how did you come to be a Moggy owner?

Post by **flatbum** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 7:36 pm

I saw my moggie on the side of the road in a very rough area of Newcastle in October last year.He was in a sad,sad state.Kids had broken the side window to nick the tax,the engine had been vandalised and the control box,solenoid,fuel pump,coil HT lleads and flasher unit were gone and the plugs were smashed to bits for good measure !The rear wings were held on by gaffa tape and the interior was rotten (the exhaust had been pinched as well ! ) I tracked down the owner and I agreed to take it off his hands for fifty quid.I have spent the winter tracing parts,rebuilding the entire brake system and the slow process of the bodywork.He is now a lot happier and almost ready for his MOT.I have loved working on him from the off and can't wait to get him on the road.

Post by **aupickup** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 7:41 pm

another reasson i had a morris minor van in the late 60`s was that they were aboput the cheapest van around. £50.00 first one.
and now nostalga

Post by **flatbum** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 9:03 pm

I love my moggie !

Post by **AndrewSkinner** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 11:38 pm

I got my morris minor from my parents for my 18th Birthday!

She was prevously owned by my aunties dad and before that a local nurse.
It still has the original gloucestershire number plate (where it still lives and works!).

The car is completely original and most components are still the orginal factory fitted ones!!!!

It has so far covered 55,000 from new and i am enjoying every second of it!

I have always been interested in classics as i have looked after my dads Sunbeam Alpine Mk4 For years!

Post by **aussiemike** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:40 pm

I love all old cars. Always wanted a moggie but living in oz there were just too many old mazdas for me to own first. I also love the mazda roatary engine. Fast forward to last year and my girlfriend decided she was wanting another traveller as we had just had to scrap her old 57 trav.(it was soooo knackered). We bought the 58 trav from the auto trader unseen for £1200 and a couple of friends went to Edinburgh to pick it up for us and bring back to Mull.
About 4 months later I put a huge hole in the sump and destroyed the engine. Now I am 14 months into an engine, gearbox, differential, fully programmable ecu, conversion. Cant wait for it to be finished and hopefully see 200+ hp.
cheers,michael.

Post by **Myko2** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:21 am

I can't wait to see that! I have been thinking of trying to do a miata swap including suspension. Still in the imagining stages though.

Post by **Jefftav** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:58 am

When I passed my test I bought a Vauxhall Shuvit which dissolved in front of my eyes and then I started to drive my brothers morris caught the bug and then bought my own Saloon and that was 20yrs ago. I still have the same car and use it pretty much every day as my work car.

Post by **Myko2** » Thu May 03, 2007 2:36 am

great stories all! Love to read some more.
A bit more about how I lucked into mine. My client had known of my love for Mini Coopers over the years, we always enjoyed swapping stories about our old car escapades. He was from England originally, so he was one of the few people I knew that understood what Mini Coopers were all about. I guess it comes down to being in the right place at the right time. I have had my car just about 10 years, and still I can't wait to get in and go for a ride.

Post by **alex_holden** » Thu May 03, 2007 7:09 am

It might be worth making this topic sticky so that new web site users see it when they come here.

Post by **JustinMinor1000** » Sun May 06, 2007 1:14 pm

It just took the right girl ..

Post by **stevey** » Tue May 08, 2007 9:04 am

It just took the right girl ..

Did she come with the car?

Post by **JustinMinor1000** » Tue May 08, 2007 10:27 pm

stevey wrote:
It just took the right girl ..
Did she come with the car?

No the car came with her

Post by **Morris_Harding** » Tue May 08, 2007 11:45 pm

Morris here, new body on the forum.

Interested in old cars in general, Moggies because there has been one under wraps at my grandfathers house for as long as I can remember - and I have been vetoed from reparing it.

*shuffles about uncertainly*

I got my own Moggy this afternoon, not sure what year it is, guessing '71/2, reg no TNY 570G (that should tell me really, but as a Guernseyman, I don't know).
Four door saloon, maroon in colour with red interior trim. Lots of welding to be done, can't wait to get started.

Anyway, hello everyone!

*waves greasy spanner enthusiastically*

Post by **bigginger** » Tue May 08, 2007 11:48 pm

G reg makes it a '69/'70

Post by **Morris_Harding** » Wed May 09, 2007 12:04 am

Thanks - I'm used to having a five digit number which doesn't have all these funny letters in it!

Post by **RogerRust** » Wed May 09, 2007 5:30 am

Exeter Uni? look out chrisd87 another minor on the way!

Post by **chrisd87** » Wed May 09, 2007 11:28 am

Morris_Harding,

I'm also a student at Exeter uni (in Birks halls at the moment), if you see a J-reg trafalgar blue 2-dr moggy driving around then it's me!

Post by **JimK** » Wed May 09, 2007 2:18 pm

Here our tale:
When Wifey was about six years old one of her teachers had an Almond Green Traveller. Wifey has wanted one ever since. Fast forward many years...

Wifey is heading for a significant birthday (30th) and I'm casting around trying to think of something to get her. In March last year we passed a Trav and she made some comment about how nice it looked. I combed most of the south of England looking for the right car, and eventually I drove into the garden on her birthday in a ribbon-bedecked Hermione

I started to think of interesting things to do with/to the car, and when Wifey said "hands off!" I went looking for one of my own. I found the Lemming near Liphook in Hampshire, looking very tidy and begging to go faster

Post by **moggy_moo** » Wed May 09, 2007 4:54 pm

I was looking for a run around, my brother phoned to say his friend had one in the barn (belonged to his now deceased uncle who was in his 80's), went to 'look' and fell in lurveeeeeeeee
I love her to bits even though she isnt running well at the minute
I love driving her and people stop and stare or do a double take

Post by **HarryMango** » Wed May 09, 2007 6:00 pm

bigginger wrote:G reg makes it a '69/'70

Or even 68/69

- I know how you like to be accurate - us Pedants have got to stick together

Rog