Charles A Harris wrote:
>
> Bless your heart, this is one of 4 of Lew Spencers Baby Doll 5's,
> probably. If you do need any pictures I think I have some from the late
> sixties prior to John McDonald parting it out. Of all the Baby Dolls
> number 5 seems to have been the most prolific at reproduction.
> Chuck Harris
> Remembering a drive in Baby Doll 5 at Willow Springs
> On Sun, 7 Dec 1997 01:55:59 EST Wildbil923 <Wildbil923@aol.com> writes:
> >Yesterday, I dispatched a letter to the Morgan factory asking for any
> >info
> >they may have on file for my car. As I sent the letter, it struck me
> >that
> >some local Morgan enthusiasts might know a thing or two abou this car.
> > It's
> >got some distinctive characteristics that might make it memorable to
> >some.
> >
> >It's chassis # is 4095, which makes it a 1958. It's a Plus 4 two seat
> >roadster which has probably spent most, if not all its life in
> >California, as
> >the sole surviving license plate is a black California plate, with a
> >thick
> >stack of stickers ending with a 1981 registration. The license number
> >is HCC
> >319. There are tell-tale signs it might have been raced. From the
> >holes
> >drilled in the cowel, it looks like a racing aero screen was attached
> >at one
> >time, along with a racing mirror. AThe ghost of a small number (45)
> >has
> >started to appear in the surface rust penetrating the primer coat on
> >the right
> >side of the rear deck. The chrome bumpers have been replaced with
> >black
> >pipes, bent to angle in toward the car at both ends. On the
> >windscreen is a
> >decal from the Orange County Sports Car Club, and a CHP roadside
> >inspection
> >sticker from 1977. The right side bonnet had a custom made scoop
> >added to it
> >to allow the fitting of air cleaners. (No it's not a Supersports; the
> >scoop
> >is not the right shape.) Oh, and one more thing. Someone, at some
> >point in
> >its history, fitted disk brakes from a TR-3 on it.
> >
> >Does this Mog sound familiar to anyone? If so, please tell me what
> >you know
> >about her.
> >
Charles,
Does Lew Spencer race his "Baby Doll(s)" under the pit banner, "Fossil
Motorsports?" I have a few pictures from the Wine Country Classic @
Sears Point last spring and I'd be happy to send a copy or j-peg to
anyone interested.
Michael Jhon
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