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[mr.bird]

hello all,i'm new on your club site having joined after accidentally buying a 1961 minor.

[palacebear]

Welcome Mr Bird. Hope you enjoy the forum. Plenty of helpful folk to answer queries if you have any. Meantime, as we're an inquisitive bunch, how about posting some pics of your Minor for us?

[viewsonic1]

Hello and welcome. The advice from knowlegeble people is invaluable. Ask anything you want; someone will have the answer. Enjoy your Minor!

[mr.bird]

will sort some pics out later this week.

[les]

Inquisitive bunch? I think that would entail asking how one accidentally buys a Minor!

[palacebear]

Easily done. Max was an 'accidental' purchase. I'd still be interested to learn about Mr Bird's version though!

[les]

Let me guess then,------ you coughed at an auction and found you had bid on a Minor instead of that Mercedes.

[mr.bird]

took her indoors out and about to look for a new bathroom,spotted a garage full of e types,morgans,classic minis etc, at the back of the showroom was a restored minor for 10 g, i explained to the sales man that i was more interested in a rolling restoration to play with come with me says he.

[palacebear]

@mr bird: Rolling resto is more fun than fully restored!

@les: Much more mundane. Went to look at a '55 Austin A50. Was a bit tattier than I wanted but vendor had Max hidden at the back of his showroom awaiting 'prep'. Love at first sight

[les]

I agree, restoring is the pleasure with old things. Better to travel than to arrive, as they say. That way there's plenty of challenges and satisfaction in overcoming them. If you're ever asked about the car you can tell a few stories, better than saying ' Yea, some bloke did it, I don't know any more than that mate'

[moggiethouable]

"Accidentally bought a Morris Minor" eh?
I took the wife with me to view our one and only Doris, "oh shes lovely" that was that.
Welcome to the accidental club.

[mr.bird]

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[palacebear]

Quite a tidy-looking car. Looks like you're possibly W.Mids area so will keep a lookout for you!

[mr.bird]

I live between junction one and two of the m5,the picture makes it look better than it is but it's fifty seven years old,in better nick than I was at the same age.

[firedrake1942]

Looks a nice little project and you can easily reinstate those trafficators and get rid of those modern things on the front ! (lol). Keep the piccies coming but don't use photo bucket !

Good luck with him / her - Has it got a name?

[mr.bird]

Nothing i could post on here.

[ManyMinors]

I live between junction one and two of the m5,

You'll be handily placed for the Morris Minor Centre at Oldbury when you need some parts and advice then!

[mr.bird]

5 mins in the car on a busy day

[palacebear]

They're pretty good there. Mike is the resident Minor guru, but he only works part-time