Morris Minor Owners Club

So, I have five gears. Reverse is push down, and to the left, up.

Next to first, like.

Any ideas where my gearbox might be from - or how to find out? Previous owner knew little/nothing...

Look for stamp MOWOG, FORMOCO etc. Most common 5 speed box is Ford Type 9

Thanks Mike, I'll have a good look around

The other common five speed conversion to be fitted to the Minor was the 5 speed Toyota box which had an alloy casing. The main casing of the Ford type 9 box is cast iron so is easily distinguishable from the Toyota gearbox. So if the main casing is cast iron it is most likely to be Ford.
Here is a link that may be of use:-
http://www.type9gearbox.co.uk/index.html
As an aside some of the early Ford gearbox conversions were 4 speed. I drove one of the early 4 speed conversions and found it a much better gear box than the Minor and subsequently went onto fit a Ford 4 speed box to my Minor.