Morris Minor Owners Club

Hello George,
The Morris Minor Oxford site is always a bit behind the times, but if you call Richard, he can usually help, I have found,
All the best

Hello George, Try Richard Plant at Morris Minor Parts Oxford. He has a good supply of parts and his prices are reasonable. 07759 810336. https://minorpartsofoxford.co.uk/ Worst case, Pilkington will make replacement glass from a supplied template, if they don’t have a pattern. https://www.pilkington...

Hi Richard, I don’t know how helpful this will be, but I have a Toyota box in an Austin Healey. It has a Toyota driven (friction) plate and the Austin Healey pressure plate, so much as you describe. When I had a similar problem to yourself, I took the part number off the driven plate (friction) and ...

The upgrade to the blade fuse is a good move, even if it’s not original. The cartridge fuse (glass tube with end caps) was never a good solution for automotive applications as they don’t like vibration. Additionally, it’s difficult to find good quality ones these days. The blade fuse (unlike the car...

That’s a good result. Nice to find a place that can still tune carbs, especially custom needle adjustments. Worth every penny penny.
All the best,
Paul

Hi Dave, As Manyminors already said, you can get an MOT on the chassis number. I’ve done this on 3 cars, then applied for the registration. On the last one, they sent someone (actually sub contracted) to inspect the car. They only wanted to see that there was actually a car to see and take note of t...

This is a good tip that I think I read in Practical Classics some years ago. If it’s a vinyl hood, give it a good dose of baby oil and let it soak in for a few days. Maybe even a couple of applications over a few weeks. Amazingly it does soak in and the material stats to become a lot more supple and...

We had this problem on our Morris. This is what I found when I took the engine out! A piece of old towel that had been jammed in between the sump and backplate.
I had to use a screwdriver and a mallet to remove it as it was so tightly packed.

It’s not good really. There are a few Old School garages still around, but as you’ve discovered, they need hunting down. I think the need for electronic diagnostics has driven a lot of them out. I use a small independent for our modern, run by a guy in his 40’s who can do old school stuff, although ...

I can attest to the effectiveness of these home made versions. I did the same thing on my other classic 16 years ago and nearly 40k miles. It’s seen plenty of wet weather, but still looks good. I did use a rubber seal on the edge (against the outer wing) to keep the muck out and applied Dinitrol wax...

I made some plastic wheel arch liners for the front wing of the Traveller. I welded on some tabs to take push on Spire Clips, then used some screws used to hold on modern plastic undertrays as these have a large head to spread the load. I did this on another classic 16 yrs ago and the last time I ch...

Hi Stevie I could be that the bonnet has been repainted with an incompatible paint system, such as cellulose on top of acrylic. There isn’t any easy fix other than removing the existing paint and repainting. It could also be that the car has had several repaints and the paint is too thick, so the pa...