Morris Minor Owners Club

What is the difference? It concerns a Series II 2dr. I found out yesterday my car is a deluxe model..... can't find much deluxe though, no aircon, central locking, ABS ESP.....

Sat Nav? ;)
I think (off the top of my head! ) that deluxe means the car has a heater!!!

It usually meant things like having over-riders, ashtray (4-door) and stainless steel door tops.

On the early Minor 1000 it also meant having the duo-tone interior.

And... joy of joys, a passenger sunvisor on Series IIs, I believe!

If you have a look at PoachedEgg - History then you'll find a timeline of major developments in the Minor's build history. I don't know how it compares with export models, but it shouldn't be too different.

I had a 1961 2-door with paperwork that listed deluxe as heater, ashtrays, and leather seats.

Got a home model though

What are overriders though?

What are overriders though?

the extra chrome lumps that bolt to the bumpers.

the sticky uppy bits on the bumpers

Oh all right, got them confused with something else then

chickenjohn wrote:Sat Nav? ;)
I think (off the top of my head! ) that deluxe means the car has a heater!!!

Have got Sat Nav, not the original though

Hi,
you also could get a radio fitted with the deluxe model and special order black as a colour (that was in 1966). Mine was a deluxe bought brand new by my parents. Along with the heater, overriders, front parcel shelf with ash trays and a red / cream interior.

Cheers,
Wal

Where would the rdaio been fiited then Wal?. I fiited mine on the lhs, under the dash, it is a period radio, so.....

Hi,
the radio was fitted on the drivers side underneath the glove box, above the front parcel shelf and it was a Motorola. It's not there any more - Sony has taken its place.

Regards,
Wal

Onne wrote:Have got Sat Nav, not the original though

Here's an original Minor SatNav:

and the directions voice sits on the passenger seat right?

I believe deluxe also had the white parcel shelf, that was the only suggestion anyone had as to why some minors had white and the majority had black parcel shelves in the duotone years.

MrA.Series wrote:

Onne wrote:Have got Sat Nav, not the original though

Here's an original Minor SatNav:

That's exactly the same as the first compass I ever had. Aaah, brings back memories of wandering around my school with hand drawn maps...

And there I was thinking my first contact with minordom was Rebecca ;-)

Its easy though, a satnav. Even when I am in Britain, I'll find my way around!

Pyoor_Kate wrote:

MrA.Series wrote:

Onne wrote:Have got Sat Nav, not the original though

Here's an original Minor SatNav:

That's exactly the same as the first compass I ever had. Aaah, brings back memories of wandering around my school with hand drawn maps...

And there I was thinking my first contact with minordom was Rebecca ;-)

Yep same compass as I had first too! The little switch on the side clamped the needle up to the glass........... ahhhh memories............