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Any know if there's a 1:87 scale Morris Oxford Series III (or anything remotely similar) available?

 

Here's the car in question:-

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Oxford_Series_III

 

I know Oxford Diecast do a 1:76 scale one, but I'm after a 1:87 scale version if available. Something similar would also suffice 

 

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Hi,

The only Morris Oxford series III I can find in the scale you want is a vintage Dinky one. They range in price from about £20.00 up to several hundred pounds if mint and boxed. There are several for sale on Ebay.

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I think you'll struggle to find many British cars in 1/87. Eko of Spain used to make some and I have a Rover 3 litre, Mini, Anglia 105E, Mark 9 Jaguar, E Type Jaguar and an MGA. I doubt if they ever did an Oxford, Gaugemaster have a small range of 1/87 cars but few of them are British. Incidentally, there is a specific heading for road vehicles in the skills and knowledge section of the forum.

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Try Australian forum sites, there used to be a range of UK prototype truck kits available in 1:87 scale from Peter Young models aimed at the Aussie market. I don’t think they’re still around but there may be other manufacturers doing cars.

 

This might be a starting point - http://www.87thscale.info/manufacturers_list_part-1.htm

 

 

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7 hours ago, Les Bird said:

I think you'll struggle to find many British cars in 1/87. Eko of Spain used to make some and I have a Rover 3 litre, Mini, Anglia 105E, Mark 9 Jaguar, E Type Jaguar and an MGA. I doubt if they ever did an Oxford

 

Eko still do, under the Toyeko brand, link here to  their website. They don't seem to have a UK distributor.  There is also some discussion about them here https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/141771-eko/

 

 

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Also look for Austin Cambridge as they were the re-badged version.

 

Commonly known as rust buckets....

 

We had one of these when I was a kid. A VI Saloon trying to be American with the fins, but in white. They look good in retrospect, but looked awfully dated during the 1970s when everyone wanted modern cars such as Escorts, Capris and Cortinas.

 

640px-Morris_Oxford_Series_VI_1969.jpg

 

 

 

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The Oxford 111 was one of the most numerous cars around as it became the Hindustan produced in Indiia for the best part of 50 years. I would search "Hindustan Ambassador," rather than Oxford series 111.     The Oxford was a pretty awful device but the later one was if anything worse, They were nothing like a rot prone as the Issigonis devices, Mini, 1100, Maxi etc and the B series engines were unburstabe, though they did go through exhaust valves at an alarming rate. My mate drove his series V round a corner a bit fast, demolished a blokes wall, kept his foot down swerved across a lawn and demolished his hedge on the way back to the road without slowing down appreciably or leaving a trail of fibreglass or number plates as later vehicles would.  Achilles's Eel was the front suspension, take the front coil springs out and they could take your head off.  Larger ones had removable pans to let the  springs out before separating the kingpin from the "Wishbone" I really hated working on that type of susupension.

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Eko has already been mentioned, but Brekina also seem to have some British cars in HO in their range. I couldn't see Morris Oxfords or Austin Cambridges anywhere, but there were Morris Minors and Minis, and Austin Se7en/Minis.

It may be worth searching for Wolseleys and Rileys, although the earlier ones bore no resemblance to the Austin/Morris ranges, but the Farina style was common to all.

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Thanks to everyone who has responded with both useful advice and links to similar vehicles. I'll let you'll know of the developments made. Some are quite similar that basic modifications can be made.

 

Last resort is to use a 1:76 scale one from Oxford and plonk it in the middle of 1:87 scale dioramas.

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1 hour ago, DavidCBroad said:

The Oxford 111 was one of the most numerous cars around as it became the Hindustan produced in Indiia for the best part of 50 years. I would search "Hindustan Ambassador," rather than Oxford series 111.     The Oxford was a pretty awful device but the later one was if anything worse, They were nothing like a rot prone as the Issigonis devices, Mini, 1100, Maxi etc and the B series engines were unburstabe, though they did go through exhaust valves at an alarming rate. My mate drove his series V round a corner a bit fast, demolished a blokes wall, kept his foot down swerved across a lawn and demolished his hedge on the way back to the road without slowing down appreciably or leaving a trail of fibreglass or number plates as later vehicles would.  Achilles's Eel was the front suspension, take the front coil springs out and they could take your head off.  Larger ones had removable pans to let the  springs out before separating the kingpin from the "Wishbone" I really hated working on that type of susupension.

 

Hey mate!

 

That's exactly what's being done. It's to use as a base for a HM Ambassador for a Calcutta themed diorama.

 

HM Ambassador models were made but all of them were in 1:43 scale. Model car collections as a hobby is big in India, but model trains aren't. So finding an HM Ambassador in that scale is impossible. Been looking for years.

 

So the plan was to modify an Oxford Morris Series II or Series III.

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Perhaps a long shot? But what about making a mould from the 1:76 model and casting one of your own in a material with a high shrinkage rate. You won't get there in one step. You would then need to make another mould from your new prototype and cast again.

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Hi,

What about getting the Dinky model and getting it scanned. Then increasing the size of the scan to the size wanted. than getting some one with a 3d printer to print it out.

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59 minutes ago, Nick Holliday said:

Looking at the Brekina range, I noticed they do a variety of German designs from the 1950s with shapes reminiscent of the Morris Oxford that might be worth investigating.

 

A Peugeot 404 (also a Farina design) would probably be the best option. But I don't know of a suitable 1:87 model.

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20 minutes ago, Joseph_Pestell said:

 

A Peugeot 404 (also a Farina design) would probably be the best option. But I don't know of a suitable 1:87 model.

The OP is after the earlier Morris Oxford - Series III ?, whereas the Farina design was much later (Series V?) - a bit of a red herring, perhaps.

I was thinking of something like an Opel, like this one in Walthers list of Brekina models

https://www.walthers.com/1953-1954-opel-olympia-sedan-assembled-steel-blue

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4 hours ago, Nick Holliday said:

The OP is after the earlier Morris Oxford - Series III ?, whereas the Farina design was much later (Series V?) - a bit of a red herring, perhaps.

I was thinking of something like an Opel, like this one in Walthers list of Brekina models

https://www.walthers.com/1953-1954-opel-olympia-sedan-assembled-steel-blue

 

This one is perfect!!! Just needs a slight modification.

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