Morris Minor Owners Club

As a bodyshop apprentice, learned very early on. Not at a bench, but in all attitudes, anyone can weld at a bench, said the late great Arno Praeger, my first bodyshop foreman. He'd welded on board a u-boat, so he should know! Anyway, always preferred Gas (still do) because thats what I learned, but ...

Yours is very close to mine then , mine's 666*

olonas wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 10:18 am "My ancestors were bell founders. That is bronze of course but casting defects were found quickly. It does not ring true…"

Q. What stinks and sounds like a cracked bell?
A. Dung

NURSE!!!!!

Bill, lost touch many years ago so no chance of finding out. Last time I saw the vehicle was in Lookers' showroom on Chester Rd Manchester in the eighties. Just a nostalgic thought really!

It was his own number that transferred into the Morris, ( and off again when sold) but the vehicle was almost concours, so must still exist!

A fair few years ago, a friend from the motor trade restored a white convertible with this reg no. It was featured in some publications. Anyone know what became of it?

Interesting. My understand was the latest remained positive earth but with an alternator, as per the last LCVs. I could be wrong. And, as you say, the records are lost . My 1284 is still positive earth and a dynamo.

Carburettor will be AUD 368 too, to connect the other end of the breather pipe!

Well, happy ending to report. Never use comparison sites for Classic stuff, but did this morning, and turned up a sub £100 quote. Phone original renewal company, they more than matched it!! Happy bunny.

The Media tells us of big hikes this year, but I didn't expect 50%. So, a quick trawl. One madly higher again, One rang me pressure selling before I'd even finished the online quote! Then was madly higher. One doesn't quote online, despite the word 'Line' in the title. Another very well known is 'co...

geoberni wrote: ↑Sat Sep 30, 2023 1:20 pm I love the phone number... not many phone lines in Alcester in the early 50s

I the 1950's the phone no of Dad's garage was 'Bramhall 11'

In a lifetime of dealing with BMC/BL/AR/MGR, I have never once modified an A series engine for any changes to fuel composition, and have never had a problem. - Discuss....

Your local paint/sundries suppliers also sell a brush for seam sealer, (like a paintbrush that's gone hard in fact)! You get a factory like finish with one of these.

Thank you all, much appreciated.

Complaining - for a couple of quid I can't be bothered and would rather get a better one. The hazard warning kit is the genuine accessory that has been fitted possibly from new

Morning fellow Moggists. 1971 Traveller. Recently changed to Led side/stop tail and pleased with the results. Went for indicators too but having problems. The FU supplied with kit works intermittently. It is cheap and nasty, and i've tried with a couple i've had for years with no luck. Any suggest a...

If you want a darker blue from the range in that era, try Island or Mineral Blue BU 8&9

Interesting one. Cut my teeth in BMC bodyshops, but a little earlier than me. At first sight, I'd say Riviera Blue. Used on Spridgets but slightly later.

Yeeees, but definitely no. The surgery required would be humongous, and via the little used provisions of the Construction and use act, you can't actually fit mods that were discarded for a safety element. So spilt screens gave way to a safety Triplex one piece, larger back lights superseded small o...

I was 17 and a newly passed test in 1974. Ran a series of half decent banger part ex's supplied by Dad, who ran a BL dealership. He used to bang on 'It's a 50mph motor'. Of course, I thrashed them to within an inch of their lives. Now at 66, driving my lovely Traveller, I smile thinking of him as it...