Morris Minor Owners Club

Non minors first (in order):

Fiesta white Mk2 1300
Fiesta Red Mk1 1100
Cavalier Mk3 1.6 in met blue
half share of a Mini 1000 in BRG
Montego 1.6 in silver
Volvo 1.7 turbo in silver
Porsche 911 Supersport in met dark grey
Honda Civic 1.5 in silver
Part share of a VW Type2 camper in green
Land Rover 110" Hi Cap 2.5D in petrol blue
Land Rover 88" 2.24 diesel in green
Trabant 601 estate in light blue **
Land Rover 109" Safari 3L turbo diesel in white
Tigra 1.6 in met Orange
Merc 3L diesel in gold
Nissan Sunny 1.4 Red
Nissan Sunny 1.4 Green/blue **
Astra Estate 1.6 in mid blue


Minors:
65 2dr saloon in Traffy blue
71 Van mainly in white
62 4dr Saloon in dove grey
58 Van with no body...
71 pick up in blue
57 2dr in black (been off the road since 71) **
69 2dr in rose taupe
61 4 dr in white (pimp my ride)
?? 2dr saloon in Emerald green.
69 2dr saloon in Emerald green
55 Traveller in Maroon B
54 4dr in battleship grey (now in Gambia)
69 2dr saloon in Traffy blue
69 2dr saloon in traffy blue (not much left apart from paint) **
?? V8 ladder chassis project **
72 pickup in handpainted blue and red oxide **
70 2 door saloon **

and probably a few others

rayofleamington wrote:Non minors first:

half of a Mini 1000

Front, or back?

At one stage of my driving, I only had 28 day cover notes for insurance as I was changing cars that often. total no of cars owned has to be in excess of 100.

Front, or back?

50% - I seemed to own the parts that needed welding.

In chronological order:

Dark-blue Metro van (horrible car but I loved it)
Off-white metro van (ok, I wised up this time)

lived in London for a few years so didnt own anything

Off-white MG-TD replicar (BMC built/fabricated beetle based fibreglass deathtrap)
Burgundy Ford Fiesta (Hey, my neighbour gave it me, I couldnt refuse)
Bermuda Blue Morris 2 door (sadly now deceased)
Acid Yellow custom Morris Pickup (unfinished restoration - still ongoing)
Puke Yellow/Green Fiat Punto
Trafalgar Blue Morris 2 door (almost finished)

alainmoran wrote: Puke Yellow/Green Fiat Punto

I'm loving that colour, how did Fiat advertise that.???

Snot box - Passat 19TDi

What charming names you give your cars

It's a big, green space!

First car was a 1963 Mini 850 WZE 879 (the wheeze box) for ₤30 in 1975. The petrol in it was worth more than the car. It was a rather deluxe version. The grille was chicken wire and the car was painted bird sh1te green with 6 inch brush. Speedo never worked but there were enough holes in the floor to see how fast you were going. Always had to park on a hill as I couldn’t afford to have the starter motor fixed. Learned to drive in it in the Dublin mountains until I got nicked by the local sheriff for having no insurance.
Next car was a 1964 mini which I also bought in 1974. The clutch went on it so I parked it on Avondale Road in Dun Laoghaire. Drove past there last year and noticed it’s now gone.
Then I had TNI ???-tinny Lizzy, a 1969 Fiat 124. First and last experience with a Fix It Again Tomorrow car.
Next was a crapped out BMW 520 that I bought in 1981 for 2000DM at the time, after moving to Düsseldorf,. You couldn’t keep it on petrol and my cousin ruined the seats with her synthetic rabbit fur coat. I parked it outside a building site while on a lunch break. On returning I was thrilled skinny to see a lorry had also parked there ruining the nearside door. After the insurance coughed up and the car was re-sprayed it was sellable and even at a profit.
Next was a BMW 2002-probably one of the best cars I ever owned-should never have sold it.
Proud as Punch, I drove it to Dublin on my holidays and parked it outside my mother’s house. The first night the mirror go nicked. The only people driving BM’s in Ireland at the time were either politicians or drug dealers. I even called into the “Cop shop” the next morning to report it and was rightfully kicked out being told I was lucky not to be left with just the mirror!
Youthful as I was at the time-or at least felt that way in 1982, I bought a 1978 Porsche 924.
Never had a hour of peace with her-the most unreliable car I ever had. Sold her in 1986 to pay for the wedding and was glad to get rid of her-the car that is!
The we drove the newly acquired wife’s Opel Kadett-what a come down but very reliable and cheap to run. We were never in a hurry so it didn’t really matter. We saved hard and then bought a Kadett Gsi. That was a rocket but the steering was so heavy and we were afraid of heart attacks (wife being a nurse), so we got rid of it and bought a Passat VR6. What a workhorse and it went like stink! When we did manage to get an old house in 1999, we used it as a site car during the refurbishment-still ongoing today. Currently we have a Merc C200 Kompressor station wagon. Nice to look at, nice to drive but no handbrake. Last time I’ll buy one of them!
And two years ago came “Leonarda”-more fun than any of the previous cars-plenty of character and always greeted with a smile! Wifey still won’t drive it though due to the RHD even though it has a handbrake.

