When are we going to see it smoke the tyres, looks like it’s being driven at 10 miles an hour. Learn how to film a car so it looks like it’s driving fast!
Ironic the owner says he doesnt listen to the radio, would rather listen to engine then makes us listen to loud, generic rock music and we cant hear the engine.
Been a few years since we featured this one in Practical Performance Car magazine, still love it. Every time I see it at a show Malcolm's done something new to it. What I originally said was: "You've gone to a lot of effort to make it look like nothing's been done to it." :-)
I have to confess that I came to this video rather expecting yet another custom Moggy, something of which I'm not always a fan - but the picture lured me in! Oh wow! What a superb piece of work. This is a far cry from the butchered classic one sees all too often - this is a sensitively and very cleverly re-engineered reworking of the original. The extended nose is a work of art - very subtle and reminiscent of the MO Oxford's stretch to become the MS Six - with the Minor's proportions, lines and curves being maintained perfectly. The rear wings are so cleverly extended that I hadn't actually spotted the fact that they aren't stock. I am utterly delighted to see so many original features all retained - the interior is sublime - these are almost stealth modifications! So many modified cars end up as overblown cartoonish caricatures of their former selves, parodies that have lost any sense of originality, they become effectively new cars - but not this one; this one is subtle perfection wearing an entirely convincing patina of originality. I am in awe.
You never....NEVER EVER put music in videos with engine sound.....want me to say it again? Okay - N E V E R___E V E R put music in carvideos...................got it ??????
General rule of law is if you dont have something positive to say just dont say anything at all mate, this dude has A cool build so just enjoy it or don't bother leaving a comment! You are not being force fed the the video dude ! Your biggest video upload that you have ever had is 406 views so maybe you shouldnt be whining and excreting your prophesies upon the world and make A video that people want to watch before you winge about someone else's work , I got no hits on my youtube site so I don't feel the need to go and tell people with more hits than me how to do it ! Keep safe and keep that in mind in future ! Correct me if im wrong , No one is forcing you to watch anything !
Ive had the dubious honour of being a passenger in this car. I say dubious because it scares the crap out of me! Nice to see it getting some limelight, Malcs a great guy and a great engineer. If you read this Malcolm , look forward to meeting up again at events this year👍. Cheers, Andy.
Yup, you are a Street Rodder. I have a 1946 Chevy pickup, this is my third 46 Chevy. Different Countries same love of vehicles. Great job very inventive. PS. I'm running a Chevy Caprice Classic cop car Chassis and a 5.9 Chrysler V8 I like the 4 wheel disc brakes and positrack rear end.
Why would you run a Chrysler engine in a Chevy Caprice Classic? Would you please explain? I can't seem to find any logic, unless you're just trying to troll. lol.
I was born in 1953 which makes this thing my age. I Love it. Got my drivers licence on a Morris Minor 1000. Didn't own one but went on to own a Mini 1275 GT. and alas, a Austin Allegro. Here in Ontario, Canada we have a British Car Day every September with over 1000 cars, so I get to see cars like this. Good Job!
That is a car Morris should have built! The body mods have really accentuated the classic lines of the Minor. Amazing how only a handful of dimensional changes can allow it to hold a V8 and look even better than original. Nice work..
All the cut work just makes it look kinda thick and muscular in an understated way! I think this is a great build with all the very cool mods starting of course with that very tidy V-8 and cool accents. Then all the hand done trick pieces like the radiator and catchall under the seat. I could go on but suffice it to say, very cool one off with custom touches! Bravo dude!
The proportions, the stance, the detailing, all just breathtaking. I've been a hot rod fan since I had a subscription to Hot Rod Magazine as a schoolboy in the early-1960s and this is one of the very best, most authentic, rods I've ever seen or heard of in the UK. And that throwaway remark, "found it on a skip". The man is too cool.
Great job stretching the front to accommodate the engine. I live in the southern US and I would love to to do own a Morris and replace the engine and drive train. I’ve owned three Mini’s and an Opal. Great job. Nicely done
Excellent job! I love the way you have retained the cars original charm and looks. I agree that it would have been nice to hear the glorious V8, but I guess I shall have to see the car in the flesh sometime.
