Morris Minor Owners Club

Richard,
I notice, with the rad out, that your engine isn't fitted with a water pump (or heater - not needed, I suppose, in Australia), but it is the slightly later engine block with a blanking plate so a pump can be fitted if required.
I also notice that the bulkhead has been cut to allow heater hoses to be fitted through.
Have you had the engine running?

George.

Hi George,
Yes I’ve driven the car, including today. It doesn’t have the original engine, and it is USHM3. It didn’t have the optional heater, and the two holes with rubber blanking grommets are common to all cars, I think.
It’s a sweet little engine, and of course has very leisurely acceleration compared to the A series!

Hello Richard,
A 1949 low-light just sold on eBay UK (classified ad) and I'm adding a photo of the bulkhead which doesn't have the
hose holes pre-drilled.
The seller is a guy that looks to have imported a large number of vehicles and parts from Australia, going by the lack of rust anywhere on this car. Someone has got themselves a nice car.
George.

Note those early Girling dampers in the above photo.

Yes, I've only noticed those after posting - had to go through the images I lifted off the advert to see anything else unusual.
Here is a close-up of the off-side damper. And for those of you that hadn't seen the advert, the only duff things were the seats, as far as I could see.

I spotted that car on ebay and thought it not bad value for money for such a sound shell.
Obviously there is still plenty of work to do elsewhere

philthehill wrote: ↑Mon Dec 21, 2020 11:16 am Note those early Girling dampers in the above photo.

My April 1949 car has quite different dampers. Were Girling front dampers used interchangeably with the standard item? Were they replacement parts? I've never seen dampers like those on a Minor as far as I recall ...

What did the car sell for?

By the way, this car was unearthed and bought by me last week. A 1948 model and maybe the 12th oldest MM and therefore Issigonis Minor in the world. More photos when I get it home. Those rear lights are rare!

RichardBarnes wrote: ↑Tue Dec 22, 2020 2:00 am What did the car sell for?

It was a Classified Ad with a fixed price of £5500.00 - don't know if it was actually bought at this price.
That maroon MM look very nice - great find.

George.

Richard,
The same seller is now advertising a Tourer, same vintage, but in much more need of TLC, for the same price of £5500.00.
Here is the link if you would like to see what conditions cars can be in, here in the UK.
https://ebay.us/WN7Psy

I envy you your fantastic cars.

Seasons Greetings,

George.

https://ebay.us/WN7Psy

I know beauty is in the proverbial eye of the beholder and all that.............but of all the words I'd use to describe this car, 'lovely' isn't one of 'em

Goodness, £5,500 seems “top dollar” to me, I’ve decided to sell my green MM on gumtree, for almost exactly that amount, but in much better condition:
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/rose-pa ... 1264195701
To make room for my maroon car.
Happy Christmas everyone,
Richard

gtt1951 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 23, 2020 12:23 pm Richard,
The same seller is now advertising a Tourer, same vintage, but in much more need of TLC, for the same price of £5500.00.
Here is the link if you would like to see what conditions cars can be in, here in the UK.
https://ebay.us/WN7Psy

I envy you your fantastic cars.

Seasons Greetings,

George.

That same seller is also offering an Australian Thames Trader tipper truck.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Thames- ... SwVYZf27l3
So I'm a little suspect that the MM might be an Aussie import too.

I think it is an Australian import. It was offered for sale on ebay a few months back.

I think it is an Australian import. It was offered for sale on ebay a few months back.

A lot of this chap's offerings are container imports from Oz. I have bought a complete front bumper from him - series MM bumper iron, split valences, filler piece and 2 very corroded blades.
The bumper iron is currently fixed to my 1950 MM and fits a lot better than the iron that it was bought with!
The signature photo shows the Oz bumper iron, split valences from Sparesman and the blades and filler piece from the original car purchase.
George.
P.S. The Oz valences are in very good condition with no perforations and just need rubbing down, priming and painting.