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Who doesn't love a Minor?! A good, simple and reliable car. No other car has that farty sound on the overrun! As you know, the Minor's DNA lived on for many more years in the Marina and Ital. Good to see so many still in use. Issigonis would be proud!👍
Always love seeing a Moggy on the road, melts the heart of this 52 year old man, 55-60mph is more than fast enough in the A series cars, you don't need more than that. Loving the videos Steph, looking forward to the next.
Thanks Steph! Can't wait to get mine on the road this year (after installing brakes, electrics, engine, gearbox, cooling system, glass, interior etc etc!!!)
These where so popular in NZ during my childhood and teen years fondly called a Morrie or s Morrie thou. Assembled by NZMC, they where a cheap first car in the late 70s and early 80s as cars and petrol where expensive in nz and wages generally low, they bring back memories
The Morris Minor was also built in Australia by BMC Australia, although the Minor disappeared from the Australian market in 1963 and was replaced by the Morris 1100. Production of the Minor in New Zealand continued until the 1970s
This whole video was a treat but what a pleasant surprise to see Becca and Peggy at the end. My Minor 1000 convertible is also a 1968 so I especially enjoy hearing her stories. I have wanted a minor for about 25 years and only became the proud owner of “Mulbry” about 5 months ago. As Becca said, I’ve learned a ton and there’s still a lot I don’t know and even more I don’t know I don’t know so thanks for making these informative videos!
Good one Steph. The Minor is one of those car that was just everywhere. They were a constant feature on every street. So nice to see so many people keeping them alive.
Great video, spent more time than I can remember under various Minors replacing gearboxes after the owners had put wrong oil in them, but 2 things that come to mind with the MM is the reason for the raised ridge in the bonnet which was added after Isigonis saw the first prototype and decided it looked wrong ( too narrow) and a little known fact that 90% of the vans used by the GPO and telephone service dept had rubber wings fitted this was found cheaper to do as thier drivers seemed to anihilate front wings. Great show keep it up, Cheers John
What a fantastic video Steph. You should try and promote your work at a higher commercial level . I just love your natural presentation skills . Concise , clear and empathic .
Fascinating! These rally events are fun, our 1997 Land Rover Discovery SE7 (an owner's nightmare and a mechanic's dream) participated in a show locally and it surprised us how much interest there was from potential buyers, we owned it from 1997-2003. Thanks, Steph!
Well done, Steph! I've loved the Morris Minor since I first became aware of cars in the mid-60s. Ive yet to drive one, as they did not fare well here for the most part. What is interesting is that i live in a smaller city, about 142,000 people. Here in town there is a very active classic car community. There are 2 Morris Minors in town. One is a convertible, the other a 4 door saloon. That means there are twice as many Morris Minors in town as there the Volvo 240. My Arthur is the only one for now. I do know of someone who is looking for a 240. I've often wondered what upgrades could be done to a Minor to make it more useable on the motorways. I'm guessing the engine out of an MGB would slide right in. Maybe even the straight 6 from a TR-6. That could be a very fun car.
The overhead valve Minors used the BMC 'A' series engine, the MGB used the 'B' series engine, which, although similar in appearance is bigger and heavier all round. Probably the best route to take is to use a bigger 'A' series engine, they went up to 1275cc, but not in the Minor. The brakes, while OK in their day would benefit from an upgrade for the 21st century! Steering and handling are superb, rack and pinion, 2 1/2 turns lock to lock but don't neglect the grease nipples on the front suspension!
Another splendid video, Steph! These are fascinating cars. It's a shame that the 1968 Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) killed these off in the US. VW was able to make the Beetle work for a decade after that; I wonder what would have happened had BL decided to plug on?
Great video always loved the Morris 1000 or Moggy, I have often wondered whether we would still have a car industry if they stayed as Austin Morris butwe’ll never know
Thank you Steph .. really enjoyed this video, beautiful curves & Great variety ,, Moggy's are my second Love .. sorry ( Mini's are first ) .. Keep up the Amazing coverage .. Many Thanks
loved the video, well done! tho I have to say I never heard anyone say the Minor was outdated when it came out! actually it was quite advanced compared to its competitors , most of it's competitors didn't have independent front suspension and steering racks, even as a design most of it's competitors where still with headlights on wings rather the integrated , flat screens and running boards, ture the sidevalve was old but the likes of the Ford 100e kept the sidevalve longer then the Minor :)
Nice bit of history there and probably debunked some of the mythology. I think we did get a glimpse of a Million Minor in the video Thanks for the video Steph and see you soon.👍
