What have you found under your rear seat
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What have you found under your rear seat
So, was working on Norma today and thought I'd take the back seat out to see if there was rust lurking underneath but I was suprised to find everything solid and this was in it's place aswell, I'm guessing either it was used for the carpet or fell out of someones pocket....... XD[frame]
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1968 Morris Minor - 2 door - Smoke Grey - De luxe - called Norma
-1970 Morris traveller - trafalgar blue - De luxe - called Ona
-1970 Morris traveller - trafalgar blue - De luxe - called Ona
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Re: What have you found under your rear seat
Do not know about cutting carpets more like bodies.
Did the car previously belong to a vet or a surgeon? OR a gangland enforcer
See http://www.swann-morton.com/
Did the car previously belong to a vet or a surgeon? OR a gangland enforcer

See http://www.swann-morton.com/
Re: What have you found under your rear seat
Haha exactly what I was thinking :') and well owner I just bought it off owned it since 1988 and before that owned by some posh guy by the looks of the history haha so not to sure just getting a tad scared what else I may findphilthehill wrote:Do not know about cutting carpets more like bodies.
Did the car previously belong to a vet or a surgeon? OR a gangland enforcer![]()
See http://www.swann-morton.com/
where else could things hide?
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-1970 Morris traveller - trafalgar blue - De luxe - called Ona
-1970 Morris traveller - trafalgar blue - De luxe - called Ona
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Re: What have you found under your rear seat
Was replacing the floor panels on our '61 saloon, had it on a rotisserie. After turning it over and back numerous times a very rusty 10mm X 12mm Toyota wrench fell out. Don't know where it was hiding but suspect it may have been in the area of one of the A pillars and the inner fender.
Talk slow, think fast!
Re: What have you found under your rear seat
Haha wow really?katy wrote:Was replacing the floor panels on our '61 saloon, had it on a rotisserie. After turning it over and back numerous times a very rusty 10mm X 12mm Toyota wrench fell out. Don't know where it was hiding but suspect it may have been in the area of one of the A pillars and the inner fender.



-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1968 Morris Minor - 2 door - Smoke Grey - De luxe - called Norma
-1970 Morris traveller - trafalgar blue - De luxe - called Ona
-1970 Morris traveller - trafalgar blue - De luxe - called Ona
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Re: What have you found under your rear seat
I lost my Elora 10mm "wrench" recently - kept it in the cab as it
fits the battery terminal bolts.
Great shame 'cos I had it since the early '80s!
I sense a conspiracy, although NO "Grassy Knolls" nearby!
fits the battery terminal bolts.
Great shame 'cos I had it since the early '80s!
I sense a conspiracy, although NO "Grassy Knolls" nearby!
Further investigations uncovered it was an inside job!!
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Re: What have you found under your rear seat
Several discarded parking tickets and a metric feeler gauge! Oh and an '80's 10p peice ;)
Re: What have you found under your rear seat
You sure it's still not on the terminal?POMMReg wrote:I lost my Elora 10mm "wrench" recently - kept it in the cab as it
fits the battery terminal bolts.
Great shame 'cos I had it since the early '80s!
I sense a conspiracy, although NO "Grassy Knolls" nearby!

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1968 Morris Minor - 2 door - Smoke Grey - De luxe - called Norma
-1970 Morris traveller - trafalgar blue - De luxe - called Ona
-1970 Morris traveller - trafalgar blue - De luxe - called Ona
Re: What have you found under your rear seat
Oh so very useful thenchesney wrote:Several discarded parking tickets and a metric feeler gauge! Oh and an '80's 10p peice ;)

Did you put the tickets in then history

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-1970 Morris traveller - trafalgar blue - De luxe - called Ona
-1970 Morris traveller - trafalgar blue - De luxe - called Ona
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Re: What have you found under your rear seat
After I got the 948cc taking the rear base up, half a crown (1962 I think).
More annoyingly, the soundproofing tarred horsehair constantly disintegrating,the car always smells dusty,
In the 1098 2 door, oddments of surface rust, repainted,paint-lifted,will have to try a different primer for the enamel.
More annoyingly, the soundproofing tarred horsehair constantly disintegrating,the car always smells dusty,
In the 1098 2 door, oddments of surface rust, repainted,paint-lifted,will have to try a different primer for the enamel.
Re: What have you found under your rear seat
Haha awesomewhyperion wrote:After I got the 948cc taking the rear base up, half a crown (1962 I think).
More annoyingly, the soundproofing tarred horsehair constantly disintegrating,the car always smells dusty,
In the 1098 2 door, oddments of surface rust, repainted,paint-lifted,will have to try a different primer for the enamel.
Haha awhhh yeah I was suprised I didn't find rust :')
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1968 Morris Minor - 2 door - Smoke Grey - De luxe - called Norma
-1970 Morris traveller - trafalgar blue - De luxe - called Ona
-1970 Morris traveller - trafalgar blue - De luxe - called Ona
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Re: What have you found under your rear seat
In Steveys project we found a very large rats nest, thankfully empty but very smelly with the nest going into the box section under the seat full of paper and horse hair padding from the seats and bits of bone - minging......... 

Too many Minors so little time.....
Re: What have you found under your rear seat
Hmmmmmmm sounds lovelyDAVIDMCCULLOUGH wrote:In Steveys project we found a very large rats nest, thankfully empty but very smelly with the nest going into the box section under the seat full of paper and horse hair padding from the seats and bits of bone - minging.........

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1968 Morris Minor - 2 door - Smoke Grey - De luxe - called Norma
-1970 Morris traveller - trafalgar blue - De luxe - called Ona
-1970 Morris traveller - trafalgar blue - De luxe - called Ona
Re: What have you found under your rear seat
Haha not even that lovely old car damp smell? ;)stevey wrote:smelt awful!!!!!!!!!!
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1968 Morris Minor - 2 door - Smoke Grey - De luxe - called Norma
-1970 Morris traveller - trafalgar blue - De luxe - called Ona
-1970 Morris traveller - trafalgar blue - De luxe - called Ona