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Late Saloon

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:41 pm
by COMMERCIALMAN
Hi All, Ive just acquired a 1971 Almond Green saloon which was registered on the 16/3/71. I know production finished on the saloon in Nov70. Has anyone got a saloon registered later than this?
Jason

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 7:42 pm
by mike.perry
I wonder why it was not registered before that. When was it built?
I met the owner of a K reg. converted Minor on Monday. According to the chassis no. it was built Oct. '68
John Frye owns an R reg Series II. It was imported from South Africa.

Re: Late Saloon

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 10:04 pm
by Ondergard
COMMERCIALMAN wrote:Hi All, Ive just acquired a 1971 Almond Green saloon which was registered on the 16/3/71. I know production finished on the saloon in Nov70. Has anyone got a saloon registered later than this?
Jason
That was my fourteenth birthday! How weird! I know exactly what I was doing the day your car was registered!

Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 8:53 am
by COMMERCIALMAN
[quote="mike.perry"]I wonder why it was not registered before that. When was it built?

I assume Mike it must have stood around a dealership for quite a while and probably sold for alot less than list price. By 1971 a new Morris Minor was probably not on many customers shopping list. Does the last saloon produced still exist? I believe it was a Trafalgar blue car. I know that the car at last years national was made from new parts left over from the factory but in my eyes that doesnt count.
Jason

Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 10:56 am
by mike.perry
According to Ray Newell's book the last saloon was 1288299, 4 door and 1288377, 2 door, Nov '70. No idea if they still exist, my department is Series MMs

Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 11:07 pm
by COMMERCIALMAN
Why has this post been moved it isnt a "do you know" more of a "have you got" and there are plenty of those on the general discussions section.

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 8:50 am
by d_harris
Mine was registered 19/07/71

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 9:56 am
by COMMERCIALMAN
What a saloon or your traveller? From the chassis number it is around the last 7000 made so was sitting around somewhere for even more time than first thought. They must have really struggled to sell the last cars.

Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 11:58 am
by canterburyalan
My Car was regestered 04.05.71 its been a convertible since at least 93 last 4 digits of chassis number 7223<br>Image<br>

Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:24 pm
by COMMERCIALMAN
So your car was approx the last 1000 made.
Jason