
My first Minor
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My first Minor
Whilst browsing on ebay last night I came across an advert for my first Minor (Terry). I owned him for 10 years and drove him daily until I sold him in 1996 when I was tempted by a black '66 2 door. The buyer was a teacher who was going to take him to Germany were he worked. He had new wings fitted, a respray and a recon engine during my possession, and also featured in a Minor Matters article. It's a pity to see him in such bad condition now but good to see him after 18 years. Hopefully someone will restore him back to his former glory
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261667049808? ... EBIDX%3AIT

Eric - 1971 Traveller
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Re: My first Minor
You should buy it back Louise!! A project should be no bother to you
I still have my first minor, the blue one in my pic, owned since I was 15 and still out and about most days!

I still have my first minor, the blue one in my pic, owned since I was 15 and still out and about most days!
Too many Minors so little time.....
Re: My first Minor
did you fit the headlamp peaks on Louise? 

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Ah, ones first love Lou.
Those sunny carefree halcyon days of wine and roses, those lazy hazy crazy days of summer..................
I note the low mileage advertised, surely twice or thrice round the clock?
Tempting though all the same I imagine, I still daydream about finding my first motor again,
Fred the spitty, sniff.
Those sunny carefree halcyon days of wine and roses, those lazy hazy crazy days of summer..................
I note the low mileage advertised, surely twice or thrice round the clock?
Tempting though all the same I imagine, I still daydream about finding my first motor again,

Fred the spitty, sniff.
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Re: My first Minor
Nawhhhh I think you should get him back aswell save him and would make a lovely minors matters article aswell ;) come on you know you wannnnt to 

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------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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If you get him I have a better bootlid (wrong colour) that you can have for free.
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Problem is I have no where to store him plus I have a dodgy knee (caused by fitting a new interior to the traveller) and a damaged thumb which will limit the amount of work I can do myself. I'm probably in a worse state than the car isDAVIDMCCULLOUGH wrote:You should buy it back Louise!! A project should be no bother to you![]()

Yes. I was young and carefree in those days and hadn't read BMC's warningssid wrote:did you fit the headlamp peaks on Louise?

It had definitely been round the clock at least once when I had him but if the recon engine I had fitted is still in it he might not have done a lot of miles since. Depends on what has happened in the 18 years since I sold him!moggiethouable wrote:I note the low mileage advertised, surely twice or thrice round the clock?
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Re: My first Minor
Could easily have gone round the clock a couple of more times in the past 18 years. When I bought my 2CV in April 2002 it had 70k under its belt. It's now on 238k. 

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Whatever happened to all the 2CV "Dollys" & "Charlestons" - mate's first
car was a 2-tone 2CV...black and grey?
car was a 2-tone 2CV...black and grey?
Further investigations uncovered it was an inside job!!
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Some guys race 2cvs, they have their own series, featuring both short "sprint" races and longer endurance events, its amazing to watch a team swap an engine and gearbox in the paddock in just a few minutes. They have raced a few times at a local circuit where I Marshal sometimes. I know some would throw thier hands up in horror but its no different to the other classic racing series that exist in the UK. Its fun watching little A series engined BMC models competing with stuff like Lotus Cortinas, Triumphs and even Jags. A couple of years back I saw a really quick Austin A40 race that had a really well sorted out "A" series under the bonnet.
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Re: My first Minor
I've still got mine - bought in 1972.
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have you watched any races with Minor's,A40's and the like battling with the huge Ford Falcon's and Galaxies?..great fun!warweezil wrote:Some guys race 2cvs, they have their own series, featuring both short "sprint" races and longer endurance events, its amazing to watch a team swap an engine and gearbox in the paddock in just a few minutes. They have raced a few times at a local circuit where I Marshal sometimes. I know some would throw thier hands up in horror but its no different to the other classic racing series that exist in the UK. Its fun watching little A series engined BMC models competing with stuff like Lotus Cortinas, Triumphs and even Jags. A couple of years back I saw a really quick Austin A40 race that had a really well sorted out "A" series under the bonnet.

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Still lots around. There's about 4000 on UK roads, plus so many SORNed (like mine for winter). The bi-annual 'World Meeting' which is hosted by a European country is a massive event. Back in 2011 the French held it in Salbris, near Orleans, and some 8000 cars swamped the roads of the town that has a regular population of around 5,500. I was stuck in a massive traffic jam of 2CVs, Dyanes, Amis, Meharis, and H-vans. Took over six hours to get on to the site. It's in Poland next year.POMMReg wrote:Whatever happened to all the 2CV "Dollys" & "Charlestons" - mate's first
car was a 2-tone 2CV...black and grey?
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Germans mainly. What goes around, comes aroundPOMMReg wrote:French invading Poland?

http://2cvpoland2015.pl/en/news/poland- ... ing,3.html
Photo taken at Skaw Beach, Unst, Shetland Islands. The very end of the most northerly road in the British Isles.
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Propriétaire d'un 1988 Vert Bambou et Blanc Meije Citroën 2CV-Six Spécial.