paul's traveller restoration part 1
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 12:35 pm
hi there my name is paul and i am a new member to the club. i have recently opened a facebook account and have posted lots of photos etc on the restoration if you have a facebook account then please search for: morris minor traveller restoration and you will find my page also please put a friend request in a nd i will be more than happy to share stories,experances and so advise now and then. as i said i am new to the morris minor club and when i get time i will also be posting photos etc on this site. i have named her mary and can't wait for the day that she rolls out of my garage for the 1st time. i am putting my heart and soul into this restoration and also alot of money but every penny is well spent
kind kind regards
i will posting photos and information about my restoration as i go so please watch this space.
This all started off in april 2011 my father in law lived in london and was thinking about moving down to dorset where i live. One day i had a bit of nosey in his garage and guess what i found yes a traveller who ive named mary. He told me he was going to scrap her so i offered to buy her but was given it. The two photos below were taken as i winched her ouf of the garage where she had been sat for years. All i had to do was was blow the tires up and crack the brakes with a hammer and with a little help she saw daylight for the first time in many years. She looked solid but as you know shes a morris and when i got her home she was alot worst than i expected and to be honest to far gone just to spend a few hundred pounds on. But me being me i decided that i wanted to take on the challenge. Ive always been able to weld and mend cars so i am doing everything myself and am ienjoying every min of it and when she is finished she will look like shes just come out the show room. I have lots of photos and will be posting them soon
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kind kind regards
i will posting photos and information about my restoration as i go so please watch this space.
This all started off in april 2011 my father in law lived in london and was thinking about moving down to dorset where i live. One day i had a bit of nosey in his garage and guess what i found yes a traveller who ive named mary. He told me he was going to scrap her so i offered to buy her but was given it. The two photos below were taken as i winched her ouf of the garage where she had been sat for years. All i had to do was was blow the tires up and crack the brakes with a hammer and with a little help she saw daylight for the first time in many years. She looked solid but as you know shes a morris and when i got her home she was alot worst than i expected and to be honest to far gone just to spend a few hundred pounds on. But me being me i decided that i wanted to take on the challenge. Ive always been able to weld and mend cars so i am doing everything myself and am ienjoying every min of it and when she is finished she will look like shes just come out the show room. I have lots of photos and will be posting them soon
paul[frame]
in the 1st two photos i've posted mary doesn't look to bad but the following photos will reveal all
at 1st every time i touched her she basiclly fell apart essecially the wood work that had more car filler than wood help[frame]