Morris Minor Owners Club

Just to be the first today for the snow pick.. Here we are arriving at my house (me and the 71 Van). Only 5 months after purchase! It was a nice sunny day when we set off from Hereford in June.

Top tip: fitting an A-frame during a brief blizzard is not for the feint hearted! I must be getting old, as I went to warm up and waited for the snow to stop before fitting the lighting board.<br><br>

In the time it took to get 1 mile from my ex-works to the house the snow froze solid onto the windscreen, but that didn't stop the enthusiasm of driving up the drive!
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It's so nice to drive the Minors again - even for a short distance after clearing ice and snow from the screen with my bare fingers.

Ahh, I had wondered who it was that had purchased that van - Well done Ray.

Is this one still around I wonder?

It is still listed at DVLA but is unlicensed, probably waiting for some attention.

Minors are great in the snow, they handle very well.

Minors are great in the snow, they handle very well

But not so well on ice when you drive them rarely

Skinny tyres rule in the snow .

i know all about the snow i got my saab stuck in a snow drift at 430 this morning ,walked home got dad outof bed then got my tractor and pulled the car out and went to work the long way

I was out at 5am ish today in the Metro, skinny tyres were very helpful (155s)

I'll agree with the ice thing Pete! <br><br>

Scraped 6 in of snow off her this morn, fired up straight away and did 20 miles without a hitch........ pulled away in 2nd....lovely.... although the black ice on the way home this eve was a little more unpredictable

WPR678B wrote:I'll agree with the ice thing Pete! <br><br>

Blimey! Was that recently? How did you get that back on the road?

Ondergard wrote: Blimey! Was that recently? How did you get that back on the road?

No, it was about 15 years ago and a passing lorry with a HIAB turned it back on its wheels for us!
It straightened out pretty well and i drove it for a couple of years afterwards before taking it off the road! <br><br>

Whiteabbey living up to its name!!!!
I just arrived home from nightshiftand thought I would take a pic of this.<br><br><br><br><br><br>
Its started snowing again and the green ones already turning white!

DAVIDMCCULLOUGH wrote:Whiteabbey living up to its name!!!!
I just arrived home from nightshiftand thought I would take a pic of this.<br><br><br><br><br><br>
Its started snowing again and the green ones already turning white!

Whiteabbey! I've stayed there, back in the late 1970's, when I was Assistant Leader of a Methodist Youth Club from north east London. A very weird experience to go to church on Sunday, and find it packed out, including young people, then come out on the the chapel steps after the service and watch hundreds of people pouring out of churches up and down the street.

Lovely people, though - even the folk from Rathcoole!!

Went to girlfriends in her car to pck up mine that had been there for the weekend, started straight away but couldn't get mine out the car park and no one around to push her so had to nab girlfriends Mazda to get home, least it has a heater that works but no fun to drive.

Will have to rescue Ezmerelda tommorow I hope !! anyways girlfriend will want hers back (wish I could steal the heater without her noticing )

DAVIDMCCULLOUGH,
Lovely pics -I was hoping for a few more of those - The crashed Minors might scare people!

got up this mornin to this. <br><br><br><br>

Just been and picked up 120KG of coal in my saloon - way better traction on the way home.

From the glorious week long wall to wall sunshine of this year's MOT-UK, to snow eh David?

I'd get a picture of mine, but I'm stranded!