Morris Minor Owners Club

Have you prodded the underseal at the rear?

Hi As I mentioned the previous owner in one of my comments about my car, I wondered if anyone knows or knew of my car in its previous life. I got hold of the car from a chap in Castleford West Yorkshire, but the registration number would suggest it was originally registered in Lincolnshire. If anyon...

A friend of mine owned the Austin Big 7 used in the 1970's movie "It shouldn't happen to a vet". When I was looking for a classic car he offered me the Austin 7 for £6000 or £4000 without the registration number. I had to really argue the case the number shouldn't be separated from the vehicle, afte...

For £25k you could have 2 very decent Morris Minors and a very nice garage to put them in.

The strip down has begun, the interior has been secreted in the spare back bedroom and amazingly my wife has not batted an eyelid. The fuel tank has been drained and removed I have labelled all the wiring and the harness is ready to be removed once the across dash terminals have been identified. The...

I think it's simply supply and demand. All major parts will become expensive it's a matter of fact, the less parts there are the more money sellers can demand (and get). To play devil's advocate why would someone sell a gearbox for say £100 when the next advert has one for twice that price, if you a...

Autosparks will recover/re-braid your harness using exactly the same colours as the original. Not cheap, but not silly either, and they will cover whatever you send them, so any additions, modifications can all be incorporated and look like they were there all along. Excellent service the 2 times I...

Indeed, I had to remove the heater hose from the engine bay and noticed where the loom runs behind the bracket on the inner wing had not only rubbed through the outer wrapping but had begun to actually work its way through the wires themselves. These wires are normally out of sight. I suppose given ...

Good evening My 1965 2 door Minor "Gracie" is off the road for some much needed body repair work. Tonight I decided to remove the wiring harness to evaluate its condition and generally check it was ok prior to beginning any welding. Well pardon the pun but I was shocked how bad the harness was,it ha...

Spotted yesterday a Navy blue traveller virtually outside Roberts Bakery Northwich,Cheshire.
It's was held at the traffic lights and looked lovely.

cplnobbie wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 09, 2019 8:17 pm

Found this on facebook has the same area code BJ as mine.

Was there any sign of white paint on the roof of yours?
As mentioned some forces would do anything to save a bit of money hence only the doors being white.

There is a specialist register for these and they may able to assist re livery. Almost every force was different and many (most) had no roof lights and very few had blue lights http://www.expolice.mmoc.org.uk Murray Minor, I was some (many) years ahead of you and in the MPS but was it not 'appointm...

This shot was of the Stockport Police back in the late 50's, I wondered of the cars were destined for use at Ringway Airport, now Manchester International Airport. Interesting theory, I doubt it, but anything is possible as it was a time of experimentation. The reason I doubt it is the markings are...

You have to be commended for persevering, you have done a great job.

On a similar theme, has anyone seen this police livery?
This shot was of the Stockport Police back in the late 50's, I wondered of the cars were destined for use at Ringway Airport, now Manchester International Airport.

What a fantastic photograph! Seems like another world........ I had the very same conversation with my Sgt this morning, I have only been in the force for 24 years but when I joined there was no internet and we had to "parade on with our accompaniments" which were basically everything we would carr...

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Look how much the price of classic vehicles in general have risen in the last five years. I'm glad I managed to secure a Morris Minor before they are out of my price range. I see very rusty shells with rotten interiors and seized engines changing hands for hundreds of pounds. A decent 1275 engine is...

COMMANDER wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 05, 2019 10:15 am

With the seat brackets in their rearmost pair of holes I still find the driving position a bit cramped so had these extensions made.20190804_091411.jpg20190804_140709.jpg

You must be a tall person, or I'm just a short a**e

We need to see pictures.