Page 1 of 1
1000th Morris Minor - Gurnesy
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 6:48 pm
by Gemma
I wonder if any of you will be able to help me.
I am trying to trace if a Morris Minor 1000th was ever sold to Gurnsey and if there is any way of finding out who it was sold to.
The year for this would be approximatley 1965.
A friend of mine is doing some research on this, so any help or pointers of where I could find this information out would be much appreciated.
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 10:51 pm
by Futurebobbers
Hi, Gemma.
Do you mean one of the 200 odd Lilac Minor Millions? There is a Minor Million register who would probably be the best point of contact. Hopefully one of the knowledgeable people from this forum know the contact details, because I don't.
- Peter
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 10:57 pm
by bigginger
...or do you just mean a Morris Minor 1000?
a
Morris Minior Million
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 9:12 am
by Gemma
Hi Yes, sorry didn't make myself terribly clear, I mean the Lilac Morris Minors.
RE: Morris Minior Million
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 10:49 pm
by Onne
The Million Minors from 1960! all 350 of them.....
RE: Morris Minior Million
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 11:17 pm
by rayofleamington
The Million Minors from 1960! all 350 of them.....
349....?
RE: Morris Minior Million
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 3:15 pm
by Onne
I thought they made 350? 1000000 until 1000350 ? Even though there might just be 1 on Gurnsey. I don't think we have got any...
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 5:40 pm
by Vernon
I think Ray is right. The millionth minor was a normal production model given the number 1000000. Then 349 lilac models were produced in celebration.
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 9:14 pm
by HarryMango
Hi all
To clarify - The Minor Millions were given chassis nos out of sequence. The first being 1000000 registered as 1 MHU assembled on 22 Dec 1960 - used extensively for publicity during 1961 - then there were 349 "replicas" made - chassis nos 1000001 - 1000349. These 349 were distributed to main dealers throughout UK, Channel Isles, Europe & North America 30 being left hand drive.
Source - Original Morris Minor - Ray Newell
I presume the records at BMIHT - Gaydon would have the exact deler details for each one.
Hope this helps
Rog
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 9:21 pm
by HarryMango
To follow on from Vernons point - the actual millionth car made would have received a "normal" chassis no whatever they were up to (ie not 1000000 as the sequence started at 501 and some were missed out). It was to celebrate I million production that the limited edition of 350 total was made.
Rog
Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 12:27 pm
by 57traveller
John Presnell, in his book, also gives a total of 350 made.
Gurnesy - is that the place where they pull strange faces?
As opposed to Guernsey which is one of the Channel Islands.
Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 2:20 pm
by bigginger
No, that's Cardiff.
a
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 5:00 pm
by Cam
