Morris Minor Owners Club

I hear talk on the news that the submarine that ran aground - HMS Asleep (or is it Astute?) has a Morris Minor gearbox - and this is being blamed for poor performance. Well - if it's the smooth case box - no wonder! Anyone know the details??

Don't knock the smooth case box. It may be much maligned but at least it won't jump out of gear, which is just what you need when chasing a Russian sub.

It doesn't have a Minor gearbox but apparently has the wrong type of reactor fitted which has been described as "like hooking up a V8 engine to a Morris Minor gearbox" : http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/nov/1 ... nes-doomed

Ah yes, I can see how the V8 would struggle to manage the MM gearbox and drivetrain - they did tend to over engineer them...

Hahahahahahahahaha....... well indeed the smooth case box would never handle a V8 - not for long anyway......

That's the trouble with these custom subs, will mix and match!

Is there a nuclear reactor small enough to fit into the Minor engine bay? I'm sure someone will now be busy working on this. Dunno what my local tip would say if I took my nuclear waste for dumping rather than the usual litres of old oil...

Ford attempted a nuclear powered car in the atomic age of the 1950s but the project never got off the ground due to various safety fears, not least of what happens in a crash.

No worries in the crash - the flask survived just fine....... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHtRZ_k0s7M So even if the Minor was bumped by a train, the reactor should be ok.

Plenty of depleted uranium in the desert sands no doubt

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/nov/1 ... eaky-rusty

Exclusive: Royal Navy's HMS Astute 'has a V8 engine with a Morris Minor gearbox'