Morris Minor Owners Club

I thought I would show off my latest acquisition which I picked up last weekend.
She's car# 922 which is early Dec 1948 production.

I had to travel 2600km to pick her up though, but I'm sure it's worth it. It's not as good as described on eBay & needs a few accident repairs sorting out but rust wise, she's near perfect .

All loaded up at Milang in South Australia:


Back home & with a rear axle fitted for some mobility:



Severe rust here:

Ahh, the joys of Morris Minoring in Australia .


I'm not too sure what my plans are for her at the moment. I bought the car hoping to use the body to replace the damaged one on #1228 but I'm not too sure I should waste a very early lowlight to help another.

She's not complete & without the original engine, but I have other lowlights that could contribute a few parts. The other cars aren't '48s though & some parts are particular to the early cars.

I'll get her onto 4 wheels & under cover to start with anyway.

Swine. Is it the earliest Aus survivor, or are we waiting on news of that?

bigginger wrote:Swine.

It's the earliest known post war Morris Minor in Australia.
There must be others around somewhere but they might have been reincarnated into a Japanese car by now .

Double swine - and there's no handy emoticon for 'green with envy'

Why would you be envious ?
It's not an LCV .......or are we tempting you to the comfort of a sedan .

A 1948? Yes!
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PS I love your idea of "severe rust"

bigginger wrote:I love your idea of "severe rust"

But wait - there's a lot more:



Actually, the whole body is covered in surface rust. It was stripped down & acid dipped 20 years ago . It should be OK though .

Severe rust?? a few pin holes?? you should drive the car few a few British winters and drive it near the seaside for some years!