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by ManyMinors
Tue Oct 10, 2023 12:02 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Can’t get my daughters car to start
Replies: 163
Views: 10908264

Re: Can’t get my daughters car to start

You have pulled the choke out have you?
:wink:
by ManyMinors
Wed Oct 04, 2023 2:13 pm
Forum: Electrical
Topic: wiring in electric windscreen washer pump
Replies: 13
Views: 2902

Re: wiring in electric windscreen washer pump

Yes, everything works perfectly well on my old Minor without modern additions too - although I must confess I have added flashing indicators rather than the trafficators :wink: Keep it simple! :D
by ManyMinors
Tue Oct 03, 2023 5:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lining
Replies: 14
Views: 4830

Re: Lining

Definitely fit that panel BEFORE you fit the rear window but I can't help with where you'd obtain one. Newton Commercial? or ring around the Morris Minor specialists? Have you got the old one as a pattern? You don't find old Minors in local breakers yards anymore do you :cry:
by ManyMinors
Wed Sep 27, 2023 11:05 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: Door hinge pillar
Replies: 5
Views: 1879

Re: Door hinge pillar

Almost all of us I would think. I pretty sure that ESM are now the biggest Morris Minor parts supplier in the UK. I restored my car and purchased most of the repair panels from them. The panels were good quality and good value for money. Most fitted very well all things considered. I'd have no hesit...
by ManyMinors
Wed Sep 27, 2023 2:02 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Carb question
Replies: 16
Views: 3549

Re: Carb question

Another point - since you suggest that the car is seldom used. How old is the fuel? Modern petrol goes past its best quite quickly and that will also cause a car to run poorly.
by ManyMinors
Wed Sep 27, 2023 1:55 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: replacing traveller sills
Replies: 7
Views: 1589

Re: replacing traveller sills

If the inner sill strengthener has rusted away then you must have a seriously rusty Traveller. It attaches inside the section of the sill which is inside the car and (generally) covered by carpet and to which the seatbelt bolts into. You can't really replace the inner strengthener without replacing ...
by ManyMinors
Tue Sep 26, 2023 12:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Help with query on model of car
Replies: 14
Views: 1151

Re: Help with query on model of car

It is an old publication from the early days of Practical Classics magazine but still a worthwhile read and much of the information is still relevant today :)
by ManyMinors
Mon Sep 25, 2023 6:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 1959 “Winnie” what grey is she?
Replies: 6
Views: 760

Re: 1959 “Winnie” what grey is she?

That will depend on when in 1959 each car was built as the design changed around March of that year.
by ManyMinors
Mon Sep 25, 2023 6:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Help with query on model of car
Replies: 14
Views: 1151

Re: Help with query on model of car

In all probability the indicator (trafficator) switch and hornpush are original to your car as that type was introduced around March 1959 - replacing the earlier type switch which had a hornpush built into the end along with the bullmotif steering wheel centre to cover the centre nut. Chassis number...
by ManyMinors
Mon Sep 25, 2023 3:52 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Split pin sizes - bonnet release
Replies: 6
Views: 538

Re: Split pin sizes - bonnet release

The small, more modern "R" clips can be a better idea. Worth a look at anyway :-?
by ManyMinors
Sun Sep 24, 2023 9:55 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 1959 “Winnie” what grey is she?
Replies: 6
Views: 760

Re: 1959 “Winnie” what grey is she?

Photos often distort the actual colour - and BMC did produce at least 50 shades of grey :lol: But I reckon it'll be either Clarendon Grey (Code GR6) or, perhaps more likely, Frilford Grey (GR5), both of which were used on the Minor 1000 in the late 1950s and are rather similar.
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by ManyMinors
Fri Sep 22, 2023 10:42 am
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: What paint colour is this please?
Replies: 13
Views: 3743

Re: What paint colour is this please?

The boot handle has simply come out of the escutcheon I think. The speedo and banjo steering wheel look correct for a 1959 car as far as I can see :wink:
by ManyMinors
Thu Sep 21, 2023 11:37 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: A hole in the gearbox :(
Replies: 3
Views: 1301

Re: A hole in the gearbox :(

Well done for your perseverance! A good result. Quite an unusual failure too.
by ManyMinors
Thu Sep 21, 2023 1:35 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: What paint colour is this please?
Replies: 13
Views: 3743

Re: What paint colour is this please?

Neither of those were offered on the Minor 1000 however. In period, Island Blue was an Austin colour seen on the A35, A55 etc. Mineral Blue was an MG colour and also offered on the Wolseley 1500. Nothing wrong with using a different colour but, as you say, you're very restricted if you stick with a ...
by ManyMinors
Wed Sep 20, 2023 10:22 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: What paint colour is this please?
Replies: 13
Views: 3743

Re: What paint colour is this please?

The nearest (somewhat later) British Leyland colour I can recall is Tahiti Blue. Used on Marinas and Allegros and everything else in the Austin/Morris range in the mid/late 1970s. It could be anything though. IF the OP is trying to get it matched he'll have to take a sample to a paint shop and obtai...
by ManyMinors
Wed Sep 20, 2023 1:55 pm
Forum: Bodywork
Topic: What paint colour is this please?
Replies: 13
Views: 3743

Re: What paint colour is this please?

In my opinion the colour is definitely NOT original any more than the (later model) interior is - or the registration number for that matter. It may (or may not) be a later British Leyland colour but that doesn't really matter either way if originality is your goal. It is certainly none of the stand...
by ManyMinors
Tue Sep 19, 2023 6:16 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Morris Minor centre (bath) radius arms
Replies: 8
Views: 742

Re: Morris Minor centre (bath) radius arms

Don't forget that there were TWO Morris Minor Centres in the Bath area at one time, each selling their own ranges of parts. This leads to some confusion! "The Morris Minor Centre (Bath) Ltd" and "Charles Ware's Morris Minor Centre" which was based in Bath. Often these two busines...
by ManyMinors
Mon Sep 18, 2023 4:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What is the purpose of this ?
Replies: 6
Views: 796

Re: What is the purpose of this ?

For spare wheel fixing clamp when no passenger seat fitted?
by ManyMinors
Mon Sep 18, 2023 12:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Spotted today.
Replies: 2449
Views: 683648

Re: Spotted today.

And some more too - including a beautifully displayed Minor 1000,000 8)
by ManyMinors
Mon Sep 18, 2023 11:58 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Spotted today.
Replies: 2449
Views: 683648

Re: Spotted today.

Yesterday at Kop Hill climb in Buckinghamshire, several Minors attending. Photos below. Many elderly and exotic vehicles to look at. A fantastic event as usual - only dampened by the rain during the afternoon.