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by StefanoP
Sat Jan 06, 2018 8:12 pm
Forum: Series MM Register
Topic: Alta and MM porn?
Replies: 123
Views: 37090

Re: Alta and MM porn?

Hello Rob, I'd contribute to your effort, so please keep me online for a set.
Thanks, and a happy 2018 to the MM owners
Stefano
by StefanoP
Wed May 20, 2015 9:40 pm
Forum: Series MM Register
Topic: mm - alta head wanted
Replies: 14
Views: 5956

Re: mm - alta head wanted

Hello, I am thinking that my beautiful MM Tourer deserves to be brought back to her original maroon and, as she will be stripped bare for the process next winter, it would be nice to fit a overhead valve head conversion, Alta or any other, to improve on her meager power (any alternative suggestion w...
by StefanoP
Thu Feb 26, 2015 12:47 pm
Forum: Series MM Register
Topic: paint colour codes
Replies: 11
Views: 5814

Re: paint colour codes

Photo 1 Platinum Grey 1948-50 or Gascoyn Grey 1950-52 Photo 2 Maroon A 1948-50, 1953. This colour was discontinued due to problems with fading. Probably resprayed in Maroon B 1967-9 Colour Codes. See http://seriesmm.mmoc.org.uk. Morris Minor Paint Colour Codes I found this note by Mike and was amus...
by StefanoP
Tue Apr 08, 2014 8:56 pm
Forum: Series MM Register
Topic: 1949 MM Gear Nob
Replies: 36
Views: 12116

Re: 1949 MM Gear Nob

Just trying to tie up loose ends, a couple of prototypes are undergoing tests and it is hoped that production will go ahead in a couple of weeks. Please note that this is not a large scale factory production, but one Series MM owner producing them in small batches virtually to order Hello Mike, as ...
by StefanoP
Wed Sep 11, 2013 7:04 am
Forum: Series MM Register
Topic: Gears too short, new rims
Replies: 12
Views: 3577

Re: Gears too short, new rims

Hello, we did discuss the 'speedometer' topic a few years ago when I recommissioned my MM, and this is the '1000' kph sped that I have: http://www.stefanopasini.it/images/MM_Speedometer.jpg (Dash has subsequently been repainted in its correct gold.) Actually I'm not worried by the lack of accuracy o...
by StefanoP
Sun Sep 08, 2013 8:30 pm
Forum: Series MM Register
Topic: Gears too short, new rims
Replies: 12
Views: 3577

Re: Gears too short, new rims

Dear Mike, thank you for your reply, tomorrow I'll check for the numbers on the diff. Do you think that changing the tires from 145x14 radials to 520x14 crossplies, i.e. passing to a diameter of 610 mm, could have a decisive effect on the top speed of the MM or will the impact be negligible? Ty for ...
by StefanoP
Sun Sep 08, 2013 7:49 am
Forum: Series MM Register
Topic: Gears too short, new rims
Replies: 12
Views: 3577

Gears too short, new rims

Dear friends, I'm using the MM these days and I appreciate some more details that I need to rectify. Thanks to Mike for its kind message about my idea of fitting a tonneau cover; driving the car, however, a much more annoying shortcoming of my car is the fact that the gearing seems very low. Yesterd...
by StefanoP
Wed Sep 04, 2013 9:37 pm
Forum: Series MM Register
Topic: Tonneau Cover for MM Tourer
Replies: 1
Views: 1269

Tonneau Cover for MM Tourer

Hello everybody, I am driving my 1949 MM these days, enjoying the nice Italian September sunshine (as you did in England for most part of July and August, I'm told! :D ). As I use the Tourer only when the sky is really blue and no clouds are forecast for days, I don't like to have to put the hood up...
by StefanoP
Thu Nov 22, 2012 10:11 pm
Forum: Series MM Register
Topic: 1949 MM glovebox badge colors
Replies: 2
Views: 932

1949 MM glovebox badge colors

Hello everybody,

I have received from a fellow MMOC member an original repainted metal glovebox badge for my 1949 Tourer. Where can I find a decent picture of a badge in its original colors so I can check mine and have it repainted, if necessary?

