Morris Minor Owners Club

ManyMinors wrote: ↑Wed Apr 01, 2020 3:42 pm The original ones were coated brass I think and do not rust themselves. On the traveller there were two of them fitted (at 90degs to each other using one screw) to the right hand side boot floor. One was fitted to each inner wing on all Minors to provide earths for the front lights.
Corrosion in this area eventually makes the earth a little troublesome! The bullet connections themselves were also coated brass but new replacements are often coated steel which corrodes and causes a poor connection fairly rapidly

The bag pictured is an original Ripaults bag showing their old address in Enfield. They haven't been in business there for many years so the earth tage will be proper things. It is a well known 1930s Art Deco building, probably a listed building now!

it was Listed Grade II in 1988. But when developers tried to get permission to demolish it, they had it refused and on appeal the compromise was to allow the demolishing of the factory element, but the frontage/offices were retained.

Listed should mean just that, listed and protected.
Not listed subject to the appeal of fat cat developers out to make a quick buck!
This is not the first listed building to meets its (in this case partial I admit, they retained the frontage - wasn't that good of them??) end despite being (supposedly) protected.
One good example was a hotel on the Reading side of a bridge over the Thames into Caversham, which 'mysteriously ' burned down after developers were refused permission to demolish......
Arson was suspected but never proved, how convenient...............
And there are other examples.....

Yes they are 'old Stock' and plated brass I think

Theres still a few packs if you are quick...

ManyMinors wrote: ↑Wed Apr 01, 2020 3:42 pm One was fitted to each inner wing on all Minors to provide earths for the front lights.
Corrosion in this area eventually makes the earth a little troublesome! The bullet connections themselves were also coated brass but new replacements are often coated steel which corrodes and causes a poor connection fairly rapidly

ManyMinors wrote: ↑Wed Apr 01, 2020 3:42 pm On the traveller there were two of them fitted (at 90degs to each other using one screw) to the right hand side boot floor.

geoberni wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 2:07 pm Hi
Basil's Earth Points are all over the place, especially in the boot and under bonnet areas.
Whereabouts were these clips fitted in the Boot and on the Front Wings?
If anyone can include a photo or two it would be appreciated.

Thanks