Morris Minor Owners Club

go on lets share some of our previous motoring ups and downs.

lists or photos

mine is roughly;

tr6 (very tuned) still regret selling it after 12 years
dolomite sprint (very tuned) now in america drag racing
capri 3000 mk3
escort mk2 mexico (very tuned) wife hated it because it was a bit harsh
fiesta mk1 xr2 (mint)
moggy 2 door 1965 looked loughly but was very rough
moggy pickup (very rotten) drove for 2 days till test ran out
Sapphire cosworth (mint)
mk1 escort 1300e
Jaguar xj12l series one (mint)
Jaguar xj6 series two (propper arfur daily style car) I even wore a trilby in it for effect
P6B (very average) gearbox went on way home from buying it.
supercharged 1970 morris minor 2 door
sierra sapphire turbo technics 2000 glsi
golf gti mk2 track day car (seriously quick)
mgb gt chrome bumper (mint)
mk1 golf 1.6 gti (horrible)
alfa 156 2.0 twinspark (owned very briefly)
porsche 944 2.7 (mint) very underated lovely cars
rover tomcat coupe (cheap flying machine)
metro gti multipoint (better than you would think)

As you can see my taste is very mixed.
There are probably loads I have missed. I have a bit of a problem in that I can't resist pretty or interesting old cars. must add though that over the years by buying carefully and not being scared of getting dirty I probably haven't lost any money at all on having all these cars.

added as remembered:

mk2 xr2 (average)
mk3 xr3
mk3 xr3i
series 2 rs turbo (bought cheap with blown turbo and made one off a montego turbo fit it)
mini 30 with 998 that rev'd to 7500 rpm happily (spent a lot on that)
mk3 escort van with 1600 cvh on twin dft's and cam but looked horrible and standard, propper sleeper.
audi 80 1.8s 1982
numerous v6 omegas
pug 306 gti-6 (very capable little cars these)
1500 midget (not nice but cheap fun)
scorpio cosworth (cheap ugly but quick and comfy)

Well I can't compare to that list
But it did remind me of a vid I saw on youtube yesterday. A Mk2 RS2000 which, presumably from the sound it made was, at the very least, turboed and boy did it shift up The Pod.

Hmm... I've had some right sh_tters in my time including a Honda Ballade and Nissan Sunny. (minicab drivers favourite motors)

Most interesting?

Austin Mini, old enough to be drums all round but new enough to pay road tax. I used to thrash the pants off it, getting an indicated 90mph with its tiny 998cc lump. No surprise I got through two engines and a couple of heads.
Mk1 XR2, this was 100% mint having been restored over a period of many years by its past owner. Unfortunately he wasn't too up on colour schemes so it was painted up like a supersport. Also had ultra-rare 'ford option' sideskirts that fitted in with the XR arches.
Then there's countless mk2 XR2s which are nowhere near as good as the mk1 but fun in their own right. I fitted a stage two head, large DMTR carb, decent exhaust and Piper 285 cam to one - it positively flew!
Top of the 'interesting' tree is of course my faithful Minor, always raises a smile, never breaks down or fails to start and provides the most fun I've had on four wheels.
Id love to have more interesting stuff but its too costly at the moment.
Theres loads on your original list i'd give a few teeth to own!

superchargedfool wrote:go on lets share some of our previous -snip-
porsche 944 2.7 (mint) very underated lovely cars
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Agree there! and if you get the more powerful versions (2.5Lturbo or 16valve 3.0L S2) you get even better suspension and brakes and near supercar performance.

1966 Mustang with Big Block Hemi and MOPAR chassis/steering/suspension mods. 0-60 4.5 seconds, standing quarter mile 8.9 seconds. Sold to a guy with more money than sense, but now wish I'd kept it. Only problem with it was the fuel gauge, you could watch it going down as you drove the damned car in real time.

Loads of bland Eurobox company cars. Then VW's from 1990 to this day. Seriously looking at Skoda Fabia VRS 1.9 TDi, it has amazing torque right across the rev band.

Still, the Traveller is my pride and joy, even with it's 1.1 litre (1098) engine, it still passes most cars due to my driving style.

i had a mini 1000 brilliant 1st car used to thrash it every were then a austin agro that was the worst car in history i still shudder when i see one,you name it ,it went wrong.a vw caddy that was briliant a renault 5 gt turbo fantastic wish i still had it,peaught 306 a good car then a peaught 106 xs very fast then a rover 200 good engine bad build quality daily driver saab 900 xs fantastic car and of course my moggy traveller wich i love to bits great fun everyone should learn to drive one.we would have better drivers on the road.

MoggyTech wrote:1966 Mustang with Big Block Hemi and MOPAR chassis/steering/suspension mods. 0-60 4.5 seconds, standing quarter mile 8.9 seconds. Sold to a guy with more money than sense, but now wish I'd kept it. Only problem with it was the fuel gauge, you could watch it going down as you drove the damned car in real time.

Loads of bland Eurobox company cars. Then VW's from 1990 to this day. Seriously looking at Skoda Fabia VRS 1.9 TDi, it has amazing torque right across the rev band.

Still, the Traveller is my pride and joy, even with it's 1.1 litre (1098) engine, it still passes most cars due to my driving style.

Since 1997 I have not owned a sensible ordinary car. managed to get away with Moggie/944 ownership since then. I have driven lots of hire cars (company business) and the best modern ordinary car by far was the biggest surprise:-

Skoda Oktavia 1.9TD (must have been the more powerful version) has that torque that you describe. The Police use these as the standard motorway and patrol car across the whole of Kent.