Thank you

Stefano
by StefanoP
Sun Jul 29, 2012 10:07 pm
Forum: Series MM Register
Topic: Michelangelo Antonioni and the MM
Replies: 5
Views: 1530

Re: Michelangelo Antonioni and the MM

Does anyone know what make and model the dark coloured car passing the Minor is? Regards Ian Hello Ian, it is a first-series Lancia Aurelia Berlina (4-door saloon); unfortunately I cannot say for sure if it is a B10, B12 or B22 as they are quite similar outside, the differences being mainly in the ...
by StefanoP
Wed Jul 25, 2012 9:08 pm
Forum: Series MM Register
Topic: Michelangelo Antonioni and the MM
Replies: 5
Views: 1530

Re: Michelangelo Antonioni and the MM

Congratulations. The cap is on the wrong way round :( . /turn it round so that the lettering is the correct way up when you are stood in front of the car :) Hello Mike, you're right, the lettering on the cap faces the wrong way and I obviously don't like this. Sadly, for some reason, the cap will n...
by StefanoP
Wed Jul 25, 2012 5:25 pm
Forum: Series MM Register
Topic: Michelangelo Antonioni and the MM
Replies: 5
Views: 1530

Michelangelo Antonioni and the MM

Dear friends, I managed to find a relatively obscure Antonioni movie about the dark side of the movie business (La Signora Senza Camelie, 1953) and a MM Tourer appears in a scene at the beginning of the movie, who stars also a young and very beautiful Lucia Bosé. I hope that you will enjoy a couple ...
by StefanoP
Tue Jul 24, 2012 2:37 pm
Forum: Series MM Register
Topic: MM speedo
Replies: 18
Views: 4551

Re: MM speedo

Hello, this is the picture of my speedo before the partial restoration of my 1949 MM: http://www.stefanopasini.it/images/MM_Speedometer.jpg The number on the dial is 1000 so maybe a Series II speedo was fitted when the MM was imported in Italy, around 1954-58,to cope with the Italian law that, at th...
by StefanoP
Thu Jun 21, 2012 12:14 pm
Forum: Series MM Register
Topic: Trafficators
Replies: 14
Views: 4161

Re: Trafficators

Hello Mike, my knobs are black so would this be the correct switch? http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/$(KGrHqZHJDgE+BBK0kB2BP2ksGj,-!~~60_12.JPG The eBay page of this auction is: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/POST-VINTAGE-CLASSIC-LUCAS-TRAFFICATOR-INDICATOR-SWITCH-WITH-RED-WARNING-LIGHT-/1809068597...
by StefanoP
Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:05 am
Forum: Series MM Register
Topic: Trafficators
Replies: 14
Views: 4161

Re: Trafficators

Hello,

having found the trafficators for my MM (thanks Barry) I am looking for the correct switch. Is this eBay item the right one? The seller does not specify if it is.

Image

Thanks

Stefano
by StefanoP
Sun Jun 17, 2012 10:02 pm
Forum: Series MM Register
Topic: Trafficators
Replies: 14
Views: 4161

Re: Trafficators

Thank you very much Barry! I sent you a pm.

Cheers

Stefano
by StefanoP
Sun Jun 17, 2012 10:53 am
Forum: Series MM Register
Topic: Trafficators
Replies: 14
Views: 4161

Re: Trafficators

Hello, thank you for your useful answers, I have alreay placed a bid on those brackets and solenoids. Dear Mike, the trafficators were deleted years ago and I think that the whole rear panels were replaced with later panels without the slots, as no sign of welding is visible inside once we removed t...
by StefanoP
Sat Jun 16, 2012 6:16 pm
Forum: Series MM Register
Topic: Trafficators
Replies: 14
Views: 4161

Trafficators

Hello from Italy! I have pulled the Tourer out of hybernation yesterday, as the weather is warm (33°c) and very sunny, perfect for open-top motoring! My Tourer drives well and I am thinking of having her homologated with FIVA to apply for some international events next year. The first thing to do wi...
by StefanoP
Mon Apr 02, 2012 4:39 pm
Forum: Series MM Register
Topic: Air cleaner for a 1949 Tourer
Replies: 45
Views: 8472

Re: Air cleaner for a 1949 Tourer

Dear friends, in a previous message I mentioned that my MM had a strange problem, i.e. the fuel pump tickling furiously and never ceasing as it would be supposed to do. Following Mike's suggestion, I checked the fuel lines for leaks, but to no avail; no leaks, no fuel dripping down, nothing visible....
by StefanoP
Sat Mar 24, 2012 8:34 pm
Forum: Series MM Register
Topic: Air cleaner for a 1949 Tourer
Replies: 45
Views: 8472

Re: Air cleaner for a 1949 Tourer

Hello everybody, the Pasinis' MM spent several months (since October,, in fact) in her heated garage, dutifully covered, the battery connected to a trickle charger. Now I am ready to use here again, as the weather now is exceedingly good, sunny and warm. I have tried to start her some days ago, but ...