Alta OHV Conversion 918cc Sidevalve.
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:23 am
As stated I have original copies of data and specifications as well as road-tests of Morris Minor's (and Series E Morris cars, which also had the Wolseley designed 918cc side valve) so equipped relating to Geoffrey Taylor's Alta OHV conversion from the early 1950's. If the club or anybody wishes to have photo-copies of these articles, please "PM" me, or Email me on heronfield@lineone.net
I have these papers since between 1968 and 1971 I owned a lovely 1951 MM Tourer with ths conversion, little realising when I sold it in 1971 just how sought after these cars would become. I know it's impossible to accept today in our - i-Phone 21st century "instant" world with all the spares sources we now enjoy immediate and ready access to keep classics on the road, that if those who can remember, recall that in 1971, - a then 20 year old Morris Minor splitscreen- tourer wasn't worth much and there was little or absolutely NO spares support for what are today considered classic cars.
It may be of course that the articles are readily available anyway (certainly Graham Holt might possess all or some of them) within the MMOC archives built up by our Club over the past 36 years since Tom Newton got the MMOC started, but justs thought I would ask the question.
Tim Moore.
MMOC Membership Number 118
I have these papers since between 1968 and 1971 I owned a lovely 1951 MM Tourer with ths conversion, little realising when I sold it in 1971 just how sought after these cars would become. I know it's impossible to accept today in our - i-Phone 21st century "instant" world with all the spares sources we now enjoy immediate and ready access to keep classics on the road, that if those who can remember, recall that in 1971, - a then 20 year old Morris Minor splitscreen- tourer wasn't worth much and there was little or absolutely NO spares support for what are today considered classic cars.
It may be of course that the articles are readily available anyway (certainly Graham Holt might possess all or some of them) within the MMOC archives built up by our Club over the past 36 years since Tom Newton got the MMOC started, but justs thought I would ask the question.
Tim Moore.
MMOC Membership Number 118