tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490410533044298435.post41866234411018071..comments2023-11-03T12:46:01.062+00:00Comments on Gettin' a lil' psycho on tyres !: More bodywork with an ash frame - Morris Minor 1000 TravellerArt Tidescohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16680781189400367930noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490410533044298435.post-46087297092253517312010-11-23T20:05:42.712+00:002010-11-23T20:05:42.712+00:00It's Fraxinus Excelsior Chief, a proper Europe...It's Fraxinus Excelsior Chief, a proper European hard wood which when varnished should last a very long time, Morgan have been using it in their cars for decades as have many other manufacturers in the past, Volvo used it in the production of their OV 4 back in 1928 for example :-)<br /><br />So long as your not using soft woods like Douglas fir for example the wood should be all right until something mechanically terminally fails and if your environment is particularly harsh you can always re varnish it every couple of years as one might hard wood window frames :-)Art Tidescohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680781189400367930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490410533044298435.post-71511364020736029912010-11-23T19:17:22.206+00:002010-11-23T19:17:22.206+00:00Quaint - very cute!
Certainly the wood rots, right...Quaint - very cute!<br />Certainly the wood rots, right? I mean, did they treat the wood so it wouldn't weather?Chief 187https://www.blogger.com/profile/09485730643132355212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490410533044298435.post-4316681435509869522010-11-23T19:02:22.264+00:002010-11-23T19:02:22.264+00:00Around here, people use old pickup trucks until th...Around here, people use old pickup trucks until the beds rot out and then replace the bed with one made of wood.Racer187https://www.blogger.com/profile/06425831517476971653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490410533044298435.post-16779637046260413312010-11-23T16:47:18.178+00:002010-11-23T16:47:18.178+00:00There are still alot of folks running around with ...There are still alot of folks running around with the wood framed Morris Minor Traveller, we used to have a station wagon called a Ford Cortina Estate back in the mid sixties than had optional imitation wood panels on the side I am sure this was an idea imported from a larger US Ford :-<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ford_Consul_Cortina_estate_timber_effect_1963_ca_1500cc.JPGArt Tidescohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680781189400367930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490410533044298435.post-14980275705657870002010-11-23T16:35:50.018+00:002010-11-23T16:35:50.018+00:00I wish people could still buy cars with wood sides...I wish people could still buy cars with wood sides. I loved my Jeep that had (fake) wood sides.Jr. Crackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140324429427895567noreply@blogger.com