CAN ANYBODY HELP WITH THE CAR I HAVE JUST AQUIRED AND AM HAVING RESTORED I HAVE A CHASSIS NUMBER OF MNR/S SMM/16712 AND ENGINE 10678 IT IS A TOURER/CONVERTABLEAND REGISTERED HERE IN SRI LANKA 15/2/1950 SO VERY POSSIBLY A 1949 TOURER, BUT A COUPLE OF THINGS,
1 THE WINDSCREEN HAS A SLIGHT DIP IN IT IN THE CENTRE, IS THAT NORMAL AND ALSO THE BONNET ALONG THE BULKHEAD HAS A CURVED EDGE ANY ADVICE WELCOME ALSO TO LET YOU KNOW SRI LANKA HAS MANY MANY SERIES MMS AND ALL ARE LONELY, AWAITING OWNERSHIP. I HAVE THREE AT PRESENT TWO TOURES AND A TWO DOOR AND MANY SPARES. I AM ENGLISH HAVING RECENTLY MOVED HERE
MMS IN SRI LANKA
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SMM/16712 would have been manufactured around April/May 1949. Your car should also have circular rear lamps and not the larger rectangular ones.CAN ANYBODY HELP WITH THE CAR I HAVE JUST AQUIRED AND AM HAVING RESTORED I HAVE A CHASSIS NUMBER OF MNR/S SMM/16712 AND ENGINE 10678 IT IS A TOURER/CONVERTABLEAND REGISTERED HERE IN SRI LANKA 15/2/1950 SO VERY POSSIBLY A 1949 TOURER, BUT A COUPLE OF THINGS,
How do you mean a dip? Also, do you mean in the centre of the total screen area or an individual one?1 THE WINDSCREEN HAS A SLIGHT DIP IN IT IN THE CENTRE, IS THAT NORMAL
If you mean it's shorter than the later style bonnets and it does not meet the rain gutter (like the later ones) then this is correct for an early car.AND ALSO THE BONNET ALONG THE BULKHEAD HAS A CURVED EDGE
If you could take some pictures of the problem areas we can tell you if it's 'normal' or if there is a problem.
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THANKS FOR INFO, YES IT HAS THE CIRCULAR REAR LIGHTS AS REGARDS THE STLIT SCREEN, THE DIP IS ONLY MINIMAL ON THE CENTRE STAY OF THE GLASS AREA SOMEONE OUT HERE AT SOME STAGE HAS HAD A HARD TOP WELDED ONTO IT PROBABLY AGAINST THE MONSOON RAINS, THIS WILL BE COMING OFF VERY SHORTLY, HAVE TAKEN VARIOUS PHOTO'S YESTERDAY, AND WILL BE UPLOADING THEM FOR ALL TO SEE SOONEST OPPORTUNITY
ALSO ONEBAY AM LISTING MANY SPARES FOR ALL TYPES OF MINORS AS SRI LANKA IS A MINOR HEAVEN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF MMS OUT HERE FROM ALL AGES, I EVEN KNOW OF THREE MORE MINORS OLDER THAN MINE
ALSO ONEBAY AM LISTING MANY SPARES FOR ALL TYPES OF MINORS AS SRI LANKA IS A MINOR HEAVEN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF MMS OUT HERE FROM ALL AGES, I EVEN KNOW OF THREE MORE MINORS OLDER THAN MINE
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Right. To discuss this further, please use this topic: http://www.morrisminoroc.co.uk/index.ph ... pic&t=9634
I'm locking this one to avoid confusion being as I have lost my merge topic option.
I'm locking this one to avoid confusion being as I have lost my merge topic option.