A long year it has been

[mikeysmorris]

Hey folks most of you will know that in March last year my father passed away at the age of 64 if that wasn't bad enough ,y dear mother also passed away about 8 weeks later at the age of 61! They loved there Morris traveler Molly but after mum died it sat on the drive in touched my brother bought it out of the family and started to get her back on to the road but due to him moving I have decided to buy it, she needs work but my brother had a new door post put in inner wing and floor pans all round,
I need to get a crossmember for her and another inner wing patched up then it's making it look half decent
The car was never a show winner as it was used daily so I want to keep it that way for now but after a year and a bit sat in the drive put fuel down its neck got the fuel pump working as it was sticking with sitting and boom away she went I fell in love again the smell the age and the looks of her .

So with your help I need to see this car on the road again wether it's in 5 months or 5 years she will live again,

Many thanks and I will post pics up of ho she looks now soon as I take som

[panky]

Your Mum and Dad would be proud of you

[dalebrignall]

thats a lovley thing to do good luck with the restoration

[moggiethouable]

Terrific idea, a great way to keep their memory alive.
When I shuffle off this mortal coil I don't think any of my brood will have an interest in keeping the Morris.
Perhaps I could make it a stipulation in the will, "put 4000 miles a year on it and keep it roadworthy" or, as they say in Yorkshire "you get nowt"!

[mikeysmorris]

Here's how she looks today she is in a sorry state and it really gets to me.[frame][/frame]

[dalebrignall]

all depends on what you want from the car , if i was in your situation i would leave well alone and just do running repairs .i like shiney cars and i love the cars that wear their age , to me they just look right .At the end of the day its a very personal thing good luck and keep using her .

[SteveClem]

She doesn't look too bad to me! You could get her perfect,at a price, or do as Dale suggests.

[jagnut66]

Hi,
She speaks 'rolling restoration' to me. As others have said, use her and enjoy her.
If you overdo the restoration now one, it will cost you thousands and two, you'll end up being afraid to take her out of the garage in case she gets a stone-chip.
She looks fine to me, just sort out any rust that might stop you driving her, they don't respond well to standing idle......
Best wishes,
Mike.

[mikeysmorris]

Hey guys cheers, it seems weird that when I was 17 I bought this car with big plans and sadly I couldn't manage it then so I gave her to mum and dad fast forword 5 years and I have bought her back!

Anyway the major things the crossmember it looks pretty bad an exhaust inner wing and them start on the paint then think it's mot time but I have give my self a time limit of 4 years as she turns 50 then so plenty of time to sort it and keep me busy

As for the paint I plan to give it a good polish and see how it turns up.

Same with the wood it is old and soft in places but nothing I can't handle... I hope lol

Will post pics as I go along

Cheers

[mikeysmorris]

So searching Molly, it was like stepping back in time I found my mums wolly hat mobile few papers and some lighters ohh and these 3D glasses...[frame][/frame]

[mikeysmorris]

Hey folks bit of an update on Molly, I striped the car back inside to find patch after patch of repairs done from years ago so rather than patch I set about replacing the whole floor of the car front to back, now when I say me I mean mine friend I am not handy with a welder and I do want it to stay together... So my mate is the welder man funny as his name is Michael too... Anyway we set about seeing what she needed here's the list

New drivers door post
New upper under sill
New box section
New drivers front and rear floor pans
New passenger door post
New upper under sill
New box section
New front and rear floor pans
List goes on...

Things to do are crossmember
Both side front and rear spring hangers
And I think rear arches.

I use EMS morris spares parts are great and super fast postage too I live in the highlands of Scotland about 20 miles from johnOGroats they have been very helpful in parts and prices are good too!

Car is looking a little sad all over but should be good to go once the floor is done