Old morris minors in woods

Post by **shabby_caddy** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 4:42 pm

Hi, new to the forum, dont have a morris but i do love them. Just wondered if any of you know what type of age this morris minor is? As i have no idea! Its in the woods down the bottom of my garden with a load of other old english cars which are beyond repair!
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Post by **alex_holden** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 4:58 pm

Looks like the chrome is still pretty shiny. A bit of T-cut and a fresh battery and she'll be back on the road in no time!

Is the front windscreen a single piece of glass or is it split down the middle?

Post by **chrisd87** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 5:33 pm

It's got the small rear window so I assume it's a split-screen.

Something about the shape of the roof suggests to me that it might be an MO Oxford, though. Either that or it's just distorted due to the tree branch!

Post by **Kevin** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 6:34 pm

Is there still a badge of sorts somewhere on the front end.

Post by **Onne** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 6:37 pm

Looks very much like an Oxford.

The rear window seems to be at more of an angle

Where are you based? I'd love to have a look

Post by **shabby_caddy** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 7:21 pm

Dont know about the front as it was in the bushes, so dont know even it it had a windscreen left in it!, yeah chromes not bad at all, some of the window surrounds are really good and the windows are still in tack. So if its an oxford how old is it?? Live in hampshire in romsey. Quite a few other old cars and vans like bedford HA vans and bit of other minors there aswell
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Post by **coogee** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 8:09 pm

The oxford would age around 1948-1954

Post by **SteveandWilliam** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 8:11 pm

looks like the same colour as mine- where do you get the paint?

Post by **Chadbrook** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 1:15 am

hmmm... time team type "dig" in shabby's back garden maybe... just to see what hes got

Post by **shabby_caddy** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 10:00 am

Wow thats pretty old, suppriseing its still there at all! Probs been there for over 20 years i expect. Shame its in such a bad way now, imagine if someone actually restored it though, be well good.

Post by **Chadbrook** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 1:27 am

Would be a show winner.... dont think anyone else would have an Oxford with a tree in its roof... and the Euros say old cars arnt green HA!

Post by **Kevin** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 8:32 am

Try measuring one of the doors and then it can be compared to a 4 door Moggie as the doors would have been bigger on the Oxford.

Post by **d_harris** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:19 am

Only Romsey, Maybe one of us SadMog'rs could go and have a look!

Post by **Kevin** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:27 am

Only Romsey, Maybe one of us SadMog'rs could go and have a look!

I though you very active lot would never offer

Post by **d_harris** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:29 am

C'mon, its only been a few hours

Post by **Scott** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:01 am

The Oxfords I've seen have rounded corners on the door window frames - the ones in the pictures are squared.

I'm voting that it's a '55/'56 Series II Morris Minor.
(You can make out the centre speedo in the 1st photo)

Post by **Onne** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 12:09 pm

It looks a bit too much at an angle that rear screen to be a Minor.

I'd say a Morris Six

Post by **shabby_caddy** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:18 pm

I will try and get some more pics of it and post them up.

Post by **Onne** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 6:40 pm

Cheers for that, I am still intrigued

Post by **pim123** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 7:15 pm

This topic is getting better and better with every comment and every picture !!!