Morris Minor Owners Club

When one collected your brand spanking new minor from the showroom, what was the original equipment?
Handle and wheel brace, but was that in a leather/vinyl bag or just loose in the boot?

What did you get in way of keys? I would assume 2 keys so you have a spare, but did you get a fob with it? What did these look like?

I assume the drivers manual came with it, but did you get a service book too?

I think there were variations over the years but there was a jack and a tool which combined wheelbrace, starting handle and jack spanner, and there was also a tool for removing hubcaps which may have been included. Jacking arrangements were different on the early cars. There was a supplementary tool kit listed, a modest affair of spanners, screwdrivers and pliers but that was extra. They would be wrapped to stop them rattling about but I believe this varied over the years.

They came new with two keys. The fobs were usually provided by the supplying garage so they varied.

There was a handbook and a service record book. If the owner wanted a workshop manual that was extra.

The spare wheel clamp could be used for the removal of the hub cap.

The use of the spare wheel clamp is interesting and ingenious but, originally, it was the curved end of the wheelbrace in Mike's picture above that was designed to remove the hub cap by wiggling it side to side under the cap (i.e. not just prying it off in one movement). I put a bit of cardboard between that curved end and the wheel to protect the paint when I use it.

Mr Jalopy is correct regarding the Series11 toolkit. On the Minor 1000 just a bit of bent steel pictured below was provided to remove the hubcap with. I still have mine.

The stainless ones can be pulled off with your hands. Occassionally there is one that is a bit resistant. The wheels have a flattened portion on the raised area under the cap. I recall the Driver's Manual shows the removal tool engage with the flat spot, but it's not possible. The starting handle works as well. Have one of the pegs touching the edge of the cap with the center boss against the wheel and then give the handle a bit of rotation and off comes the cap.

I have used one of these for years, with the addition of some tape / rubber in the area where it makes contact with the wheel paint, to stop it scratching it. It has served me well.

The stainless ones can be pulled off with your hands.

I'm glad to say that the stainless hubcaps I had fitted to Abby couldn't be removed by hand, mind you I did acquire them in about 2008, so maybe the quality has gone downhill in the eleven years since. I have visions of the ones you mention flying off while your driving..............
Best wishes,
Mike.

All original ones. They are quite secure.

Ironically and having sung its praises (above), I am unable to locate where I have put my 'bought' hubcap removal tool......
So I pressed the old one that I recently acquired into service, I found it to be really good, dare I say better......
So now I shall treat it to a clean up and a fresh coat of satin black paint.......
.... and try not to misplace it after......
Best wishes,
Mike.

The brown toolkit bag is spot on as are some of the contents. The drivers handbook often gave the toolkit contents list which suffered tear in year. This one lacks a wooden handles screwdriver which some had but has the quite rare smaller 6” wire one - (which we have remade if anyone wants one) - the larger 9” is more easily available. It lacks the threaded Series MM/ II jack and tommy bar ( again we can supply these) and the Spanner’s were stamped ‘Shelley’ I think there were 5 of them- can’t recall sizes now. Needs distributor screwdriver / feeler gauge (Lucas). Possibly a box spanner or two too. Oh and a Tecalamit grease gun. Mine is wrong for Series 3.

The ‘Graphoref’ parts list gave a good illustration of a toolkit which is a combined Series 2 and 3 .

This thread has got me wondering if my toolkit is complete and, if not, what's missing?

Jagnut66,

What’s the size of your brown tool roll?

'Myrtle's Man' - have you got the tool to smash the glass in case of a breakdown emergency?

Well, no but, surely, that's what the AA's for isn't it?

Jagnut66,

What’s the size of your brown tool roll?

Hi,
Measurements below. Sadly it's split in a few places but then if this is original I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, as that would make it over 60 years old. If that is the case then, given it's basically a cheap quality tool roll, I'm actually amazed it's made it this far!
If you want to make reproductions I will happily post the original to you for you to copy.
Best wishes,
Mike.