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Old morris minors in woods
Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 4:42 pm
by shabby_caddy
Hi, new to the forum, dont have a morris but i do love them. Just wondered if any of you know what type of age this morris minor is? As i have no idea! Its in the woods down the bottom of my garden with a load of other old english cars which are beyond repair!
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Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 4:58 pm
by alex_holden
Looks like the chrome is still pretty shiny. A bit of T-cut and a fresh battery and she'll be back on the road in no time!
Is the front windscreen a single piece of glass or is it split down the middle?
Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 5:33 pm
by chrisd87
It's got the small rear window so I assume it's a split-screen.
Something about the shape of the roof suggests to me that it might be an MO Oxford, though. Either that or it's just distorted due to the tree branch!
Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 6:34 pm
by Kevin
Is there still a badge of sorts somewhere on the front end.
Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 6:37 pm
by Onne
Looks very much like an Oxford.
The rear window seems to be at more of an angle
Where are you based? I'd love to have a look
Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 7:21 pm
by shabby_caddy
Dont know about the front as it was in the bushes, so dont know even it it had a windscreen left in it!, yeah chromes not bad at all, some of the window surrounds are really good and the windows are still in tack. So if its an oxford how old is it?? Live in hampshire in romsey. Quite a few other old cars and vans like bedford HA vans and bit of other minors there aswell
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Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 8:09 pm
by coogee
The oxford would age around 1948-1954
Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 8:11 pm
by SteveandWilliam
looks like the same colour as mine- where do you get the paint?
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 1:15 am
by Chadbrook
hmmm... time team type "dig" in shabby's back garden maybe... just to see what hes got
Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 10:00 am
by shabby_caddy
Wow thats pretty old, suppriseing its still there at all! Probs been there for over 20 years i expect. Shame its in such a bad way now, imagine if someone actually restored it though, be well good.
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 1:27 am
by Chadbrook
Would be a show winner.... dont think anyone else would have an Oxford with a tree in its roof... and the Euros say old cars arnt green HA!
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 8:32 am
by Kevin
Try measuring one of the doors and then it can be compared to a 4 door Moggie as the doors would have been bigger on the Oxford.
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:19 am
by d_harris
Only Romsey, Maybe one of us SadMog'rs could go and have a look!
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:27 am
by Kevin
Only Romsey, Maybe one of us SadMog'rs could go and have a look!
I though you very active lot would never offer
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:29 am
by d_harris
C'mon, its only been a few hours
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:01 am
by Scott
The Oxfords I've seen have rounded corners on the door window frames - the ones in the pictures are squared.
I'm voting that it's a '55/'56 Series II Morris Minor.
(You can make out the centre speedo in the 1st photo)
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 12:09 pm
by Onne
It looks a bit too much at an angle that rear screen to be a Minor.
I'd say a Morris Six
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:18 pm
by shabby_caddy
I will try and get some more pics of it and post them up.
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 6:40 pm
by Onne
Cheers for that, I am still intrigued
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 7:15 pm
by pim123
This topic is getting better and better with every comment and every picture !!!
