Morris Minor Owners Club

seriesmm_1 wrote:Which breakers yard,I live in Pelcomb cross,near Hwest
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BrianR

Waterston Car Breakers - on Hazelbeach Road opposite the Dragon LNG plant - Google will show you where. If you were thinking of a Saturday visit please note the yard closes at 12.

Some here may know that I work in a breakers yard. Today my boss picked up 3 rusted Minor hulks, and while much of the bodywork is a write off there may be bits others can use, I have persuaded him to allow me to strip them as best I can rather than just crushing them - which is happening with other...

"We brought this little beauty for a bag o'sand..... Edd got it really sorted but I folded faster than superman on laundry day and sold it for less than the 4 grand I said it would get all day long - so we made a gazillion pounds profit cos of course My mate Edd and his workshop are absolutely ...

FYI it wouldn't need re registering, as far as I'm aware DVLA hold vehicle details for two years after a vehicle has been 'scrapped' just in case anyone wants to put a 'scrapped' vehicle back on the road! I bought a moggy that had been partially stripped from a scrap yard earlier this year and had ...

I was thinking more of a plastic version of These that were popular in the 60's, I once owned a '64 A40 Farina that had a 2 "winged" version of these on the hubcaps

Wooden "T" gear knob? or how about hubcap spinners?

One thing I am pretty certain you wont find, those stick on "anti misting" panels that were popular in the 60's. My father had an F series Victor in light grey with a white flash that came with one of those stick on anti mist panels on the rear screen, that would have been about '64 I'm su...

The quality of the bot racks varies massively, the clamp on ones are not up to much , if you are prepared to drill the bootlid (or get a spare) the ones which screw on are fine. Luggage space is one thing which worries me with the saloon we are re-building, I have even thought of making a bulbous b...

I'm sure this place has a "minor magnet" . I spotted what looked like a blue possibly 4 door a few nights ago in Pembroke, cant say Id seen that one around before. It was dark so hard to tell at a quick glance, did notice the Morris badge on the boot so series 2? I'm not really up on these...

Very relevant point. I ran out of diesel once. It was a long walk to a petrol station,there are not that many left ! Gulf,me god's that takes me back as well. Regent even further !!! Not looking to labour the point re Supermarket petrol,but...first load today,from Shell,Stanlow. 2nd Load from Texac...

In my job I remove the pump/sender from the fuel tanks of cars as I drain them, Id say a good half have some water present in the tank along with other crud that you wouldn't expect to find. I remember my Vauxhall Ventora had a glass chamber on the pump that used to trap some water, as did the inlin...

RussLCV wrote:that colour is for sure SWEB blue

Absolutely, it just needs the old Logo on there with that big square a**ed "E". You never see any old Wales Gas vans around either, guess those guys killed them off.

people that buy fuel from supermarkets are more than likely the same sort of people that buy 'winter' tyres. I suppose some people have to keep these companies alive with there custom. wondered why my company fuel card is only valid for use at shell, esso, bp and Texaco and none of the supermarkets...

no, I purchase premium fuel. supermarket fuel is of a less quality. anyone in the industry will tell you the obvious. only people that are stubborn and want to save pennies will use supermarket stuff. I would never put it in my cars. the damage it causes will cost you in the long run. the elite mot...

Yes the momentum for that seems to have been lost - I was referring to M2824 dismantled and removed in 1971, I was lucky enough to visit before she left. There is an article about it on the web written by the son of a (late) teacher of mine at the Coro - Phil is co author of a book about the history...

For a while we lived at St Davids while my Grandmother lived in Monkton, I Remember Sunday nights with dad hammering the van to get on the last trip on the Cleddau King over from Neyland to drop me off for the coming week at the old Coro' school in Upper Meyrick St. Dad worked for Turiff on the Gas ...

Enjoying this thread. :-) out of curiosity I've used an online inflation calculator for a 1950 MM Tourer that sold for £380, and that equates to £11800 today. And you didn't get a heater or passenger side wiper on the Minor! Lol ... and lets not get into the price of fuel back then, No speed camera...

Arnolds hill is beyond the new road, however the accident was bound to happen when you get imbeciles that have no sense using the roads as a race track, I don't hang about but there are limits and these guys were well beyond it, and if media reports are to be believed some of the statements given ar...

The garage was on the A4139 just outside Pembroke and is possibly the one now occupied by Chilton Motors and if I remember correctly was run at that time (1950s) by the Matthias family. I was especially curious about this as in the mid 60's (until the 80's) it was part for the Ford dealership Lamph...

In 1956 my father decided to apply for a job in Gloucestershire. We lived just outside Castlemartin in Pembrokeshire at the time. My father considered that his pre war Ford eight was not up to the journey so he hired a car from the garage, on the Tenby Rd in Pembroke which turned out to be a Morris...