Morris Minor Owners Club

The only answer I can give you, is personally I prefer the rounds they look better IMO, it would be personal preference I would think, depends wit you are trying to achieve too

I bought my MM in 1976, sidevalve engine and all and drove it from London straight down the M4 to Devonport where it remained all summer with the top off, it was great. In the eighties I converted it with disc brakes and a hot engine and enjoyed it until I got a bit too old to drive that fast so co...

Thanks all for your opinions so far, I agree with all sides really, it just depends what you want from your moggie I guess, daily practical use or a show stopper

Looks like a nice little trailer, I look forward to the end result and good luck with it

Okay, £10 each does seem fair if they are in good condition. I have to admit that I thought you were pricing them allot higher (for them not to be selling). I would advertise them on eBay again, MK2 VW Golfs are popular (I had one and thought it was great :D , so I guess I'm biased), so I would thi...

To be fair that will depend on your perception of what they are worth and whether other people agree with you. I don't know what you priced these items at and so can't comment but if people voted with their feet and didn't buy them then I think they have simply made their feelings on your pricing k...

As said previously, it should be up to the individual what they do of course, but a lot of people do like it when others appreciate what they have done to there classic car. There are restorers out there, (possibly on here too who knows I've just got here lol) that go crazy when a chrome bolt is use...

I've read comments and threads on this site that poo-poo different and turn up noses at cars that they dont think are 'correct'. I have a Traf Blue 63' saloon...I sprayed the dash cream. "Sacrilege", "What the hell have you done" and "oh dear!" 3 comments I have receiv...

Stella

stevey wrote:I too prefer to keep as much as possible, but i wouldnt skimp on brakes, new all round if theres any doubt. your nice original car is no good after its been through a wall!!

No that would not be good at all lol.

Wife

The problem is people won't pay for things that actually fit. I put a pair of NOS British Leyland 1000 front wings on ebay about 18 months ago to see what happened. Properly listed with photos/descriptions etc and the bidding went to less than for a pair of the cheap pattern wings, and some of the ...

Well said, I guess it does depend on a lot of different factors wether to restore or replace, more so which route the restorer wants to go down themselves.

Hmmm some interesting thoughts. I totally agree with the safety aspect, using more modern items is much better in those areas. Restoration is of course as it says, to restore something to its former glory but there are of course some parts you cannot do that. Just because your restoring a car doesn'...

Most of the original stuff can be reused, but it takes more time to restore than to buy a replacement. I also thought like you that replacing stuff would be easier since newer is better BUT you have to take into account that the market for classic car spares is MUCH smaller than the spares market f...

Hi all, some might know I'm still on the look out for a Moggie resto project, however I'm curious after looking around the site what the majority prefer, new or original? By this I mean replace or try an restore where possible, I know there are certain upgrades to be done that will help to make a mo...

eveline wrote:Ye I'm still working on him xxxx

Excellent that's good to hear, was thinking it would have been a shame if this beauty wasn't finished, superb work gone into this well done. Can't wait to see some more progress in the future

Sorry to drag up an old thread, but did this get finished? I have just read through and it's blown me away the amount of effort put into this.

Welcome to the forum Paul - and happy hunting for a Minor. Start trawling ebay!! I hope you have good 'covered storage' for your project - working outdoors through winter is for the very brave........ Hi, yes I have a very adequate garage attached to the house, well lit and mobile heater so I'm all...

Hi all, I joined here back in 2010 so thought it was about time I posted something lol. I am yet to be an owner of a moggie but I am on the look out for a project to work on. I was planning to get myself one back when I originally joined but as it does life got in the way. I'm hoping to acquire a mo...