One millionth minor auctioned in Surrey

Post by **Mark Wilson** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 10:07 pm

In my experience use of indicators on the M25 is far from universal.....

Post by **chesney** » Tue Mar 10, 2015 10:13 pm

My experience of the M25 is that it is rarely moving at all!

Post by **aupickup** » Wed Mar 11, 2015 5:48 pm

i use the 25 quite often and it aint that bad

Post by **ManyMinors** » Wed Mar 11, 2015 8:31 pm

It isn't a great place for a Morris Minor.........which you haven't driven before.........and which doesn't have indicators.
Hopefully the new owner will have far more pleasurable journeys in the future though

Post by **irmscher** » Wed Mar 11, 2015 10:58 pm

If I was spending that amount of money It wouldn't be on a lilac minor

Post by **aupickup** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 5:41 pm

nor me lol

Post by **MarkyB** » Fri Mar 13, 2015 8:42 am

I think it was an inspired choice, even today it stands out as special.
What colour would you choose?

Post by **mattyb** » Fri Mar 13, 2015 1:29 pm

Funny thing is the 100000 MGA was painted gold - 2 years later in 1962 - had paint technology moved on in that time ? or was it more a cost factor - (only 1 special edition MGA was produced) as against all the Moggies - I think gold or silver would have suited the Minor really well ! [frame]

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Post by **MarkyB** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 11:34 am

If there was only one produced maybe there was some real gold in the paint?
The expense of fancy paint would certainly be an issue on the Minor.

Found this while lookig for car paint history;
Despite the downtrodden economic times, the 1930s saw the addition of metallic paints, which were first made from actual fish scales and reserved only for the very rich.

It would’ve taken 40,000 herring to make one kilo of paint, Tutt says, but they’d give paints a mother of pearl sheen that could show off the curved forms of the cars of that day.

Post by **mattyb** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 2:21 pm

Marky,

That all sounds a bit "fishy" to me ! could be a red Herring.......... !! ( and cue a picture of the "lobster" Moggy !)

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Post by **ManyMinors** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 2:22 pm

BMC themselves did offer one or two metallic finishes in the 1950s on their more expensive models. The Wolseley 6/80 and Riley RM were both available finished in metallic paints.

Post by **irmscher** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 2:35 pm

The minor was tried with different pant silver etc but didn't do very well in tropical climates similar to some ford cars in this country

1600e etc

Post by **moggalot** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 6:04 pm

Good point POMMreg as I believe it has been re-shelled after a bad prang. Anyone confirm this?

Post by **jagnut66** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:44 pm

Good point POMMreg as I believe it has been re-shelled after a bad prang. Anyone confirm this?

Would this mean it is not the original car at all???
Since a large part of any car is it's shell, take that away and you are left with a box of bits from the original millionth Minor......................... Ooops!!

Shhhhh! After spending £25K on it don't tell the insurer..................

Post by **POMMReg** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 12:55 am

moggalot wrote:Good point POMMreg as I believe it has been re-shelled after a bad prang. Anyone confirm this?

"77", DSU 955, is this the one you mean, or is there another?

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