Morris Minor Owners Club

Hi,
After a bad motorcycle I can't ride my harley anymore so I have decided to go for a classic car.
I would really like a Traveller or a Pick-up variant but I now have a shoulder problem which means I need an automatic. I have been looking at the history of Morris 1000s but can find no mention of an automatic gearbox being fitted. Did Morris make one or can I get one fitted from another vehicle.

Thanks for your time,

D.

They were never factory fitted. I believe some other A series 1275 engined cars had them though, so if you can get hold of one and do the modifications, you have one There's a long thread on it somewhere - I'll have a look. Welcome aboard, btw

No, there was never one fitted as standard. People have in the past fitted an engine and box from an automatic Morris Marina but I believe they are harder to find than hen's teeth now.

Whoops, posted at the same instant as BigG. ;)

Here's one of the previous threads about it - http://www.morrisminoroc.co.uk/index.ph ... =automatic

Try a 'search' for automatic, there are more

I've a duff left leg which means I also like auto's.
The autobox is easy to source - it's a BW65 and fitted to numerous vehicles.
The earlier BW35 has some of the operating mechanisms on the outside and thus is bulkier so it won't fit a Minor.
Problem is going to be sourcing the flexi plate, torque converter engine backplate and bellhousing off a post 76 Marina or Ital 1275.
Hens hind teeth is the best way of describing.
It took me ages to find one - and then over 300 miles away !
If I was going to collect parts to convert to auto again I'd seriously consider the far more common Ford 1300 Kent engine and C3 autobox.

Paul Humphries

Ford 1300 Kent engine and C3 autobox

That is the route I would go.

Got any photos of the gear selector area Paul? Be interesting to see what it looks like

mrbenn wrote:Got any photos of the gear selector area Paul? Be interesting to see what it looks like

I haven't got around to doing the conversion yet (still struggling with another vehicle rebuild) so cann't show any pics of it in the car.
Do you mean the actual gear selection part of the gearbox as that'd be easy to take pics as I've two BW65 autoboxes lying around ?

Paul Humphries.

Rosie Hamilton of the MMOC board runs a Traveller auto. You could try to contact her to see where the job was done.

Probably have to find a complete auto Marina 1300 for sale - and then rob it for it's bits!

paulhumphries wrote:

mrbenn wrote:Got any photos of the gear selector area Paul? Be interesting to see what it looks like

I haven't got around to doing the conversion yet (still struggling with another vehicle rebuild) so cann't show any pics of it in the car.
Do you mean the actual gear selection part of the gearbox as that'd be easy to take pics as I've two BW65 autoboxes lying around ?

Paul Humphries.

Ah, apologies, I thought you had fitted it. Wondered how well the gear selector looked in the car

Probably have to find a complete auto Marina 1300 for sale - and then rob it for it's bits!

NO don't do it! stop killing all the Marinas Use the ford engine and box.

Oh and welcome to the forum Sunova.

Here's one that's only done 300 miles - seems it was a present but the wife couldn't stand it (can't blame her) and so it was never used - but it's not an auto so not much use! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/UNIQUE-1981-MORRI ... dZViewItem

Minor pickup due there soon.