Morris Minor Owners Club

The sill rail and the kick panel should both be bolted on (and just a few self tapping screws along the top of each kick panel) so that they can be removed easily. They are only decorative really. Looking at your photos it appears that your car has had some extra panels welded on beneath the origina...

I'm not sure you could re-fit the glass if you'd fitted the weatherstrips first? Surely the metal channels at the bottom of the glass would prevent this?

I suppose it is easier for people when carrying out paintwork repairs to paint everything the same paint colour. However, all the cars left the factory with silver coloured kick panels. The silver paint was used to most closely resemble the aluminium of the earliest cars - and it was easier to paint...

Good old Morris! We have had similar experiences! I suppose their reliability is largely due to their simplicity of design and use of well tried and tested components. I have never owned an unreliable Minor and we still use ours for foreign holidays in favour of our modern car. Largely this is becau...

I used 3M caulking strips on mine.

I think that price simply goes to show the rarity, the demand and true value of these items. Personally, I don't think that price is unreasonable if they were in decent condition. IF new sets were ever produced (which is highly unlikely) how much would you expect to pay for them?

On UK cars, towards the end of 1961. After that, the red rear lights were made to flash as indicators along with clear lights at the front. This is how Morris Minors were equipped for many foreign markets anyway. This system carried on for about 2 years until the introduction of the larger and much ...

A 1958 car will originally have had those terminals. The dynamo is still a perfectly adequate charging system. I have the same on my car which is used almost daily. I assume you've checked the fanbelt tension already? The fault could also be within the voltage regulator. Get the system checked out a...

It depends on the age of the car I think. That area on my 1961 Traveller was body colour paint but I have seem later cars (probably late 1964 onwards when the heat-formed vinyl patterns were introduced?) where the pillar is covered in plain vinyl to match the rest of the interior.

Absolutely correct and I have just checked in Ray Newell's Book. However we have a later 1960 blue 2 door in the branch with the earlier type switch / horn control - light on indicator body not on speedo- looks original too! Possibly a ‘what is in the parts bin on the day, model? Highly unlikely. B...

Although the switch pictured above would have been correct for your 1957 car Mr Firedrake, it would NOT be correct for a 1960 model. The later type of self cancelling indicator stalk with the green warning light on the end was introduced in March 1959. (Chassis number 705622 according to the parts b...

Assuming your car was a UK supplied car, the trafficators on a 1960 model (there is no such thing as "original flashing trafficators", the trafficators simply lifted up, lit up, and then went down when switched off) were operated by the column switch with a green warning lamp on the end. From what ...

Yes it is, jaekl mentions the relay you would require. It is a Lucas DB 10. NO!! That isn't what you require to get the trafficators and the flashers to work off the same switch! That is the relay used to make the brakelights flash instead of adding orange indicators. The DB10 relay is nothing to d...

Assuming your car was a UK supplied car, the trafficators on a 1960 model (there is no such thing as "original flashing trafficators", the trafficators simply lifted up, lit up, and then went down when switched off) were operated by the column switch with a green warning lamp on the end. From what y...

The top piece has a slot cut into it to retain the glass. The glasses are simply slid up into that slot from beneath and the 3 fillets retain it in position. As you say, the glass has to be sealed all the way round
It was probably just old sealer which was holding the glass in position.

Particularly when you can buy a new one stamped with whatever number you want for a tiny sum...........

I have never had to replace a tiebar on any of my own Minors! I do know that they can wear at the front if the bushes become worn and the tiebar effectively becomes slack, so they should be checked from time to time. When the bushes are badly worn, the metal tiebar rubs against the chassis mounting ...

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To be realistic, you'd have to expect to do a bit of work to any 64year old vehicle you buy for a couple of grand I think :wink: . It looks to have had a later engine (948 perhaps?) fitted at some point. Finding an air cleaner isn't going to be difficult is it. Finding the chrome inserts for the win...

Find yourself a friendly garage or car parts factor who have a DVLA link. They will be able to tell you the chassis number for your vehicle if the chassis plate is missing :wink: Strictly speaking, it is the sellers responsibility to provide you with a V5 and he should have applied for one prior to ...