Another strange one on ebay

[palacebear]

Minor pick up - 1975 (N-reg) ... really? Only explanation I can think of is it's ex-military, and found it's way onto civvy-street before the DVLA was fully up and running. N-reg was the last year that re-registrations reflected the year of re-reg, rather than the true vehicle age.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Morris-Minor- ... SwJH1ZHBwK

The second pick-up offered in the same listing, for restoration looks a bit suspect too. Allegedly a 1961 model, it has a few quite significant later features which can be explained, but the absence of clap-hands wipers is a puzzle...?

[geoberni]

Having signed up in '74, I don't remember ever seeing pick-ups in military service, certainly not in RAF.
Only used to see Travellers used for roles like EOD, Recruiters or other odd roles, like Air Cadet Liaison duties.
Workplace 'Pick-ups' were just open top Landrovers!

[ManyMinors]

The grey pick-up is plainly a very late one judging by the steering column lock but who knows the reason for the 1974 registration.

The rough one they have is probably really a 1971 with a misprinted age? Its specification fits with that and it looks to have been Aqua coloured previously? No registration plate visible is there? A lot of work for somebody though!

[SteveClem]

You'd have to be a lot suspicious. Might be a genuine story there,but buyer beware!

[StillGotMy1stCar]

As ManyMinors says the rough one is most likely 71, has Austin chassis plate and appears to have started life as a van.
Regards John.

[Andy W]

Not as strange as this one...............
A triumph of enthusiasm over taste (imho)!

I can't get the link to work but type in "1956 morris minor convertible", the seller is "jrah43".............

[ManyMinors]

I'm lost for words with that one, which is fairly unusual for me

[ianmack]

263244125982 is the number, but it doesn't seem to be linking. I looked for Morris Minor parts but couldn't see any from the photos except maybe the wheels.

[ManyMinors]

It does plainly use a Morris Minor as its base. All the front chassis, the engine bay crossmember (to support the front dampers) and everything back to the centre crossmember are Minor - and indeed the front suspension and steering gear. Probably the rear axle is also used. The Minor engine and gearbox would fit straight in.......
Anyone tempted

[firedrake1942]

Errrrr Nope !

[firedrake1942]

Not strange, apart from the price tag, if you are down under....

https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A ... AwTnPK6ZnJ

[firedrake1942]

or across the pond - better price and with that colour would turn some heads

http://www.morrisminorforum.com/registr ... newsletter

probably worth the money just for the offside glove box door !

[POMMReg]

You'd have to be a lot suspicious. Might be a genuine story there,but buyer beware!

PO PVC taped loom & PO spec dash switches, cannot see much other than that, have msgd owner for chassis & body numbers of both pickup's

[ampwhu]

there's an A35 with a 'L' (1993) in the A35 owners club. its what dvla dished out when it was reregistered.