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Series II or 1000 ?

Post by hannahandflossie »

Hello all,

Just a quick question (i think i know the answer to.... :o ) ....

My beautiful Minor was first registered 29/03/1956 - and from what i have read the Minor 1000 was brought in in 1956 - October ? Is this right and mean my girl is a Series II minor, and by all accounts one of the last made i guess?

Thanks in advance :D

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Post by captain_70s »

An easy way to get an idea is the cosmetics. :D

A series 2 should have a 2 piece split windscreen.
The 1000 should have a single piece windscreen.

The 1000 will also have the 948cc engine rather than the Series 2s 803cc motor. (Although your Minor could have been upgraded)
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Post by hannahandflossie »

Hi Captain 70s,

Thanks for the info - she's got a split windscreen - so i guess that answers that one (!) - engine has been upgraded from a 803cc to 1098cc by the previous owner which is good news for me i guess ! :)
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Welcome to the series II club! :)
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Mines January 3rd 1956 so pretty close to yours

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was that on ebay a few months ago, looked good,
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Post by hannahandflossie »

Nope, picked up Flossie on ebay just over a year ago - i try not to look on ebay too much now as i clearly lack self control where minors are concerned, and rather fancy a traveller to add to my fleet. don't seem to be too many Series II about this way.

Have tried to upload a piccie but "computer says no" for now so will try again - should get her back this week after an MOT retest, a bit of welding and shiny new paint job - ah the joys :D
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30th July 1954 here. Welcome :D
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I am getting a little concerned as none of the cars mentioned are as old as me............................................
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Post by hannahandflossie »

Hee hee :lol:
Trying again with the photo of Flossie - pre spray job - she is now Old English White - i know i know not a colour befitting her exact age but the "Cream" from her era i thought a little yellowy and she said she didn't mind having OEW instead (she's good like that).<br>Image<br>
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Post by Kevin »

Well Hannah flossie looked in excellent condition last year before the respray you must have money to burn :wink:
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I wish ! Photo looks better than the reality. Previous owners had oversprayed and oversprayed without properly rubbing down and it was cracked and really pitted on the roof. not a total disaster but i thought she deserved to look at her most beautiful :D

Back tomorrow after 7 months of my mechanic saying "that'll be next week mate" :roll:
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7 Months! What's he done a total rebuild? :o

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He had her in sept to do the brakes and then i had her back for abit then had problems with her cutting out - then he had her back, and the electrics were a little dodgy (was only when i parked up at a garage near a police station and noticed i had half a headlight and one rear light working - :o ) ! So he said he might as well hang onto her to do electrics - then he said he'd get the respray done - some welding here and there on sills, door and boot were needed aswell, plus ALOT of prep work before the spray. He said he'd use her as a filler so not been working on her nonstop - good news as it should be cheaper for me, but very sad to have lost her for soooooo long :cry:

Needless to say in the future i am a) going to become professional mechanic lol or b) send her to someone who will work on her a bit more swiftly. haven't had the bill yet but am assured it's not too bad :)
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did he suck thorough his teeth when he said it wasn't too bad??

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Does this mean that Flossie is Old English White with grey blue interior? If so same colour scheme as my Snowdrop :D . Good look with that bill...
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:lol: Hee hee Dan_Harris - Will try and check for teeth sucking when he drops her off today. He is a friend of the family aswell so hoping he won't rob me - especially as he's had her so long. i never want to let her out of my sight again !

She has red seats (not bright red) with cream piping - curved at the top - bit like old cinema seats i think! I am going to need a major clean up on the seats and finish off the interior paint transformation myself. Ironically the seats from the 1st minor i had (bridget) are pretty good (pale green) but are far too modern for her and wouldn't go with the red carpet. god i am such a girl :roll:

Snowdrop is a most excellent name pao7psb.

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Post by hannahandflossie »

She's back and looking BEAUTIFUL :D

Bill (which funnily enough he has left in the car all ready for me - quick enough to do that one :lol: ) is £878 - electrics,strip down and prep then spray, mot and welding plus few extra bits needed. pretty good really although I rather fancy to say "oh bill, right, that'll be next week mate"

Just one question to those in the know - she needs 2 side bonnet badges befitting her age. I have the morris minor 1000 ones from Percy (god bless him) but obviously she is a Series II. Checked out the usual sites, but they seem to be quite hard to come by.

Piccies up soon, once i have been out for a drive and done further buffing :P
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Snowdrop is a most excellent name pao7psb
Thanks Hannah, name was picked because of her colour, the fact that I couldn't pick her up the weekend I had originally intended to because of the severe snow that we had in February, we all know that Moggies come out in Spring, and being a non-original spec she is as unique as a Snow...er...flake (close enough).

Sounds like you had a major result with that bill :D
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Seems Bull Motif are expecting some side badges in october see this link http://www.morrisminorspares.net/shop_item.php?ID=4706

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