New Zealand minor

[Rustologust]

Hi would you know the year of a cheesegrater minor number 55/6851 I have purchased

[mike.perry]

Could you give me more info, ie lowlight/highlight wings, chassis number - SMM @@@@/FAE, FBA, FCJ etc @@@@@@. The number number you have given is probably the build number from Dominion Motors where most of the cars were assembled. What engine was originally fitted?

[Rustologust]

Hi thanks for your help I can see from the pic I have the numbers ref to car number will the chassis number be on the bulkhead as the UK ,might now need to wait until it arrives in UK

[mike.perry]

The chassis number plate should be on the engine compartment bulkhead.[frame][/frame]

[Rustologust]

Hi I can give you the letters and numbers as they appear on the plate as in your pic O E M 55/ 6851 now will this help with the year. Have you any idea what the M stands for

[POMMReg]

1954 NZ CKD/Primer Minor 5cwt van makes sense - check the "M", should be "H".

Probably dig out approx build date/engine number given time.

[Rustologust]

Hi the engine number is 72150 stamped on plate , ment to say it also has the deco dash hope this helps with the build dates

[mike.perry]

Can you send photos of car and chassis plate?

[TvdWerf]

Engine 83549 is a begin '51 car, 123046 is a late '51 car, so this one could be a late '50 MM

[POMMReg]

"55" used on the Nuffield "F" chassis prefix system, "O" = 5cwt 803cc, soooooo APHM engine (not MM 918)

1954 UK, but Dominion assembly date....?

[Rustologust]

Thanks for all your help on the info I have so what year do you think the morris is as I might need help from the club to reg in UK

[mike.perry]

Give me a photo of the chassis plate and I should be able to tell you

[POMMReg]

Give me a photo of the chassis plate and I should be able to tell you

Cowley plate won't provide a date - NZVLA vin/documents? - with this in mind would stick to 1954.

Didn't have Hybrid's in NZ, it's an early Series 2 Commercial,so near to certain build/assembly date 1954.

[Rustologust]

This is the best pic at the moment hope this helps[frame][/frame]

[mike.perry]

Can't read the plate, what is on it?

[mike.perry]

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[Rustologust]

The numbers are OEM 55/ 6851 eng 72150 as on the plate in pic

[mike.perry]

Never did solve the question, the numbers on the plate do not correspond to the UK built numbering system, they may have been allocated by the assembly plant at Dominion Motors if the car was a CKD. Photos of the car would enable me to identify the age to within a year

[POMMReg]

1954 CKD van - fair chunk of 68** were CKD LCVs, albeit mostly pickups for Australia.