Morris Minor Owners Club

Hi

I have a project car which is a '67 two door but I seem to have got stuck with it an was thinking of buying a Minor to drive as my daily whilst I finish it off...if I do as, I think I may have bitten off more than I can chew. The basic car is solid though.

If I was to buy another I've seen a mark II 4 door split screen with the cheese-grater grill with a 1098 engine which runs really well and has a nice interior and very tidy inside. The price is reasonable the only downside is that it was restored about 4 years ago and seems to have been 'over-painted' with even the rubber trim given a coat of paint and is beginning to bubble up a biit here and there though nothing major. The floor is solid and it has a new exhaust and MOT. Essentially, the car would get me going but could prove costly in the future.

So; is it generally better to buy the best you can afford and take a chance on costly work later especially on an earlier car or to stick with a later car and invest time and money getting it as good as possible?

This may sound a bit random but I just did not expect an 'easy winter project' to end up being a life time's work

beginning to bubble up a biit here and there though nothing major

That would make me suspect the quality of the other work that has been done.

I too was tempted to do the same & buy another "better" Moggie when my "restoration" was taking way longer than I had planned.... the problem is you may end up with 2 projects that may take longer than planned.

I'm glad I was not temped but stuck with my first purchase & finished the work.

I now have a pretty decent car rather than 2 projects....

Just my 2p worth....

Erwin

Thanks Guys, looks like I might have to get busy with the '67 over the summer.

You'd always have spares

lowride stepside wrote:You'd always have spares

Do you mean that will a slightly older car the spares are much easier to come by? That makes sense to me and would be a good reason to plough on with it.

Thanks, Tim