Morris Minor Owners Club

Ok ive now got a dilemma... :roll: do i go for a fully restored Convertible with uprated engine, disc brakes etc like willies in the for sale section or do i go for a 55 Split Screen which is more original??? its been driving me mad over the last few days.... having said that both of these cars coul...

Great Thanks so much for clearing that up for me

Ive been looking to buy a Minor convertible the one im curently looking at does not have over riders on either bumper, could someone tell me if all Minors should have over riders? ive search for plenty of images and notices many do not, id like to try to get the car to as original spec as possible s...

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@ RobMoore..lol i know what you mean! @ MarkyB My commute is only about 4 miles to work, i live in the Morden area London/Surrey borders most time going into Wimbledon where i work is easy in the morning and evening when i finish is a bit stop start, guess ill have to wait and see once ive bought th...

Does anyone know if there is a website for the London or Surrey areas? ive had a scan though but cant find any details.

Thanks, Dan

Thanks Fozz....

Im not a motorway driver anyway so thats not a problem, if i need to go outside the M25 i alway get someone else to drive... guess im a bit lazy like that

I also found that not many mechanics will go near my car Hi Faceplant, I would have thought an A series engine was easy for an mechanic t work on? i guess ill have to look around locally incase anything went wrong which i couldnt sort... me an working on engines etc do not go :lol: I will have acce...

Cheers for the all the advice, I dont think at 45 id be described as a younger member...lol but then again i guess i could :P but the tourer i have in mind would certainly not be classed as banger. Thanks for all the pros and cons... i have had bangers in the past when i was younger (20s) i bought a...

Hey Thanks everyone

Mostly positive so far thanks, im just waiting to sell my car then ive got a Minor Tourer in mind which has varoius updates as mentioned in A1 condition just hope i can sell my car in time before the Minor gets taken by someone else!

Cheers,

Dan

Hi All, I am new to the forum so first of all hello :D I am currently in the process of giving up my modern car to get a restored Tourer (cant afford to keep both modern car and minor) and wondered how many people on here use their Minor as daily transport? I only do about 10 miles a day so figured ...

Suggest you advertise you modern in the Cars for Sale section with a few photos. We have sold quite a few non Minor cars on here :wink: Thanks have done so :-) Hi, Im a newbie and i am looking for a Minor Tourer in restored condition to finance this im selling my 2006 06 Citroen C4 1.6 SX Auto in R...

Thanks All, Ive been on to the guy and he says he will notify of the change to Convertible when he sends of the V5, then i guess id get all the hassle of vosa wanting to check it etc. Anyhow i was hoping hed do a swap/px with my modern car as i wont be able to sell my car in enough time but hes not ...

thanks all im gonna drop them a line and ask a few questions before i go and view... cheers

Thanks for the advice!.. anyone else know if the V5 needs to be changed and how to go about that? sorry so many questions peeps

Hey Thanks Lou,

What would be a good price... i know thats like asking the length of a peice of string but a guestimate would help, im interested in the one i posted from ebay but looks slightly pricey?

Also who do you insure through with your convertible?

thanks for the help

Hi All, Im a newbie to this site and i have not yet bout my Morris :-? i am rather interested in a Morris 1000 'Convertible' on Ebay.. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MORRIS-MINOR-CONVERTIBLE-1968-/270566710610?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3eff085d52 It looks to have had plenty of work done...