Morris Minor Owners Club

I'd say have another read of your chassis number. I think you have one digit missing. 98240 is much too low

The outer undersill is what the sill rail bolts on to. The original sections seem to have been removed from the car pictured at some time and replaced by some fabricated repair sections.

Thanks you I'm just trying to make sense with what is left on my car Not much by the look of it :o I reckon you need to purchase almost everything. That'll be a BIG job. Have a look at some of the other restoration threads on here - and maybe there are some on youtube or similar? Maybe a visit to a...

There are still plenty of people, like myself, who don't use social media at all and have no interest in it. A shame if we are unable to join in

If you look at the Parts books, there's probably as many variants of Horn configuration as there are Seat arrangements..... I gave up trying to understand the thought pattern behind the various decisions; I've probably not not the 'right' set up for the year, but it works, so not a priority. In the...

I must say that I've never heard anyone refer to the later 9H horn as a "windtone". Anyone referring to a windtone horn has in my experience always meant the earlier WT horn as pictured. These were fitted to the Minor 1000 from its introduction in 1956 until around 1963.

A 9H and a windtone are completely different things. The Lucas Windtone being much larger and earlier

My two bits of advice would be: 1). Get yourself an original "Owners handbook" for your car. This small publication can often be found and is very useful. If you want more detail then an original workshop manual is also a good thing. 2). To chat to other owners about your car, find out whe...

I don't think you'll really find anything "Genuine Lockheed" now apart from new/old stock. Lockheed ceased to exist as a company some years ago. There are specialists around who will recondition a servo.

It seems a silly fuss in a way........But...... In these days of Health and Safety, having a car with a hot engine filling up with fuel over the top of the distributor etc perhaps seems a little potentially dangerous? Quite a lot of older cars have the fuel tank in with the engine actually. I don't ...

You shouldn't need to go much higher than the manufacturer recommended in the first place. Some experimentation is fine and different makes of tyres might run better at slightly different pressures but these are the recommended pressures copied from the original driver's handbook.

I reckon Andrew Eggleton's carpet sets are exactly those sold by ESM? I have a set in one of my cars and, for the money, they are fine.

I have recently had a set of Blockley tyres fitted of that size. I am delighted with them. The fact that they have a (correct) larger profile than some other makes is an advantage as far as I am concerned as it brings the rolling radius closer to the original crossply size :wink: I had a choice of f...

They will be YEARS old! I remember being on a tight budget in the 1970s and buying a similar set of Pneumant crossply tyres for my Minor as they were the cheapest new tyres I could find. They were utterly terrible even when new :o ...... I would suggest therefore that you dispose of them as quickly ...

Oh well. I expect there are plenty of sound secondhand ones about still if not available new I reckon your Minor is in unusually good condition around the engine bay and inner wings. They were poorly painted from new around the engine bay, so very few original cars look smart in those areas.

Measure them. On a 4door saloon (which I'm guessing you have?) the rear glass is quite a bit bigger than the front. Roughly, the front door glass is 35cm wide (measured from front to back) and the rear is about 44cm.

I don't think I'd rush to buy that particular one to replace one that is rusted. It looks as if it's been used as a boat anchor

Keeping the 948 engine & box would possibly be an option (at a cost) but I don't really have anywhere to keep it! My garage is full of motorbikes! Are 948cc engine & gearboxes 'rare' and or 'valuable'? No, they're worth very little - especially if they require a rebuild. I have Minor of sim...

If you can find one at a reasonable price, the original factory parts book is vastly better and more comprehensive than the Charles Ware offering - which can often be found secondhand for next to nothing

I am a fan of the 948cc engine but the later 1098cc engine along with its stronger gearbox does have some advantages. Will the seller allow you to keep the original 948 engine and gearbox if you have the 1098 unit fitted? If so, you'll perhaps have the best of both worlds - a decent driveable car fo...