Admiral Puff Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Am I right in saying that the van in this picture: www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235047385-pre-war-interior-colours/ is a Morris? If so, does anyone know of a kit (preferably in something like 1:24)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 I'm 90% sure that's a bullnose Morris (aka. Morris Cowley) as you say. Assuming I haven't just made a total fool of myself, this is all I found from a quick google: https://www.scalemates.com/kits/180989-airfix-morris-cowley-1923 If so, it looks as though you may need to have a hunt through Ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Its not a 'Bullnose' Morris. The radiator shroud is not Morris. But considering the special coachwork, it could have been built on a Morris or Austin chassis and the coach builder made their own bonnet and radiator shroud You could search out the Revell BMW Dixie in 1/24. It was a legit copy of the Austin 7 [1922-39]. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/103264-revell-07131-bmw-3-15-ps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Jones Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Try googling " Morris Commercial Snub Nose van" , plenty of photos of similar light commercials there . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsman Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 These guys have an Airfix Bullnose Morris, among other things. £14 + shipping. https://www.kitsforcash.com/1-32-pre-owned-kits-c72.htm?a=1&page=1 Not bad for a "collectable" kit. Nothing else there of obvious use to you at the moment, but stock changes regularly. An Airfix Vauxhall Prince Henry might be something else to consider. What about one of the ICM Ford T's?? They do a utility pick-up with a full cab, on which you could build a van body. Could you use one of their Ford T ambulances and skin over the external framing on the rear body? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Puff Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 Thanks all - some good lines to follow ... I didn't think it was a "Bullnose" Cowley because of the radiator shape, but something about the "feel" of the vehicle said "Morris" - maybe, as Black Knight says, the coachbuilder did a one-off radiator. It's one of those silly subjects that cries out to be modelled! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Jones Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 It's not a one off radiator , they were known as a Morris "snub nose" , late 1920's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Could someone just put a picture on here please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Aero Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 The vehicle in question is I think a British made Overland. There are no kits in any scale that I know of. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Puff Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 Thanks, John - you wouldn't, by some wonderful chance, be able to suggest a point from which to start looking for drawings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Aero Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 I would work with a Morris Cowley. The Overland was made in the USA, UK and Canada but at different times. The final vintage production being in Canada (c 1928). The Cowley Oxford wheel base was 8' 6" as was the British Overland. The Canadian one was 9'. In the 1920's there were many chassis and standard body works each using Sankey 'artillery' wheels (or similar wooden spoke ones) were very similar with often only the radiator shell and the the finer detail mechanical s to distinguish them. Some later Overland's had a flatter radiator. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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