Morris Minor Owners Club

Has anyone ever seen a Morris kit car before? A friend of mine is certain that in the 60s/70s there was such a thing. Apparently it didn't look much like a Minor, a bit like how the Mini Marcos kit cars don't look like the Mini. As he's doesn't use the internet I said I'd have a look for him and ask on here, but I'm yet to find anything on them.

Did/ do they exist?

They did indeed exist and they did not look anything like a minor.
I believe that about 12 kits were produced and several still exist.
The kits were produced in the west country.
I do have the full details somewhere and which were printed in Kit Car magazine.

Excellent! If you have any info that you could pass on it would be much appreciated. Whenever we are at auctions, he's always searching and occasionally thinks he's found one, only to be disappointed. He says he's still kicking himself for not buying one that he had the opportunity to purchase years ago.

The Kilo Sports car.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eJrPCLl9i3A/T ... s+rear.jpg

http://anarchadia.blogspot.co.uk/2011/1 ... ports.html

Looks more like the original minors!

And thank you for the link, very interesting read.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/THE-KILO-SPOR ... SwSzRZPsPO


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kit-Car-magaz ... SwDuJWxvCW

The closest I got to purchasing a Kilo Sports car was to enquire as to whether the chassis was available separately from the whole kit as I was at the time considering building a hill-climb special based on the Kilo chassis and utilising my power/drive train.
Some time ago there were two for sale on 'e' bay but located in Italy if I remember correctly so they are spread far and wide.
Phil

I have found one of the two that were for sale in Italy a while back.

http://www.morrisminorforum.com/phorum/read.php?3,6822

Brian Paul who is Vice President of Cornwall Morris Minor Club recently sold his Kilo to a young local lad here in Cornwall.

Russell Harvey has just sent me two articles on the Morris Minor Kits cars that appeared in the Nov 2009 & Oct 2009 Minor Matters.
In the article relating to the Kilo Sports Car there is reference to a Kilo Spots Car which after a convoluted ownership was sold and sent to Italy.
I am pretty certain that is the one advertised for sale in the link above as it closely fits the description in the Nov Minor Matters and included in the sale are the original English licence plates.
Any information regarding any of the Kilo Sports Cars would be appreciated.
Phil

Look what's popped up on eBay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Morris-Kilo-S ... Sw0h9Zpwh1

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm Coincidence? Brian's car was white !

Perhaps the sale to the young lad did not go through as planned for whatever reason and is now for sale on 'e' bay.

philthehill wrote:Perhaps the sale to the young lad did not go through as planned for whatever reason and is now for sale on 'e' bay.

Could be. He does have two travellers and used to keep the Kilo in a workshop that he no longer rents so is restricted for space.

If only it was closer to Cambridge. A bit far to go and view

Tea wrote:If only it was closer to Cambridge. A bit far to go and view

Yea but think how rare they are !

Looks to have been reduced in price.

philthehill wrote:Russell Harvey has just sent me two articles on the Morris Minor Kits cars that appeared in the Nov 2009 & Oct 2009 Minor Matters.
In the article relating to the Kilo Sports Car there is reference to a Kilo Spots Car which after a convoluted ownership was sold and sent to Italy.
I am pretty certain that is the one advertised for sale in the link above as it closely fits the description in the Nov Minor Matters and included in the sale are the original English licence plates.
Any information regarding any of the Kilo Sports Cars would be appreciated.
Phil

Articles were Minor Monthly not Minor Matters.
When I was editor and ran several features on Minor based kit cars

Russell
Thank you for the correction.
Phil

If anyone has details of kit (or race) cars made from Minor parts I would love to hear from you.

Sold for £3100. Seems a sensible price.