Morris Minor Owners Club

Hi,

I have to replace the engine plate number, the one on the engine. Looks like if it is kept in place with two nails (?).
So, before removing the old and damaged one I would like to know how I might procede and where to obtain two new "nails" to put the new one in place.

Thanks,
Luca

Thanks to you all for your reply! Some of your messages were a little too humorous for my poor english but understood that a body roller is something I have to think about very carefully. Plus, I was thinking to it even to work on my Rover P4 underbody but, at this point, do not think it would be th...

Hi,

I have just seen an interesting workshop tool on Frost Catalogue. It is called Body Roller. I would like to know if someone of you has used it for working on his Minor. Is it really so easy and safe to use??

Thanks,
Luca

Hi Willie, thanks for your reply. But I thought it was the opposite. In fact I thought the engine number did not appear until a certain year, late 50's, because if I am not wrong I have seen some 50's cars pics without it, but probably I am wrong!
Thanks again,
Luca

Hi, I have realized that until a certain year the plate inside the engine bay did show just the chassis number but not the engine one. There was just a writing saying "see engine". (At least this is what I have seen in some pics). So, can you tell me until what year the plate was not showi...

Thanks Scott! It means that the distributor I got won't fit into a 1957 Morris Minor but it belongs just to Minis model, right?

Ciao,

I just got a distributor for 948cc engine. It has, over the plastic cover, even a rubber cover. I tried to see in some pics and some catalogues of spares if it is original or not but did not find any pic with such a rubber cover.
Can someone of you tell me something about?

Many thanks,
Luca

Thanks Kevin!

This surely will help.

Ciao,
Luca

Hi,

I would like to know if someone of you can make me a sort of list with cars where the BMC 1098 engine was fitted in.

Thank you!!

Luca

Hi Cam, in my car there are two plates on the right side of the engine bay, looking from the front. The first has: Z(?)20736 and 190118. The second: BME 188261. My car is a two doors one. It was manifactured on March 27 1957. Maybe you can give a little help to me. I have two 948 engines. Numbers ar...

Thanks a lot, Willie.
Your MM looks beautiful!

Luca

Hi,

I would like to know if chassis number is shown just on the plate attached into the engine bay or if it is printed even somewhere else on the chassis.

thanks,
Luca

Hi,

in the engine bay, besides the identification plate with engine and chassis number, there are even two other little plates, on the right side with some numbers. What do they mean?

Does the engine number have a meaning, like the chassis one? If so, how does it have to be red??

Thanks,

Luca

Ciao, would like to know if someone of you has ever attended a classic car restoring course. I think would be a good idea attending one but, here, there is nothing about. So, please, if someone has some experiences and addresses about please let me know. Thanks, Luca p.s. obviuosly, living in Italy,...

Onne, it is ok with your italian........surely better than my dutch! :D I have red Mandy's message and did ask a friend in Napoli if he can go there and give a look, possibly taking some more pics. I did even write to another local classic car club to ask if they know or if they can do something abo...

Hi, here is a question for you, Minormaniacs. An english friend (he own a new Morgan and drinks a lot of beer so I do not know if what he says is true).. :D told me that in the early 60's some of the late 948 engines had problems. So the Morris did change themt without carging any money in the facto...

Well, knowing how things work down here I would say that the Minor is going to stay in that parking for a loooong time. I am trying to get in touch with a friend which lives in Napoli and will ask him if he can go there and give a look. I will keep you updated.

Luca

Hi,

no news from the classic car club in Napoli. I would try to get in touch with the parking were the Morris was spotted so I need to know from Mandy which parking it was. (Generally in the airports there are more than one).
Thanks,
Luca

Hi,

I have sent a message to a local classic cars club. I am waiting for news. I wish I was not living so far from Naples.....

Luca

Hi to everyone, I just came home and found Chris' message about the Morris in Naples airport. Very very sad situation, I think. My first idea, after reading that the car was in Naples, was that it had been stolen. No, wrong! The first one was that the sad Morris was mine, so I went in the garage to ...