Looking for info on a 50’s special … Arrow???

[Belinni]

Notice also fixings on top of the doors for side screens

[Jeff Taylor]

Tops of rear wing panels on Series I & II Morris 8 Tourers also have this 'push in peg' design of side screen fixing, but not the doors.

[JonE]

Chassis number as per register 93759.

So its an A9 and on the Gaydon ledgers - get a heritage certificate if you want to know what it once was. Or individual bits of information are about 8 quid each.

[Ruairidh Dunford]

The lower photo is a LWB Arrow - the rear of your door is very similar, I note the scuttle on your car has been cut and wonder if the front of the door may have had similar treatment to make it fit a SWB chassis?


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[Belinni]

I previously looked at this pic of an arrow, which is more similar to what we have. I wondered if it had lost its top moulding? I think I need to send pics to the Arrow owners club and see what they say.

[Ruairidh Dunford]

There is no owners club but Jim Blacklock currently oversees the Arrow Register.

It may also be worth contacting A7CA Sec. Paul Lawrence who owns what I think is an original SWB Arrow, this may be of use in comparing what you have.

[Belinni]

Sorry it was the register that I was referring to. Is it still a7arrowreg@tesco.net?

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New email found and message sent

[Mark Dymond]

Last email Arrow register Jim sent me was from a gmail account - Ive PM'd you the email address.

[JonE]

Belinni - are you now thinking that its possible the body and chassis could have been together from day 1, or is it obvious that there is some shortening from a later body? It is also possible that one of the Arrow people might have already scrutinised the ledgers.

I can't remember seeing any reference to Arrow coachbuilders (I wasn't looking..) but I'd be interested to know from other Arrows with certificates as to what the listing gave please?

[Ian Williams]

There are a lot of Arrow features on this body, firewall/bulkhead look typical of those I have seen, I would suggest a fair probability that although some things may have been changed over the years it could easily be an Arrow.