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Morrari Race #177 in 1966.
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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..