Morris Minor Owners Club

Hi My dear friends please clear this problem

Heard 1948 made 2 door saloon and tourers cars - And used ,back light Lucas L482 and L 488 models '' in 1948'' - can you tell me WHY them use 2 light models in 1948 ( 482 & 488 ) what is different of them ? ( in between 2 light car )

1949 back light lucas L 471 - i have seen


Want Pic If you Have

if you have old pic of L482 and L488 light cars - please send me -

And if you have 1951 Morris Minor series mm 2 door saloon car , not modify - please send me some pic of it

I can give you my Email, to send pic if you have

Many Thanks

Regards -
Sandun
Sri Lanka

Started off with 482s - offside was a lamp nearside was a 'reflector'. May have been different depending on lighting regs in other markets. Switched to 488s in early 1949, both being lamps. The 482 fits flush to the wings and gives a really smart look however they're angled and small. The 488 was an improvement and larger. See the thread on the 482 lamps in the Series MM section

This is a 482 lamp fitted to a saloon[frame][/frame]

Hi Sandun.

Just curious, but I notice you have several postings asking for information on model identification. Are you writing a book or assembling a web guide, or is this just out of personal interest?

I see you are from Sri Lanka. A beautiful country I've been lucky enough to visit several times. Are you anywhere in the South, near Gaul? That's the location of the Morris Minor Centre and a great place to visit.

One thing I noticed about Sri Lankan Minors I've seen on the streets is that some of them are a mix of parts from different models. I guess if parts are in short supply people use the nearest they can find. Some thing happens to a lesser extent in the UK of course and some Moggies have non-matching parts.

Good luck with the project, whatever it is.

Thank you - Yes I am From Sri Lanka - I am not new to this Site now - MMOC site as a part of my Life now - lol - i want to make a Morris Minor Family tree - So i collecting All car models pic for it - Now i found 22 morris models without modify cars - very interesting - Hope all of you help me - now i want 1951 series mm 2 Door Saloon car pic , back side and front side - not modify- if you have please give me some pic - Many Thanks

Sandun wrote:Thank you - Yes I am From Sri Lanka - I am not new to this Site now - MMOC site as a part of my Life now - lol - i want to make a Morris Minor Family tree - So i collecting All car models pic for it - Now i found 22 morris models without modify cars - very interesting - Hope all of you help me - now i want 1951 series mm 2 Door Saloon car pic , back side and front side - not modify- if you have please give me some pic - Many Thanks

Sounds like a noble project.

Good luck and I hope you get a lot of support.

Remember you should have permission or copyright on the photos if you plan to publish them.

OHP 900 wrote:Started off with 482s - offside was a lamp nearside was a 'reflector'. May have been different depending on lighting regs in other markets. Switched to 488s in early 1949, both being lamps. The 482 fits flush to the wings and gives a really smart look however they're angled and small. The 488 was an improvement and larger. See the thread on the 482 lamps in the Series MM section

We're Minor's ever fitted with "Double-Dip" headlamps?

I think home market lowlights had a bit of a strange dipping setup. As per the handbook and workshop manual (1st editions) the cars had 'anti-dazzle' lamps. When on dipped only the nearside lamp came on - the offside was ' extinguished'. The idea being when you were on main beam and changed to dipped you wouldn't dazzle other drivers with your powerful offside 12v lamp. You then return to main beam once the vehicle passed. Sounds like they were overthinking it a bit considering the size of the lowlight lamps

Export stuff had a more conventional setup to my knowledge - especially in the USA. With regards to 'double dip' headlamps I'm not sure...

POMMReg I need to give you my cars info! Sorry been a little busy lately and completely forgot!