I'd love to have a go in a Mustang or big block muscle car, but would hate the handling and fuel bills. The 944 is a great handling car and on a run I can get 32+mpg.

CJ,

Mustang was a pig for handling, and the MPG was about 15 if I drove it sensibly, which wasn't often. I think the jokes about Skodas have been put to rest, seriously good cars.

by buying carefully and not being scared of getting dirty I probably haven't lost any money at all on having all these cars.

You should be in the guinness book of records then!
I've owned an Austin allegro!

les wrote:

You should be in the guinness book of records then!

no, but I am a car trader who plays with old and interesting cars to releive the boredom of selling newish boxes, my collecting has been done without waisting money.

Even current supercharged minor will when sold sell for more than it cost to build. But only if you don't count the time. You don't count the time if you are enjoying it and it is for pleasure!

Some of my previous cars I have run for a week or two some I owned for years. I suspect this minor will be around for a while.

If I can say in honesty to the wife that I haven't lost money only pleasure time on my distraction then there is no penalty or nagging.

Ok so here's what i've had;
Polo Coupe with dodgy front suspension (thanks for selling me a duffer bro')
Polo Coupe S modified brakes, engine and suspension. Fantastic dry grip and pants wet grip but at least that helped me keep it for 7 happy years (miss yer Bob )
Audi 90 Quattro Mk1 (rrrrahrrrr. loverly)
Jetta GTi - old faithful testament to VW quality
Golf TD - wet, sloppy, slow, jerky bag of p**
Passat estate - fab car and want it back
Citroen Synergy - bit agricultural brilliant but expensive bus.

Oh, and 5 Mogs.

I'm just amazed that you could sell the sort of cars you list, for what you paid, plus what you must have spent on them.

ps; How do you sell a 944 for what you paid for it?

I'm just amazed that you could sell the sort of cars you list, for what you paid, plus what you must have spent on them.

ps; How do you sell a 944 for what you paid for it?

It was about five years ago and I bought it from my local vauxhall dealer who had taken it in px. I buy most of there unwanted px's. It was under 90k with full porsche history, really nice car, white with cream interior. I sold it after over 6 months daily use for over a grand more than I paid for it.

Seriously nice car. Mint cream leather interior. I think I had to fit a cv joint on one of the driveshafts (same as transporter van so cheap), 2 tyres and a good polish and clean up.

Interesting motoring can make money you know!!

The one cars I will always regret selling? A Mark 1 Triumph GT6. The best of the GT6s

Also had a 1967 Jaguar S-Type, a lovely fast car to roar around in. The Dolomite Sprint was another quick car I had, I have always liked Triumphs and still have a Spitfire, one of the nicest sportscars ever.

I had an early 1970 mark 3 GT6 a few years ago it had wolfrace slotmags on looked great but was in need of restoration
p,x for a 1975 TVR 3000m .great fun but sadly had to sell it to fund other things

I'm currently working on a complete alphabet of cars! I'm probably only half way and having a slow year (I'd been through 5 cars by this time last year!). Due to having family comitments now I had to pass up a Yugo, Zastava - not easy to get some letters of the alphabet!!

15 years ago... on my way to buy my first car - a Minor - my father persuaded me to stop off at a local Austin Rover garage. I left as the proud owner of a D plate Metro.

Took me another 13 years, and a:
205 (short lived)
Golf Driver (great)
Rover 220 SLi (brilliant)
Golf GTi (good)
before I bought a 1965 2 door!

well i had a cuple since 92

mk2 mini 850 (ended up on tack had that since was 12)
mk3 mini 1000 (mum made me sell it )
vax chevett ( a good shedd that is still going old x reg)
mk2 caviler ( rolled on frist day)
bmw 735 i (nice and fast )
vw santana ( right banger but got me to germany)
mk3 cavailer (nice )
gsi 2000 cavailer (very very nice )
gsi 3000 calton (auto bahn motor fast and mean )
honda civic (loward supped up with crx lump fast very fast )
vaxhall vectra (german same as vax cavailer kreg)
rangerover 3.5 efi vougue se (wifes baby )
morris minor saloon (second car )
morris minor convertible ( R.I.P)
morris minor traveller (3rd car)
ford transit 9 seater (rangerover was getting to small )


all i have left now is a transit van ,morris minor traveller ,my saloon convertided to a convertible soon to be finished to a high standard

Well here's my complete catalogue in buying order

1961 Minor Traveller - Yukon Grey - Used daily till it fell to bits - sadly scrapped as I was young and foolish
1968 Minor 2 Door - Snowberry White - tempory transport whilst above was stolen & recovered!
1953 Minor 2 Door - Black - Used daily till engine blew up - Still got
1980? MK1 VW Golf - Red - lovely car
1955 Traveller - Empire Green - Bought as a mainly welded cab/chassis with plans to rebuild with remains of car no 1 - sold on to another mug sorry fellow enthusiast.
1989 Mk4 Toyota Celica - Red - Superb car
1993 Diesel Fiat Uno - Driving school car - Ghastly
3 different Hyundai Accents - Driving school cars - I was quite impressed until I realised how they would have stood up to any sort of impact.
1998 Mk4 Fiesta - still got
1968 Minor 2 Door - Peat - might move 1 day

Rog