Vintage Minor Register

It attracted no bids at GBP 1,999 starting price, so why not make the vendor an offer and save it?

Chris Moorhouse has just joined the Register with a very nice '33 saloon. However, the engine, which was supposedly rebuilt by the previous owner is a mess - the block cracking after just 40 miles! If anyone can help Chris with a replacement SV block, please contact him at candr.moorhouse1@ntlworld....

Up to GBP 3,350 tonight - with 8 bidders in the fray. Wonder if they are all number plate dealers...

I once had a Minor with a C Type cam in it - much to hot for road work - lumpy idle and only got on the cam at high revs. Unless you are going racing, I think the 12/12 is the way to go. As a matter of course, I always fit a 12/12 cam and skim the head to standard M Type compression ratio on all my ...

A date for your diaries if you are anywhere near the Cotswolds. Alastair Kinross from the (post-war) Gloucestershire Morris Minor Club tells me that the club is holding their 21st Anniversary rally at Bourton on Sunday 13th May. You may recall that Alasdair and the GMMC always marshal at our Glouces...

I fitted my nearside front wing today using new coachbolts I bought in England many moons ago. These are very slightly domed - not like regular coachbolts. They have a square section under the heads which is about 1/8" long. I drilled and filed three square holes in the new wing, then cut out t...

I have a set fo six for the Semi-sports, but I bought them so long ago I can't rememebr where I got them from! I am going to fit them this weekend. The ones I have have a square section under the head like coachbolts, but the heads are much flatter than coachbolts. My wings are new and undrilled, so...

1934 2-seater:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CLASSIC-CAR-1934- ... 0054356139

There is a 1931 saloon on eBay at the moment - fitted with what looks like a BMC engine, but does appear to be an OHC Minor (see the instrument panel, lamps, bumpers, etc. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-CAR-1931-MORRIS-MINOR-RESTORED-RE-TRIM-CLASSIC_W0QQitemZ140054608103QQihZ004QQcategoryZ31361QQssPa...