Alternative jack and starting handle
Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2023 1:13 pm
The standard jack for the Minor is an adequate affair, but I found a better one in a scrapyard many years ago, in the days when you could wander round poking in every car, even when they were stacked on top of each other several high! It is stamped 'Metallifacture', who made jacks for many makes of car including Jaguar, Ford, Lotus, Rover, MG, Rolls Royce and even Austin Morris.
According to http://www.classic-british-car-jacks.uk ... acks_2.htm the one I have is from a Ford Consul Mk2, Zephyr Mk2, Zodiac Mk3-4,
Ford Prefect 107E or Cortina Mk2 . The main benefit is that it has a built-in wooden handle which is much more comfortable and quicker to turn, particularly when it is cold and wet! It slots perfectly into the Minor's jacking point and lifts it up in under a minute, depending on how fast you turn it. They seem to come up on EBay occasionally and I can certainly recommend one.
The other scrapyard find is the starting handle shown. I have no idea what it came from, but it also has a wooden handle, making turning more comfortable and I store it via Terry clips on the back seat in the boot.
According to http://www.classic-british-car-jacks.uk ... acks_2.htm the one I have is from a Ford Consul Mk2, Zephyr Mk2, Zodiac Mk3-4,
Ford Prefect 107E or Cortina Mk2 . The main benefit is that it has a built-in wooden handle which is much more comfortable and quicker to turn, particularly when it is cold and wet! It slots perfectly into the Minor's jacking point and lifts it up in under a minute, depending on how fast you turn it. They seem to come up on EBay occasionally and I can certainly recommend one.
The other scrapyard find is the starting handle shown. I have no idea what it came from, but it also has a wooden handle, making turning more comfortable and I store it via Terry clips on the back seat in the boot.