Car insurance tips for Morris Minors

One of the most popular British cars in history, the Morris Minor is still revered today for typifying “Englishness”. Understandably, Morris Minor drivers treasure their vehicle and will do all they can to protect it – which is why [...] Continue Reading…

Bilt Hamber rustproofing and polishes

(Apologies – I promised to put up this article some time ago but have been trying to recover the pictures to accompany it from a seized hard drive. Unfortunately I still can’t get the pictures back, so here are [...] Continue Reading…

Morris Minor Car Covers

I’ve often complained here about how irritating it is having to go and collect the Traveller before a run out, simply because I haven’t the room to garage it at home and wont leave it out to the elements. [...] Continue Reading…

How to buy a Morris Minor Pt3

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ELECTRICS

The Minors electrical system is incredibly simple, so there’s little you have to worry about apart from previous owners attempts to splice in stereos or security systems. But age doesn’t help things and the wiring may [...] Continue Reading…

How to buy a Morris Minor Pt2

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How to buy a Morris Minor Pt1

This article first appeared in the March 2003 edition of Practical Classics and is reproduced by kind permission.
Please remember that any prices are obviously no longer current.

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Trunnions

Let’s not argue about the spelling…….. They are the swivelly [sic] bits at the top and bottom of the front legs of your moggie. There’s a top trunnion and a bottom trunnion and they are very different but do [...] Continue Reading…

Laying up the Minor for the winter

Well, do you put your car away after the last rally? Or do you use it on Sunny afternoons all through the winter? Are you one of the innovatives who puts a calor gas stove in the passenger footwell [...] Continue Reading…

Brake failure

Tech tip for this month – The Mystical Case of Brake Failure.

Most of us run a VW, an Audi, a Vauxhall or BMW as well as a moggie. Some of the more unfortunate among us run Fords! Service [...] Continue Reading…

Winter Minor foibles

t’s not over yet! I was called out the other night to a Moggie that wouldn’t start. Winter Blues. It was very frosty, I suspected a flat battery and very little else. I packed the jump leads because my [...] Continue Reading…