Morris Minor Owners Club

FrankM83 wrote:well my 53 van had trafficators, passenger seat, passenger sunvisor and passenger wiper as option , out of all those it only got the passenger seat, so no indicators at all

less and less people use indicators now days they could become optional extras again.

Well of all the options listed, mine has:
- seatbelts
- wing mirrors (one)
- tools (a jack and the crank)
- fog lamp (x2 on the front, no rear)
- under seal

Still, it's a deluxe model

There were plenty of optional extras avalable extra tools, fog lights, reversing lights, wheel trims, seat belts, under sealing, wing mirrors, roof racks etc.

Had to look to see some of the prices. ill have to find some of them. Sorry daivid looks like the boomerang wing mirrors were a bit dearer (£1 7s 0d) than the ordinary ones.
for 1965
Automatic Seat belts were £6 0s 0
Static Seat belts were £3 5s 0d
seat covers starting from £8 4s
roof racks £2 19s 6d
tools from 3s
foot pump £1 10s
Tyre pressure gauge 8s 6d
driving lamps £3 19s 6d
badge bars £2
wheel trims £1 each
travel rugs from £2 19s 6d
tail pipe extension 12s

there are more but those are the main ones.

What makes me smile is the glovebox covers I have a 62 which has no covers, other years had 1 or if you were really lucky other years had 2. But mine has a front fog lamp which was fitted from new and still works , 2 wing mirrors, 2 sunvisors and a heater. So the original owner was a bit of a boy racer in his day.

Ooh my. Sounds quite pimped out for it's day.

A friction drive water pump and heater kit was an option on the '48-'50 Series MM and a built in water pump and heater kit was available for the '51-'53 Series MM.
A glovebox lid clock was an option on the '48-'54 Series MM / II which the later cars did not get.

I think you will find that all De-Lux models were fitted with duo-tone interior trim apart from other smaller items as mentioned.

The duo tone interior was used in deluxe models between October '61 and October '64 only. My '68 deluxe has the bog standard trim.

Interestingly, for a short time in '59-'60 nylon cloth covered seats were available as an option in some deluxe saloons and convertibles I wonder how popular this was as I've never seen it in a Minor.

stevey wrote: wheel trims £1 each

I know it's a new car but I can only afford the two. OK just the two it is sir....

A passenger side windscreen wiper was an option on the early Series MM and interior lights were first available on the 4 door in late 1950.
The driver's door lock remained on the right door regardless of whether the car was left or right hand drive.

HUMBLEPIE wrote:

FrankM83 wrote:well my 53 van had trafficators, passenger seat, passenger sunvisor and passenger wiper as option , out of all those it only got the passenger seat, so no indicators at all

less and less people use indicators now days they could become optional extras again.

Oh for that come to Malta!! indicators can become excluded at all from all cars rather than just an option! no ones uses them!!

Ooooooo the luxury of it all
I'm going for a lie down................