who can supply to me a book cover

Post by **carlosramalho** » Mon Oct 12, 2009 11:31 pm

Dear Friends,
I would like to get from the forum a book cover of :
Morris Minor autobook: A workshop manual for the Morris Minor Series II and 1000,803,948 and 1098cc incluinding tourer, van and estates versions 1952 by Kenneth Ball.
A soon I get that I will inform the forum why I did this request.
Regards
carlos

Post by **ASL642** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:27 am

Carlos - they're available through Amazon about £6.95 The Club do not sell them, unless a member of this forum has one for sale.

Post by **David53** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:32 am

Is this the one Carlos? Not for sale, but if all you need is the cover maybe you can use this picture???

Post by **carlosramalho** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:04 am

Hi,
thanks to both.
David you have help me a lot!!
Later I will inform you what's hapned with me.
cheers
carlos

Post by **Sidney'61** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 4:49 pm

David53 wrote:Is this the one Carlos? Not for sale, but if all you need is the cover maybe you can use this picture???

A proper car manual isn't complete without a coffee ring...

Post by **MarkyB** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 5:45 pm

Where are the greasy thumb prints?
It isn't a coffee table book

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Post by **bmcecosse** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 6:36 pm

THAT - is NOT a proper car manual! Even a Haynes will beat that - hands down. The front picture for example - shows big-ends split horizontally - and the gudgeon pin held in by circlips!!!

Post by **paulk** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 6:44 pm

And that spanner is Metric, I mean Metric!!

Post by **mike.perry** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:22 pm

Carlos, You need a proper BMC workshop manual including the Series MM for your tourer. Part no. AKD 530 M or earlier.
The workshop manual has no reference to vans and there are a few mentions for travellers in the body section.

Post by **bmcecosse** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:34 pm

Dunno how you can tell the spanner is Metric ??

Post by **Dean** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:36 pm

Measure the hole bmc. ;)

Post by **bmcecosse** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:38 pm

Aye - right!

Post by **David53** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 5:57 am

It's actually a good little manual, written from the owner/driver point of view and has very good diagrams. I have all the manuals, Haynes plus the original BMC manuals plus an original parts catalogue from a BMC dealer which has been most useful! I refer to any or all of them depending what I need to do

And remember - you can't judge a book by it's cover

Post by **ASL642** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:01 am

I don't think Carlos wants to "use" the manual - just wanted a photo of the front cover

Post by **David53** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 1:36 pm

Yes but we still don't know why !!!!

Post by **carlosramalho** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 1:46 pm

Hi all,
Thanks for the help and jokings all was wellcoming!
Now, I am in the position way I have asked for the cover:
On last September I have purchased via online shop from a very wellknow book saler organization the above mentioned book, but in the site was not available picture, but due his very strong reputation, I purchased the book (That was a fortune !!!) and the book comes from U.S.A., but when I received the book on last Tuesday afternoon I had doubts , if is the right book that had order, because in the cover I can´t found the name of Kenneth Ball, after your help I have sure that the book I received is not what I have ordered ( I received Morris Minor 1000" from P.Olyslager Motor Manuals 17, a Sunday Times Series.
So, yesterday in the morning after get the cover from our friend David, I have claimed to the sender (USA) and about 3/4 hours later I get an email from them to show his appologies for that they have assumed his mistake, and asked me to send back the book to him and after that they will refund the money to my bank account.
So, with your help and jokings I can get my money back!!! and all my P+P expenses and not with the wrong book who costs on ebay around 2/5 £.
Once again thanks to all and also to our MMOC, who provided this forum to help his memeber ship.
Cheers
carlos

Note- If somebodey from the forum has a right above mentioned book available to sell at "a fair and good price I am able to buy, so all offer will be wellcome.

Post by **carlosramalho** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 1:48 pm

Now all of you know why!!!!

Post by **HarryMango** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:46 pm

Hi Carlos

There is a copy on ebay - willing to post to portugal

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Morris-Minor-1952 ... 12280#shId

Rog

Post by **bmcecosse** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:19 pm

It's a hopeless book - don't bother with it! Even a Haynes is far better!!

Post by **David53** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:32 am

Actually it's pretty good. Some very good diagrams and written well I thought. Like I say, I usually refer to several manuals when doing a job to get a good feel for it.