Looking for history or Pictures

[Tony Morris]

OK guys this is a long shot but here we go. A very very long time ago, like the late sixty's my dad (Roy Morris) built a HB Vauxhall Viva in Birmingham at his business called Morspeed Garages in Birmingham. The car was featured in the first edition of Custom Car March 1970, that's right number 1.
This is the cover and the two picture from page 47.



http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p202/tonymorris...
This was taken at the same time but not used in the magazine.



Now he did race the car togather with my mum (Sue Morris) at Santa Pod (Drag Racing) somewhere between 1971 and 1974 and also in some sprints at Curborough seen here around 1973-74.



The car was sold I belive in around 1974-5 to someone in England, we moved to Germany in 76. At the time my Dad sold it the motor was a 361ci Chrysler out of a Facel Vegas HK500.

Stampeder the HB Viva was also feature in this magazine in 1970.

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Here is one more shot taken from the Vaxuhall magazine.


This is how the car looked when he sold it.



Now the chap who purchased the car said he was going to change it for drag racing only. So do you know what happen to it ? Or do any of you have any pictures of it at Santa Pod drag racing or sprinting at Curborough. Any info would be great thanks Tony Morris

[GBRM]

Tony - I've got the Vauxhall Motorist mag and I think some other pics of your Dad's car, will dig around over the weekend.

I'd recommned posting your request and pictures in the following two forums and I'm sure you'll get loads of responses.

http://www.droopsnoot.co.uk/forum.htm

http://www.vauxhallviva.com/forum/forum.html

[Tony Morris]

Thanks GBRM I have posted on the Vaxhall Viva forum this morning should be interesting to see if we get any replies.

Tony

[GBRM]

No worries Tony, I've bookmarked the VVOC thread. It would be worth putting it in the DSG forum too as there's a lot of Vauxhall nuts on there who followed Vauxhall and my late Dad from the 60s onwards (The Lindsay twins etc) and also the guy who drag races the Chevette now (his name escapes me, sorry).

Good luck

Gregor Marshall

[The Hypno-Toad]

I'm sorry but as soon as I saw those pictures I thought of this;

http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=nqqZ28m8uCo&...

No offence meant. Hope you find the car.