Morris Minor Owners Club

Just though I would share with you guys a little trailer I was given. Not sure if its a genuine vintage trailer or just made to look like one but it should look nice behind the Morris when its all been rebuilt.

Only collected it yesterday and so far just stripped it of all the rotten wood (all of it!).

Im off tonight to get some reclaimed wood so it all looks genuine and old, plus some new wheel bearings. Tonight I will also sand and paint the frame and wheels.[frame][/frame][frame][/frame][frame][/frame][frame][/frame][frame][/frame][frame][/frame]

Looks like a nice little trailer, I look forward to the end result and good luck with it

Looks Great maybe Ausin chummy derived ?nice period trailer great find

Fantastic! have you got some period rear lights to really finish it off?

Thanks for all the great replies guys! Hadn't thought about the lights yet! But very good point. Not sure what would look best? Guessing around 1930's What would you guys go for?

Yes, I agree 1930's. But it's not easy as you must have indicators and reflectors as well as stop, tail and number plate lights.

If you are feeling flush then two of these next to the number plate (black with raised white letters!) with a couple of small reflectors on the rear wood/metal...

http://www.holden.co.uk/displayproduct. ... ode=ST38/F

I like that a great trailer to be given. If it were mine I'd go mad and make steel wings/ mudguards for it, not keen on the boxy mudguards. cheers John

Ok, I know I shouldn't, but why not fit cycle type mudguards with a reflector on the back of each...

http://www.stevebakermg.co.uk/apps/webs ... ow/3268448

Haha, great minds think alike! Cross posted!

You're thinking along the same lines , Neil, except the mudguards I would make would be styled to look a little like Morris Minor rear wings!

£135.00 each!
They might look the part but I'd suggest something quite simple in wood, Morris style wings aren't really going to suit the rest of it IMHO.

Teardrop wings would look nice like the bambini scooter sidecar has

Are Bambini scooters made of planks?

What a great trailer. Looks 1930s as has been said. Nice that its a proper trailer axle and not one from a car which indicates a proper manufactured trailer rather than a home built one. i've got one of a similar age which has flat metal wings with a raised swage line and a wired edge similar to Model T Ford style - no shape or double curvature and probably correct for a trailer of that era. Your tow hitch looks more '60s onwards but thats not a bad thing, at least its still a proper casting, but modern enough to be a 50mm ball hitch (Mine's a wierd pin and eye that dosnt allow much vertical articulation). One day i'll ressurect the original Rubbolite rear lights and loose the modern lighting board... [frame][/frame]

Yours has 1920s Morris Bullnose wheels Iain

Well it looks like it does, but these have six very small studs whereas the Morris ones are 5 big studs, so after years of autojumble hunting, I'm still after a spare wheel for it.... And like Andrew's its a proper trailer axle rather than a car axle, though mine is odd, and slightly scary, in having a wooden chassis or frame with just the bits of ironmongery coach bolted to it. Even the drawbar is wood... . Having said that it tows a treat and runs very smoothly on those big wheels - much nicer than the tiny 10" wheeled modern ones and has done a fair few trips to Beaulieu Autojumble..
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Morris bullnose ones I have seen are 3 stud,

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Wheel ... 513wt_1130

The bigger ones are 5 stud (like the T Type, I still really want one of them!)

We sorry for the late reply but its been a hectic week!!
After collecting the trailer on Thursday night (19th) I decided that we would take it away with us on holiday to France Jablines (East of Paris) so with just a few days to restore it, pack and get the Morris ready I had my work cut out!

Here are the pics of the resto and what it looked like in the end. It was just ready in time for me and my girlfriend to load it to the brim with camping gear, slap a GB sticker on it and make our way across the channel. After a new set of bearings and tyres she towed an absolute dream, couldn't even tell it was on the back and followed the car like a dart. Nothing seemed to be able to upset this trailer which happily bobbed along for the 1000mlie+ trip.

Needles to say the good old moggie also ran perfectly without a hitch. God I love these old cars

We attracted quite a bit of attention with the car in France including getting free VIP parking when we went to Disneyland because they loved it so much. Ended up with the car parked right by the front gates which ended up having photo's taken of it all day.

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Excellent!

Love it, I want one too!