Distant relative returns

martinwillmott · 23rd February 2012, 18:50

If the parent of rover is BMC then one of the siblings is making a comeback www.modernmorris.com

Parker · 23rd February 2012, 18:58

Hmmm loved my Mogey 1000, served me well

Jay · 23rd February 2012, 22:41

I was only just talking about my old Morris Minor 1956 split screen today, and if I would have kept it. Bought for £400 and sold for £900 in 2001. The number plate would now be worth a small fortune alone.

Allegroboi · 24th February 2012, 18:06

I owned my Morris Traveller for 23 Years, regret selling it, but its still on the road

Westonboy · 24th February 2012, 18:22

I ran Morris Minors for the best part of 30 years, I thought the 1048cc 2 door saloon was the best, they were quiet, very nippy for their day, and,unlike the 4 door and Travellers usually watertight. The swimming pool tales about 75s are nothing compared with the twice yearly drying out of sodden carpets on my Traveller. Having said that doing a decoke start to finish on a Saturday morning, cylinder head off, and back on with engine running all in under two hours certainly makes me yearn for that degree of simplicity when we were all competent mechanics.

martinwillmott · 26th February 2012, 09:30

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Originally Posted by Westonboy

I ran Morris Minors for the best part of 30 years, I thought the 1048cc 2 door saloon was the best, they were quiet, very nippy for their day, and,unlike the 4 door and Travellers usually watertight. The swimming pool tales about 75s are nothing compared with the twice yearly drying out of sodden carpets on my Traveller. Having said that doing a decoke start to finish on a Saturday morning, cylinder head off, and back on with engine running all in under two hours certainly makes me yearn for that degree of simplicity when we were all competent mechanics.

Ah but these minors are mostly overhead cam diesels, transverse front wheel drive cant strip decoke and rebuild that in under 2 hours!

23rd February 2012, 18:50	#1
martinwillmott Regular poster rover 75 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Long Buckby Posts: 39 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Distant relative returns If the parent of rover is BMC then one of the siblings is making a comeback www.modernmorris.com

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23rd February 2012, 22:41	#3
Jay This is my second home Small....Far away Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Norwich Posts: 9,473 Thanks: 2,707 Thanked 2,060 Times in 1,194 Posts	I was only just talking about my old Morris Minor 1956 split screen today, and if I would have kept it. Bought for £400 and sold for £900 in 2001. The number plate would now be worth a small fortune alone. __________________ ~Karma will help or hinder you. Therefore look positive for this day~

24th February 2012, 18:06	#4
Allegroboi Posted a thing or two 2.0 CDTi Tourer Connie SE auto Royal Blue/Dorchester red connie V6 with Aubergine interior Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Farnborough Posts: 1,490 Thanks: 64 Thanked 33 Times in 17 Posts	I owned my Morris Traveller for 23 Years, regret selling it, but its still on the road __________________ [SIGPIC]http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q...P1010031-1.jpg[/SIGPIC]Two 75's twice the cost, twice the amount of road tax and insurance but most important of all, twice the pleasure. Ian

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Westonboy Posted a thing or two Honda Jazz Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Llangollen Posts: 1,025 Thanks: 301 Thanked 344 Times in 158 Posts	I ran Morris Minors for the best part of 30 years, I thought the 1048cc 2 door saloon was the best, they were quiet, very nippy for their day, and,unlike the 4 door and Travellers usually watertight. The swimming pool tales about 75s are nothing compared with the twice yearly drying out of sodden carpets on my Traveller. Having said that doing a decoke start to finish on a Saturday morning, cylinder head off, and back on with engine running all in under two hours certainly makes me yearn for that degree of simplicity when we were all competent mechanics.