009: EB Morgan Special
Post by: Carnut on April 12, 2011, 09:24:26 AM: Here's the original picture unmodified by me:
Title: Re: Solved - NEH 1009: EB Morgan Special
Post by: Carnut on February 26, 2014, 06:13:14 AM: I undertand this car has been restored and is now red.
I don't have any pictures of it post-restoration but here are a couple more pre-restoration ones:
Title: Re: Solved - NEH 1009: EB Morgan Special
Post by: Carnut on June 26, 2015, 06:25:55 AM: And here it is now that the restoration is complete: