Morris Minor Owners Club

Could anyone help please, I have a new parcel shelf (as part of Newton kit) my car did not have one fitted! I have seen several posts on the subject but I’m after a bit more information, there is just one cutaway for the throttle I think? Do you have to cut a slot for the column or does it fit above?
Also seems to be a lot of discussion on whether to bend the rear of the board up or down for fitting ( does anyone hav a definitive answer?
Finally the from edge has a metal bar I understand, this in photos looks to be covered with a rolled edge, is thiss made up?
Any information & photos would be very helpful please?

I'm interested in the bending answer.

The bar is padded, a kit is available.
I used 15mm pipe lagging and some vinyl I had lying around.
Fitting instructions for the crash pad are available on the Newton Commercial website.

Just to add, series MM and series 2 weren't padded, they are just a right angled length of steel which lines up with your shins!... The steering column goes under the parcel shelf.

Thanks very much for the info

Well, there were various shelves over the years, but I would say the front lip is bent down, well it was on my SII when I came to replace it - see this thread for some clues: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=65935