It's frightening to even think about


Not in any particular order -

Reliant Regal Supervan III x 3
Austin A30
Triumph 1500
Sunbeam Rapier MKIV x 2
Maxi
Riley Elf
VW Type 3 fastback
Ford Cortina MK1
VW Beetle x 2
Skoda Estelle
Hillman Imp
Singer Chamois
Ford Escort MKII
Saab 95
Metro
Montego
Cortina MKIV
Cortina MKV estate
Lancia HPE
Fiat / Steyr Puch Panda 4x4
Volvo 340
Volvo 240
Volvo 740
Volvo Amazon
Volvo P1800
Volvo 1800S
Rover SD1 V8
Jaugar XJ6 S2
Jaguar XJ40
Granada MKII
Nissan Primera MK2
Missan Primera current model
Datsun Cherry
Chrysler Neon
Mondeo
Minor x 2
A35 x 2
Microcar x 2
Isetta
Berkely T60
Aixam
Dutton Sierra convertible
Mini Mayfair
Fiat 126 BIS
Lomax 424
Land Rover S11A x 3
Land Rover SIII x 2
Discovery
Range Rover x 2
Fourtrak
Jeep CJ5
Herald convertible
Honda Acty pick-up x 2
Marina pick-up x 2
Transit
Salamander
Reliant Kitten
Reliant Fox
MGB GT x 3
MG Midget
Piaggio Vespacar P50
VW Pasatt MKII x 2
VW Golf MK1 x 2
VW Golf MKII
VW Polo MKII

What is frightening is I'd forgotten a lot of these and think there are others - and that's before I start on bikes

Currently I've Mondeo, Minor, A35, Herald, Land Rover and Microcar - as well as road legal quad and 4 bikes

Paul H

Knew others woudl keep on cropping up in my mind that I'd forgot -
Capri MKIII
Peugeot 205 diesel
Peugeot 309

Right off the shelf..



*sucks thumb*

in order of ownership

1967 4D Morris Minor (1st car & passed test in it)
1957 2D Morris Minor (current & only car)
1987 Volvo 340
1970 mk3 Triumph GT6
1975 TVR 3000M
1997 Alfa Romeo 145 twinspark

Doh

and a Marina Suntour Camper van **


[Edited June 06 to add the latest as below]:
2001 Astra 1.7 16v diesel estate in grey/blue. Not too big or small and great on fuel. It's like a modern Traveller but with less moss, less character, smells of dog and has no individuality, but I'm liking it.

How could you forget that - didn't you buy that recently?

2008: Molly Mogg: a 1968 Rose Taupe Morris Traveller.

That's it! All my heart desires. And hopefully all I'll ever need!

Jamesy

1. Little Tykes car - minor repairs carried out, eventually sold due to children growing up (got too small for me )
2. Minor 1000 2dr - I am planning to keep her for as long as I can as I can't see a reason to sell her.

Started driving in 1982. In chronological order;

1974 Mini Clubman
1972 Hillman Imp
1976 Hillman Imp
1972 Morris Marina 1.8
1973 Mini 850
1973 Mini Clubman estate
1974 Hillman Avenger
1976 Ford Escort estate
1984 Morris Ital van
1979 Austin Allegro
1995 Renault Laguna
1985 Volkswagen polo
1991 Volvo 340 (still got it)
1968 Morris Minor 1000 4-door (now scrapped)
1973 Austin 1300 (daily driver)
1968 Morris Traveller (recently acquired)

My first ten cars were considered 'old bangers' when I first started driving, now they're Classics!

