Millys spec.? 1959 2dr Standard

Post by **paulk** » Sun May 11, 2008 10:04 am

Ok I know some of you clever types can help.

She's a 948cc 2dr Basic/standard/not Deluxe

Registered in April 1959

I know she only had one Sunvisor and her heater blanking plate is still fitted so I'm assuming she just had a recirculating heater or it was a later fitting.

But what else? Did she have 0,1 or 2 gloveboxes? none fitted now but some odd holes so I'm confused, did she have overiders?

All the pictures of her show the later 1000 wings and overiders but I don't know if the overiders were original or later fitment.

Any help gratefully recieved, I've looked at Cams branch site and its giving me the basics but its the interior thats confusing me most.

Post by **ASL642** » Sun May 11, 2008 10:13 am

I'm sure I'll be corrected if I get it wrong but a standard car did not have overiders and I have a 1961 original 948 and it has 2 gloveboxes, later high wings but rear flashing brake/indicators(red colour only) no trafficators and small white front indicators.

Hope this helps.

Post by **Willie** » Sun May 11, 2008 5:21 pm

There were a lot of changes during 1959! The horn push moved to the centre of the steering wheel instead of being on the end of the trafficator switch. Does the steering wheel pass THROUGH the parcel shelf or not?
This applied from chassis number 695864 (March 1959). In other words what is your chassis number?

Post by **d_harris** » Sun May 11, 2008 5:23 pm

I'll have a look in the original morris minor for you these eve if need be

Post by **paulk** » Sun May 11, 2008 9:23 pm

Chassis no. 714215

No parcel tray so don't now but the horn seems to be in the centre of wheel.

Post by **d_harris** » Sun May 11, 2008 9:33 pm

Paul, looking at orginal MM by Ray Newell, it would appear that Milly would have had 2 glovebox lids, of the "flat" style - not the rounded top ones on the later 1000. It also appears there would only have been one sun visor.

I wil get Matt to bring the book on Thurs so you can have a look.

Post by **paulk** » Sun May 11, 2008 10:18 pm

Cheers Dan.

Any idea about overiders?

Post by **Willie** » Mon May 12, 2008 8:04 am

Overriders were always optional as were the heaters!

Post by **d_harris** » Mon May 12, 2008 8:12 pm

I thought over-riders were only fitted to delux models. No idea about heaters

Post by **paulk** » Mon May 12, 2008 9:28 pm

Brilliant I can ditch the overriders never did like them much anyway.