1952 Morris Oxford Traveller Pick-up conversion [MO]
1952 Morris Oxford Traveller [MO] in Sanpo suru reikyusha, Movie, 1964
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![1952 Morris Oxford Traveller Pick-up conversion [MO]](/i001507863.jpg)
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◊ 2021-04-17 23:16 |
![[Image: morrispickupi000837.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/26849/morrispickupi000837.jpg) Custom-built ? |
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◊ 2021-04-18 12:34 |
Yes, it was very common in the 1950s to transform old sedans into 2-seater pick-ups and even 4-seater pick-ups like the Datsun Convar in the photo. I think it was done because the taxes were exaggeratedly lower for commercial cars than passenger cars![[Image: i-img1024x768-1528146891pjzrgl3041001.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/28544/i-img1024x768-1528146891pjzrgl3041001.jpg) |
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◊ 2021-04-18 13:05 |
Why? https://www.flickriver.com/photos/142904214@N06/48136829233/ There does appear to have been some minor modification, but the MO Oxford was a monocoque car, no chassis, so to custom build a pickup would mean major work involving some expertise. At the same time, Morris produced 10cwt. commercial versions called “Cowley”, see link above. The only other possibility would be to cut down an Oxford Traveller, but again, why? -- Last edit: 2021-04-18 13:13:13 |
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◊ 2021-04-18 13:40 |
From the image of the Cowley it can be seen that it is not the same model ... The option of cutting a Traveler may be a good option because I don't see the logic of taking a Cowley and modifying simple design elements ... The reasons are very characteristic of Japan's The 50s ... First for an economic reason, mainly because having a commercial or cargo vehicle exempts you from paying a lot of taxes ... And for the public's taste too, in Japan they liked station wagons and pick ups very much .. hence the reason for many mixed versions based on vans and passenger cars Examples: mixed pick up on Prince Truck base: ![[Image: pickupprincea2.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/28544/pickupprincea2.jpg) Mixed pick up on Datsun Sedan base: ![[Image: u123datsun.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/28544/u123datsun.jpg) |
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◊ 2021-04-18 13:41 |
@jfs, ah, thanks. Never knew that there was a pickup version of Oxford [MO], though this one appears to have a unique bed  But @Gongora does make a good point. Modifying and converting even simple cars (saloons, estates etc) into whatever is necessary to move things in the post-war Japan was rather common. -- Last edit: 2021-04-18 13:45:22 |
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◊ 2021-04-18 14:05 |
http://www.simoncars.co.uk/morriscv/oxfordcv.html Or, more likely, cut down a Cowley van. (See above) I have knowledge of the Oxford MO saloon, having spent time under my Dad’s 1951 example, and can assure you that there is no scope for decapitating them, there is just no strength in the monocoque assembly, no chassis rails to fix to, and the shape of the car from behind the front doors is too different. |
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◊ 2021-04-18 14:26 |
Looks like a cut-down Traveller - see the lower sill lip in first thumb. Is it a hearse or other funeral car?? |
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◊ 2021-04-18 14:32 |
No, most certainly not a vehicle belonging to the funeral business. |
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◊ 2021-04-18 19:43 |
Bearing in mind that the MO Traveller was built on a chassis like the commercial vehicles, it seems that it would be sensible to go for MO Traveller modified to a pickup. I did wonder whether the traveller was built with that mazak grille, but yes, for about 1 year. The only other consideration is, was it a Hindustan Fourteen? However, I can find no trace of a Traveller based on that car. -- Last edit: 2021-04-18 20:02:13 |
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◊ 2021-04-18 20:11 |
I cannot assure anything, but I see it almost impossible to find a Hindustan at that time ... Japan exported small quotas of cars to Asian countries in the 50s, but imports only came from the United States or Europe ... Not even Holdens were hardly imported. from neighboring Australia |
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◊ 2021-04-19 04:37 |
Could it be a flower car?? It's been prettyfied with 2-tone and a highlighted side strip, has lots of shiny chrome, and seems to have rails along the sides of the load area. And it's travelling in front of a hearse. Seems to have sign-writing on side. And the over-riders don't match - is that a mysterious symbolic code, or just that the left one's been replaced? And if it's Traveller-based (as I think it might be) it's very unusual for having this first type grille, which was only used for a couple of months Sept-Oct 52 on the Traveller before the new grille arrived. |
