Morris Minor Owners Club

1959 genuine convertible I had the car restored when I bought it ten years ago. I’ve spent about £20000 on the restoration: Extensive welding, new wings, new wiring loom, new braking system including brake servo, new hood and frame, re spray in old English white except for the engine bay which is in...

Can anyone suggest a good repair garage near Taunton,I’m struggling to find someone to fix my brakes which are sticking on

There’s a chance it could have lain in the drip tray for months or years and not be part of it atall

I’ve just changed the oil and got a washer left over buried in the sludge in the drip tray,I’ve got one on top of the spring,should there be another underneath the spring,
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I am about to try to take off the rear dampers to check the fluid,there is a rubber bush between the arm of the damper and the arm that attaches to the body.When I rang the spares dealership they said I need 2 each side of the nut but I can’t see 2 in place only 1.Has anyone got a part number for th...

How necessary is it to top these up and what fluid do you use,the handbook mentions having to remove the rear one to fill it,sounds a difficult job,is it necessary.Should I go to a Morris mechanic to get it done.Ive no idea when the levels were last checked as I’ve only had the car 3 years and as it...

Thanks,how much should I put in ,it seems a bit low and there’s no suction when I withdraw it

I am trying to get my 1959 convertible ready for my daughters wedding at the end of the month by giving it a good service as I’ve got 150 mile drive.I need to top up the carburettor dashpot,what oil do I use,I’ve got 20/50 engine oil or should it be a thinner oil.The manuals just say thin oil but ho...

Our post office opened at 8am ,the time on the iPad is an hour slow.I didn’t think you could do it online until you had declared it at a post office the first year

Declared my 1966 vow beetle a vehicle of historic interest at the post office this morning when renewing my car tax for June,couldn’t have been easier,I filled out form V112 writing on it vehicle of historic interest as it’s not listed on the back and presented it with my reminder,no problem and no ...

Driving back 50 miles from getting my brakes repaired I was almost home when the ignition light came on.I stopped to check the fan belt hadn't broken,it was intact but because the engine was hot I didn't check the tension.As I revved up the light became brighter,for the last mile home it came on and...

Well after 2 afternoons I managed it by wedging the door with 3 thick beams of wood and a wedge so I could put a lot of downward pressure on the quarterlight,we had to file away some of the rubber where the pivot goes in or it would have been impossible.I had to leave the hinge unscrewed from the wi...

Ive put new quarterlight rubbers in my convertible but I can't get the quarterlights back in again.Ive struggled for hours.I can't get the top hinge to line up to get the screws in,the painted frames are fragile so it's very easy to get it cross threaded then you've had it.Ive got one in but the oth...

I've just bought a 1959 convertible the same year as a saloon I owned until recently,the indicator stalk when you turn right almost touches my knee,I see there is a bend in it,the question is can this be swivelled as looking at the car I sold yesterday the stalk should be at 3 o'clock where as mine ...

I've bought a 1959 convertible and the ignition key doesn't fit the boot,the ignition key is FP and won't go into the lock,a FS key will,the number stamped on the bar is 924 so would I be right in thinking I need a FS924 key,any idea if any online suppliers sell them.Also the rubber boot stay clip i...

I had the same problem,mine was painted with silver hammerite,I had a rough quote for rechroming £200,you may find it hard to get it back in,I was told it had to be fitted in the same time as the window rubber

I'm going to look at a convertible at the weekend can anyone tell me where the B post is as I understand you have to look for spot welding on the b post to tell if it's a genuine convertible,anyone able to put on a picture,also is spot welding a series of spots or am I stating the obvious,I' don't w...

Can anyone post a picture of the external screws that hold semaphores in place on a 2 door car,I've a feeling that mine have been put in with steel screws which will rust,I would have thought they would be raised chrome screws
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I understand you can have a hood made of vinyl which is very thin or mohair which is more expensive,has anyone got any ideas which is best,,is mohair stronger and are you restricted to a narrow range of colours
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Thanks for all your help it's enabled me to get the company I bought the car off to pay for another new hood so,it's off to Charles Ware to be done properly next week