New From Texas

Post by **msppowers** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 4:26 am

I am A new and proud owner of a 1958 Traveller.
I am trying to get my pic up.... So far so good....
I found a site called
www.tinypic.com
its very easy to navigate
Mike

Post by **FrankM83** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:48 am

Welcome Mike!!! looks like a very nice car you got there!!!

love the colour!

Post by **Furrtiv** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 10:28 am

Is the back end completely wooden, or just a different colour from the front? Looks great.

Post by **ASL642** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 11:10 am

Very different! I like it! Welcome aboard.

Post by **bmcecosse** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 12:41 pm

Well done - I lived in Houston for a while - and never saw a Minor !!

Post by **msppowers** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 11:02 pm

Now I am confused.. I find a chat board that I can follow and seems like everybody uses. I then find one (.morrisowners.co.uk) That seem to have many of the same people on it.... I wonder if I am going to have to post everything I do on my car on both.....I just don't to be redundant..
Thanks again
Mike

Post by **msppowers** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:21 pm

Here is my story. I bought a Traveller for $20 in 1971 but it had no current title. (The last owner of record had been dead 7 years). It had passed hand to hand to 7 different people b4 I got it. Back then its was ok to do that. . I drove it home. Parked it for 2 years and tried to get a title b4 I did any major work on it. Well the state of Texas said no way. I was young and poor back then so I took their word for it. I sold it for parts for $75.
Every since then I have longed for one. I saw this on in Calf. Now that I and old (still poor) I figured what the hell and for a very reasonable price I bought it.
It looked real good but had some hidden problems I discovered. I have been working on it for the last 2 month. I will Post my progress with comments, pictures, and a lot of questions

Post by **msppowers** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:41 pm

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Here are some pics of the car's wood. There is wood where there used to me metal.....As far as I can tell the panels ar just 1/8" plywood that has been varnished...(Go Figure)...They look good and should be cheap to replace if I need to.......You won't believe the color (The pic here does not reflect the REAL COLOR.)
The roof has a cloth covering on it. I will go into that later
Mike P

Post by **bmcecosse** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 4:42 pm

It certainly look very smart - is the ply put on over the normal aluminium panels - or instead of them ? Someone has certainly put loads or effort into the job. In wet and windy UK they probably wouldn't last very long - but in Tx you have a chance.

Post by **alex_holden** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:17 pm

Glad to see you made it onto the site Mike!

Post by **PatLazell** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:17 am

ooooh! I love the wood, I threatened my husband last November when I got my Traveller that I wanted to have it more like the American Woodies of the Forties and Fifties and that I thought a wood veneer on the alliminium panels would look great, he just raised his eyes heavenwards and told me that I really must stop listening to that old 1940's and 50's Hillbilly and take up knitting!!! But now I can show him how good it can look. And I love the dark blue. well done

Post by **britany** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 12:57 pm

Hello from France
it is fine as american woody
i own 64 almond green traveller
dan

Post by **ASL642** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 1:01 pm

Welcome to the Board Dan. Whereabouts in France are you? Have you any pics of your car?

Post by **dave1949** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 2:01 pm

Bonjour Dan,
Welcome from me,
Are there many Moggies in France that you know about? I used to travel north to south every year in France and have never seen one.

Post by **britany** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 6:08 pm

Hello regaliaqueen i live in Brittany.south coast.Near carnac quiberon lorient,do you know?
Bonjour dave.50 km around 3 moggies( cab, trav, pick-up).do you come in france each year?.straightly in line north south? why not by our"belle et sauvage bretagne"
dan

Post by **Judge** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 6:56 pm

britany wrote:....do you come in france each year?

Most years, on MOT (Minors On Tour) Come and join us

Post by **ASL642** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 7:29 pm

This year we're going to La Forge Sainte Marie, Joinville

Post by **britany** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 7:48 pm

World is little ,we was at cheverny 2007 MOT but no with traveller because suspension was very,very hard so we came beetle+eriba caravan.and there ,everybody said me :it's normal moggy is hard for the back !!

Post by **ASL642** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 8:35 pm

Hi again - we went to Cheverny 2007 and stayed in our tent with my traveller called Vikki (below) - what colour was your Beetle? I remember there were 3 or 4 on the campsite?

Post by **britany** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 9:13 pm

hi ,i remember i have picts of your traveller at home .it is very nice.
we was froggies alone with 120 british and dutch morris minors .it was not easy i dont speak english very well and my wife nothing.
look at MOT site :photographs taken by participants .Henk and Carina Van G...our beetle is there

Morris Minor Owners Club

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lovely car