Another dodgy minor on fleabay....

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Another dodgy minor on fleabay....

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Morris-Minor ... Swd6ldjyle

Advert claims it's 1959
DVLA have it as 1958
Photos of rear lights, elephant trunk and keyed starter make me think it's at least 1964... possibly a Ringer on doggy plates??
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Re: Another dodgy minor on fleabay....

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Rotten as a pear too, I love the interesting angle the front end sits at................. :wink:
1954 Series 2: 4 door: "Sally" -- Back on the ground with (slave) wheels and waiting to be resprayed......
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Re: Another dodgy minor on fleabay....

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Mine has a slight lean to the right as well. More down to poorly adjusted torsion bars than rot though. I should have called her 'Eileen' 😄
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Re: Another dodgy minor on fleabay....

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1968 at the earliest I would say :x
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Re: Another dodgy minor on fleabay....

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1964 or later. Not clap-hands wipers.
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Re: Another dodgy minor on fleabay....

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All of which begs the question of where the ID came from and is this the result of a series of ID swaps, whose trail might lead back to a stolen car (or cars), if it could be followed...…..
I see another Moggy, a series 2 split screen, was stolen not so long ago. :(


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1954 Series 2: 4 door: "Sally" -- Back on the ground with (slave) wheels and waiting to be resprayed......
1970 Triumph Herald 1200: "Hetty" -- Driven back from Llangollen in Wales (twice.....)
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Re: Another dodgy minor on fleabay....

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Comprehensive description " Vehicle will need to be trailered away ".

John :-?

P.S. Anyone in the area that might "wish to view" before purchasing???
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ManyMinors wrote: Tue Oct 01, 2019 10:45 pm 1968 at the earliest I would say :x
10V engine 4/69 onwards if original to the car.

Walsall seems to be a hub of dodgy vans, so beware.
Further investigations uncovered it was an inside job!!
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Re: Another dodgy minor on fleabay....

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Seller might be legit; they have added to the listing:
On 04-Oct-19 at 12:07:12 BST, seller added the following information:

Please note this vehicle is being sold for spares only as it has been pointed out by two viewers of the item ( thanks guys ] that this is around a 1964 model.
Seems some people in the know have looked at it and possibly felt it was iffy.....
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Re: Another dodgy minor on fleabay....

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A whole rash of hooky ads for Minors on Fleabay today. The scammer took a break for a while, my guess 3 months in the big house. Exactly the same cars and MO as before. I've been reporting them but ebay should do more to stop these idiots.
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