Morris Minor Owners Club

My friend has a traveller with a plate on the bulkhead that reads
Engine no 9805
Chassis no 5980
Reg WWL633X
Manufactured by Morris Minor Centre Bath
Does anybody know anything about this vehicle before I approach him to purchase it?

Contact Zac Ware or Tim Brennan at CW in Bristol. Several were made from spares after manufacturing stopped. One in the Midlands but I didn't know that CW made one.

https://www.morrisminor.org.uk/contact

You could also look at DVLA website at the car's MOT history & other things . It does appear to have been built & registered 1982 . Be aware that the car is probably not " historic class " & vehicle duty may be payable .
Andrew

It's a white one isn't it. It was built from a new bodyshell and parts in 1982 for someone I know. He owned it for many years before selling it perhaps 10 years ago. I saw it for sale last year on the car and classic website. I cannot remember the price but it looked in reasonable condition and had just had a fair bit of underbody welding carried out I recall. It wasn't expensive and I imagine it sold quite quickly and the person selling it now only purchased it recently?
One disadvantage is that road tax will be payable.

Check its MOT history on the Government site --makes interesting reading !

Why ?

https://vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/ViewVehicle

BETA
WWL 633X

✓ Taxed
Tax due:
01 March 2018

✓ MOT
Expires:
10 July 2018


Vehicle make: MORRIS
Date of first registration: July 1982
Year of manufacture: 1982
Cylinder capacity (cc): 1098 cc
CO₂Emissions: Not available
Fuel type: PETROL
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Tax not due
Vehicle colour: CREAM
Vehicle type approval: Not available
Wheelplan: 2-AXLE-RIGID BODY
Revenue weight: Not available

Hi , check its MOT history , loads of fails and work carried out !!!!! If someone is seriously interested in purchasing its a reasonable place to start prior to your own inspection !!!!

Firedrake --what you have posted is not its MOT history ! Just its current status !

Doh! clicked on the wrong link. Fascinating service, I didn't know you could get that info.

It was built some time after most Minors but it is still a 35 year old car which was used everyday for many years. I don't think its MOT history is any more revealing than any other car of its age probably.

It's easy to forget that a 35year old car is pretty old by most peoples standards!

I tend to agree looking at the fails mine had up to 1992 when it was that age.

It's now back up for grabs on E-bay:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334204143517 ... SwzethgUdG

Looks like its had a hard life .

It looks like a 'project car' now.
Good job I don't want it as fleabay tells me the owner may not post it to me here in France
That sort of delivery comment on fleabay and elsewhere always make me smile.

I think it has had the paintwork tidied up a bit since I last saw it but it clearly requires quite a bit of work now. The woodwork is poor and it still isn't tax (or MOT) exempt, so is a bit something and nothing. It is an interesting car in a way but too expensive in my opinion. It has changed hands a few times with each new owner adding a bit to the price!

The seller only bought it last week !

Does it have drill holes where a body number plate would have been?

Wondering whether bodyshell NEW or reconditioned.

The bodyshell was brand new and unused at the time of build in 1982.

ManyMinors wrote: ↑Sat Nov 06, 2021 11:31 am The bodyshell was brand new and unused at the time of build in 1982.

Any pics of the upper nsf bulkhead to confirm?