Morris Minor Owners Club

I am going to paint the fan blade and pulley on my latest purchase, as I have them off the car. It's a 61 with it's original 948 and they are yellow at the minute. Some would say I should know this, as I would be classed as a 'minor' nerd !! But what colour should they be / when did they change from red to yellow?

I would say yellow, but what ever colour you paint it Im going to tell you its wrong when I see it

Both the fan and pulley on my '58 948 (original engine confirmed by the original logbook) were yellow, I am 99% certain that they were from that point on. Supposedly safer as it's easier to see the fan.

read somewhere red was for export, I went for fiat yellow on my 948, nice and bright . but think rover yellow would be correct more gold.

http://mmoc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=58096
pics in link

In the mmoc concours world ive learnt the colour should be yellow, bright yellow, bolts and spring washers not painted..

OK thanks. Yellow it is then !!

And on later engines the pulleys were black but with yellow blades, but that's a late 60s thing so not right for a 50s car. Think its around 68 on, from original ones I've seen..

read somewhere red was for export

The fan on our '61 (Canada) is yellow, engine is a 1275 (from what I don't know), but I suspect the fan is original to the car. There was 2 blades on the fan, I removed one.

Series MM fan blades, on dynamo or water pump are red. They are on my car

Our 54 Series has yellow blades was like it when bought the car. Strange thing is we have 2 blades but the car started life in Northern Ierlend (NIA 4695)

My 1957 4 door has a red fan....looks original.

I had an early 948cc Minor 1000 - it was late a 1950s car but I can't remember what year - and it certainly had a red fan. My 1961 car - also 948cc - has a yellow one, so at some stage during 948 production they seem to have changed but I can't tell you when!
Unfortunately on most underbonnet pictures the fan is obscured .

Gidday from Australia

My 1960 Morris Minor 1000 / 948cc is still all original as it was from the showroom and the pulley and blades are red. Hope this has helped.

katy wrote:

read somewhere red was for export

The fan on our '61 (Canada) is yellow, engine is a 1275 (from what I don't know), but I suspect the fan is original to the car. There was 2 blades on the fan, I removed one.

A fan with just ONE blade?

I'm sure he would have had it balanced.

One blade, double ended.