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by amershamlad
Sat Nov 04, 2017 5:35 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: Tourer Upholstery
Replies: 7
Views: 8203

Re: Tourer Upholstery

Hi Guys,

A long time since this post but I wondered if photos of the 1929 tourer interior were ever located as I should dearly like to reproduce my missing interior as accurately as possible?

Paul
by amershamlad
Tue Feb 28, 2017 4:48 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: Original Morris Motors body drawings found!
Replies: 10
Views: 6122

Re: Original Morris Motors body drawings found!

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm :(
by amershamlad
Tue Feb 28, 2017 4:38 pm
Forum: Market Place
Topic: The world's oldest surviving Minor is for sale
Replies: 10
Views: 4999

Re: The world's oldest surviving Minor is for sale

What a shame, needs to be used, says he that has several static display projects :roll:
by amershamlad
Tue Feb 28, 2017 4:21 pm
Forum: Our Cars
Topic: 1933 Maddox Fixed head Coupe EN 5810
Replies: 38
Views: 36597

Re: 1933 Maddox Fixed head Coupe EN 5810

Congratulations Ian, she looks fab, enjoy!
I look forward to seeing her in the flesh when you get her to the UK
by amershamlad
Mon Feb 27, 2017 11:29 pm
Forum: Market Place
Topic: The world's oldest surviving Minor is for sale
Replies: 10
Views: 4999

Re: The world's oldest surviving Minor is for sale

Ah Ian, so here is the Amersham oldest minor :)
by amershamlad
Mon Feb 27, 2017 11:20 pm
Forum: Technical
Topic: Original Morris Motors body drawings found!
Replies: 10
Views: 6122

Re: Original Morris Motors body drawings found!

Ian,

Did these drawings prove to be of any practical use? I'm thinking of frame dims/details for my 1929 tourer?
by amershamlad
Mon Feb 27, 2017 12:57 pm
Forum: Our Cars
Topic: FL7665 - 1929 Minor 4 seat Tourer
Replies: 7
Views: 5228

Re: FL7665 - 1929 Minor 4 seat Tourer

I have touched base with him over running boards, as mine are missing. He has kindly sent a drawing for me to make them up from and by return has asked for a drawing of my dashboard, which I have posted off to him this morning.

His frame looks fab.
by amershamlad
Sun Feb 26, 2017 11:23 pm
Forum: Our Cars
Topic: FL7665 - 1929 Minor 4 seat Tourer
Replies: 7
Views: 5228

Re: FL7665 - 1929 Minor 4 seat Tourer

Ash frame is well and truly shot along the cills, where rot and woodworm has had an effect, the cills have sunk to the outside of the chassis, causing the body to splay at the top. I currently have the body tied across the car between the side screen support holes to give it some support. Yes I have...
by amershamlad
Sun Feb 26, 2017 10:35 pm
Forum: Our Cars
Topic: FL7665 - 1929 Minor 4 seat Tourer
Replies: 7
Views: 5228

Re: FL7665 - 1929 Minor 4 seat Tourer

Thanks for your welcome Ian. Also looking forward to Pre-War Prescott, catching up and meeting you and collecting those spares for FL7665. In the meantime, some pics in date order; FL7665 at Cornish show 1997 ish perhaps .JPG Photo set 2.JPG Ebay pic when sold by Stephen Thomas.JPG 1929 MM.JPG FL766...
by amershamlad
Sun Feb 26, 2017 7:52 pm
Forum: Our Cars
Topic: FL7665 - 1929 Minor 4 seat Tourer
Replies: 7
Views: 5228

FL7665 - 1929 Minor 4 seat Tourer

FL7665 on trailer having arrived at Hyde Heath.JPG Just a quick introduction for FL7665 - my recently acquired 1929 Minor 4 seat Tourer. A brief but unfortunately incomplete history is shown below, with some involvement from our own Ian Grace who reported upon FL7665 in the Spring 2012 VMR Newslett...