Astral Traveller - 1951 customised split-screen Morris Minor

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This car was customised in Scotland around 1974 with a 289 V8, totally new chassis, and E-type Jaguar irs. It attended custom car shows of the day and was in the custom magazines. Spent some time locally from early 80s to maybe early 90s. Was never officially on the road after being modified. Wine candy-apple red with light cream coloured vinyl roof, dark side-windows, roof-spotlight, and wide Wolfrace slot-mag wheels. Massive amount of work went into this car.

Anyone remember it or know if it's still around or have any info at all?

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guru_1071 said:

i think ive seen a thread on this on retro rides

it looked a beast

in fact here is a link to it

great looking car!

http://mog.myfreeforum.org/about1850.html&high...

Edited by guru_1071 on Tuesday 27th November 18:16

Hey, now that is interesting. Will have look through all of the pics. Remember it locally from around 1984. I remember the "one-legged-man" driving-position. Think it had a respray and "sunroof" around then. Was local between 2 owners from around 82/83 till maybe 90 /92.

For a custom-car of it's time in the early 70s it was a great imaginative build.

Ps - a mate and myself polished those wolfrace wheels with wet-&-dry and T-cut in the summer of 84 when we were 16, and just left school, for the neighbour-owner, and I remember painting the slots in gold. It had a 289 V8 in it then and it was LOUD on virtually open pipes.

Edited by quiraing on Thursday 29th November 20:42

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To Plastic Orange.

Note the 289 Ford V8 had SU-carbs on a fabricated manifold. Interesting combination.

I still remembered all the different parts used on this car without seeing the thread. Think the dash clocks were MGB IIRC. Not sure how efficient the slim Standard radiator would be. The chassis was like the Forth Road Bridge.

Car did a smoky burnout in the then-owner's garage - left foot on brake and floor the throttle - tyre rubber was on the floor for years till garage was taken down.

It's a great period classic customised car, a real classic. Good luck wi yer plans. Would be good to see Astral on the road.

Edited by quiraing on Saturday 1st December 19:05

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Have some old photos (somewhere!!!) of Astral around 1984. Will have a look and post if I find them. Do you already have history from 80s?