Solved - NEH 1328: 1952 Adams & Robinson-bodied Morgan +4 on '53 Daily Express Rally

[Carnut]

This car has been puzzled before, but I've found this new picture in which it looks surprisingly different, so perhaps it can be run again.

What is it and in what is it participating in the picture?

Get it right and earn 1 point!

[fgsavoia]

Touring body?

[Carnut]

Touring body?

Looks like it could be, doesn't it?   But it's not..

[Carnut]

Let's see if the Experts remember it?

[SACO]

Morgan +4 ,1953 by Adams & Robinson ?

[Carnut]

Morgan +4 ,1953 by Adams & Robinson ?

You've got the right car, but 1953 is not quite right.
I've also seen it described as bodied by Adams & Robinson on websites, asserting that it's a twin of an A&R Jowett Jupiter, but I don't see much resemblance myself.  All I know is that is was bodied as a copy of a Ferrari Berlinetta by its owner, but who actually built the body is not certain.  It might have been A&R but it might not..

So it's locked for you to answer the remaining part of the question for the point?

[SACO]

Jowett Jupiter and Morgan together ;very similar
1952 for the Morgan .

[Carnut]

Jowett Jupiter and Morgan together ;very similar
1952 for the Morgan .

They are indeed twins!
I think someone must have posted a picture of the wrong Jupiter on the website where I was looking..!
Now, for that point: what is the puzzle car participating in?
Still locked for you!

[SACO]

2nd on the 1953 Daily Express Rally 

[Carnut]

2nd on the 1953 Daily Express Rally 

Quite so!

[barrett]

Morgan +4 ,1953 by Adams & Robinson ?

You've got the right car, but 1953 is not quite right.
I've also seen it described as bodied by Adams & Robinson on websites, asserting that it's a twin of an A&R Jowett Jupiter, but I don't see much resemblance myself.  All I know is that is was bodied as a copy of a Ferrari Berlinetta by its owner, but who actually built the body is not certain.  It might have been A&R but it might not..

So it's locked for you to answer the remaining part of the question for the point?

This was definitely built by Adams & Robinson! It was built for Roy Clarkson for use on the 1953 Monte Carlo rally, work begun in August 1952 but it was only just completed in time for the start of the race, so 1953 would actually be the correct year of build. Both this and the Jowett were being built at the same time, although the Jupiter wasn't finished until 1957, after Charlie Robinson had wound up A&R and become body man for John Willment, hence why that car is sometimes known as the 'Willment-Robinson Jowett'. Apparently, despite being a hugely talented panel beater, Charlie Robinson refused to hunker down and get on with building these cars and a lot of the work on the Morgan was actually done by Maurice Gomm, with whom Robinson shared a workshop! 

[Carnut]

Yes - I was wrong!

[barrett]

Should probably be merged with this one now:

http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=3033.0

[Carnut]

Should probably be merged with this one now:

http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=3033.0

Yes, it is the same car all right (as I knew from the start) but with a much nicer grille than that horrible Ford Consul thing..

My heading has just a bit more info though to help find it..

[woodinsight]

Some period shots -

[barrett]

Thanks!!

Those are all new to me

[dzima1985]

Some period shots -

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