Morris Minor Owners Club

Could someone please confirm what minor i have

According to the Hertitage cert It was built in March 1963, no 1018005.
I assume it is 1000 and will have the 8 inch brakes etc.

I do not want to start buying parts etc only to find they are wrong

Hi
Yours is definitely a minor 1000 (started in 1956).
If you look at the chassis number it will start with MA then a leter denoting whether it is a saloon, traveller etc.. (2S, S, T) then will be followed by a number either 3 or 5. If 3 then it had a 948 engine and 7" drums, if 5 then it had a 1098 and 8" drums.

I think the series 5 started production in late '62 so yours will probably have the 1098 engine and 8" brakes. I'm happy to be corrected though..

Best get the ruler out and measure the front brake drums! And look at the engine number - it's likely to be 8" and 1098 - but could always have been an 'old stock' car with the earlier engine and brakes. Check to be sure!

thanks for the advice, the chassis does have a 5, but on Monday i will check the actua; drum size

If the front brakes are bigger than the back brakes then it is a 1098.
The engine no should start 10MA.

thanks Mike, i assume then that all '1000' models have 8 inch front and 7 inch on the rear?

alfabob wrote:thanks Mike, i assume then that all '1000' models have 8 inch front and 7 inch on the rear?

No, only the series 5 had 8" drums on the front. The series 3 had 7" drums all round. unless they were later upgraded by its owner.


Mick

BTW, just to avoid possible confusion, there wasn't officially a series 4 minor as that was the mini! hence the Minor 1000 range just consisted of series 3 & 5

just got out the trusty ruler, 8 inch drums. Are the rears then 7 inch, can not find a 8 inch drum on the web shops?

Rears are all 7" on Minors - although - wait for it, wait for it ! - the Wolseley 1500 had excellent 8" rear drums (actually same as Minor front drums!!) - and that makes a very worthwhile and easy conversion. I'm working on it at the moment!