Vintage Minor Register

New tyres on order, have a set of Morris 8 spoked going on with Longstone 17" 400/425. Hopefully should help it look a little more original but being slightly wider handle the better brakes and mighty 30bhp from the Minx Engine.

Jones Springs changed the top leafs of the springs giving them new eyes/mounts, £90 +vat a go inc resetting them, not a bad price at all!

Evening all, a few update photos of how I've been getting on. New Hartfords came back last week, springs also rebuilt by Jones Springs. The rear end was very badly worn and has had lots of work to tighten it all up. All brake hoses have been changed, master and slave cylinders rebuilt and honed. Mor...

Afternoon all, I've been offered a set of Morris 8 wire wheels at a really good price. I'm desperate to get shot of the steel wheels I currently have on it that are 6 stud and I believe from a 1947 Hillman Minx. Will the 8's fit the Minor? I appreciate they are a little smaller at 17" I believe...

Evening all, an update on this... As you can tell the car is far from original in many many ways so the purists please look away now! I've got the 1947 Hillman Minx engine running with minimal effort. Fuel pump cleaned and lines replaced, carb. lubed and freed. New plugs, rotor arm, clean of ignitio...

Thanks Ian,

Looking forward to finding out more about the semi sport and this era of car in general. Will be needing lots of help finding bits and advice going forward, when I have decided the way forward with this project.