1977 4 door vauxhall chevette GL - which i restored back to original (my first car, recently sold)

1961 vw beetle - bit of a project, have pulled the 1300 and fitted a tickled 1500, respray in metallic purple and retrimmed interior

1951 sidevalve morris minor - current car

also a number of bikes - in no particular order
85 suzuki fa50
88 honda vt250
82ish yamaha SR185
83 Suzuki GN250

Very difficult this. Over the last thirty years - ish I have owned the following second hand cars.

1964 Mini 850 BYP 344B (standard apart from internal tweaks to the engine and an interior retrimmed in deep fur! I can assure you it was very tasteful at the time)
1967 Morris Minor 2Dr KHY 789F
1970 Morris Minor 4Dr (a complete rot box)
1970 Hillman Imp
1952 MM 4Dr Saloon HWT ? Did the London/Brighton run in this from Huddersfield.
1971 Minor 2Dr Saloon.
1969 Minor 2Dr saloon (Stolen in Huddersfield and recovered in south London. Tools and baby seat taken)
1972 Hillman Avenger Estate (blew up on the M1 whilst overloaded with Minor spares)
1953 Minor Convertible 2534 H. Rebuilt by me to Master's Class status and then sold 'cause I needed the money for my young family! Doh!
1949 MM Saloon (a wreck to restore but it fell to pieces when I leant on it)
1960 Minor convertible bought in pieces and sold later in pieces.
1967 Minor 4 Dr Saloon bought to go on the MOT to Remoulins and sold on my return.
1949 MM 2Dr saloon OFC 771. Did the London/Brighton run from Sheffield.
1950 MM Tourer. Also did the London/Brighton run again from Sheffield.
1971 Minor Traveller.

Then I was able to buy new.
1983 Ford Escort 4Dr saloon A927 HHD. Involved in a nasty accident on the M62.

Then a string of company cars.
Austin Allegro (Russet Brown!) Urgh!
1987 Montego
1988 Cavalier
1989 Sierra Sapphire
1992 Sierra Sapphire
1994 Mondeo
1996 Mondeo
1997 Mondeo

Then I switched jobs and bought a new Fiesta 1.1L (bog standard)

Switched jobs again and back to company cars.
Rover 200 Saloon
2001 New Mondeo
2003 Ford Focus Estate
2004 Vauxhall Vectra

Then back to buying my own new cars
2006 Volvo S60 Sport (great fun on the motorways as everyone thought I was a plain clothed police car and let me pass).
2008 Audi A6 2.7TDI Saloon (Le Mans Limited Edition)

And just recently purchased a 1954 Minor Convertible to restore.
Its still in my blood I guess!

Ian

I started driving (legally and on the roads!) in 1990

(1990 - 1991) 1973 Land-Rover Series III. Loved it. It was a Land Rover and it was cool. Very cool!

(1990 - 1995) 1982 Triumph Acclaim - Fantastic car. Towed boats like a dream, great (Honda) engine, sills held together with sealing wax and string. Handled OK, we had some fun together, but it blew a head gasket at 100K and was never the same again.

(1996 - 2002) 1983 Ex Mil 110 Land-Rover Defender, safari roof rack, air con, 15K miles around India. Took me and family through rivers, deserts and up into the foothills of the himalayas. Sadly wasn't brilliant at transporting said family around the UK!

(N/K - 2006) 1976 MG Midget (Mrs E's car, not very useful for a family of 4!)

(2001 - present) 1998 SAAB 9-5. Still with us at 201K miles and still going (relatively!) strong. I think I'll keep it going just to see how many miles I can get on it!

(2006 - present) 1969 Morris Minor 4 door, Maggie, still with us and my daily driver at 135K miles.

(2009 - present) 1970 Morris Minor traveller, Maurice, a resto project, not on the road yet!

Not many really, a relatively small CV!

Andrew

1969 a post office morris minor van
vauxhall hb
vauxhall ha
zodiac
mk 1 escort estate
mk 1 transit van
bedford cf van
corvette
marcos
sierra
renault 21 turbo
morris minor van
1958 minor pick up
gpo van
gpo van
austin pick up
mauroon austun 8cwt pick up
wooden back pick up

2 door saloon present every day driver