When are we going to see it smoke the tyres, looks like it’s being driven at 10 miles an hour. Learn how to film a car so it looks like it’s driving fast!
Malcolm my dear old friend how are you? It’s Dave from the Manta V8 Register here. I’m so delighted to see you are still creating masterpieces. I’m not able to drive anymore as I’m registered as blind. You Sir are a genius.
i have met malcolm he is a nice bloke last time was at the drive in mark rumble put on great work he does wish i knew half of what he does on my drive home he cruised passed me i was having a chuckle to myself wishing i had the engine in mine
Thanks for the comment. There is a music free version. Morris Minor v8 and nothing but the v8. I would agree with you it is better without the music. 👍
Hi all the video is now available without the music Morris Minor V8, and nothing but the V8. We did take note of the comments. Malcolm. And thank you all for your kind words.
My dad had one of these Morris Minors in the 60's. He let his brother use it while he was in basic training at Fort Lewis. His brother sold it before going to Vietnam, and pocketed the money. My dad had shitheels for relatives!
When stationed in England from 68 - 72 several friends bought Morris cars to get around. they were easy to work on and fun to drive. Only problem I ever heard was they were under powered for Americans. Had one friend who bought a 68 Morris and brought it back stateside when he came home. He keep it for over 25 years before his son got it to drive to college. Took a bit of getting used to as the steering was on the 4 Right Hand side and the gear shift was a manual 4 speed, the biggest change was he has installed a v-6 in it and added Air Conditioning to make it more bearable in the summer back in Texas. His still has the car and say he would never sell it as it has to many fond memories to his family.
Why, when showing off a V8 would you mask it with loud music, the V8 is the music. Wonderful car, I know a couple of friends who had Minors with Cooper engines, but I've never seen one with such a neat V8 install. Please re-do this vid without the music, just that lovely V8 reverberating under the bonnet.
I am not a fan of Morris V8 conversions - but.... this example is excellent. Extending the front end rather than intrude on interior space (as so many do) is so much better. There is much to like in Malcolm's Moggy. Love high level brake light! A good looking, well thought through sleeper Malcolm.
I owned a 1953 Morris minor four door black with red interior. I drove it more than twenty years. I build a 1275 cc mg midget engine to Mini Cooper s specs and used the midget gearbox. It was very fast. The brakes were stock so stopping had to be planed way in advance. I heard the Austin marina disc brakes could have been adapted but I never got around to it.
A real sleeper! A Morris watcher could spot the changes, like your spectator did. On this side of the pond I recognized it as just a Morris as one of my teachers drove. Thank you from Narragansett Bay.
It’s a shame differing views about the video presentation draw attention away from the fact that this is a very skilled and ingenious piece of engineering. The way the builder has sympathetically crafted the panels to fit around the running gear give it a unique period-mod look, and the mechanical engineering appears to make it a very useable and lively Minor. A great achievement.
Absolute utmost respect to you, I like cars, and I can honestly say your moggie is without doubt one of the best modified, untouched cars I've ever seen, 10/10.
Now that is brilliant, I mucked around with Morris Minors when I was younger, and was always interested in putting in a larger motor, but never thought of extending the whole front as you have, the original 4 cylinder 850 motor was to small.
This just popped up in my recommended feed. Very cool and reminds me of a Minor I saw at the Hillingdon Show in Middlesex in that glorious summer of 1976 in the UK. At that impressionable young age it was an amazing event. It was white as I recall, it had a Jag V12 in it. And as almost every customiser of that era had whether Jag, Rover or whatever powered it had a Jag IRS. Something that stuck with me, I don’t know why because it’s insignificant compared to every thing else about the car (where the whole body lifted to accommodate the engine etc) but they had welded a spanner on to IRS diff cover. Not important but it registered with me. I would say this Minor was no more or less of a giant engineering feat. Well done, very well done and thanks for reminding of a great time long since past. 👍👍👍
In New Zealand about 45 years ago i knew a guy called Bernard O'Brien who had an actual Buick V8 in his Morris Minor, His was pretty wild and had a vauxhall front suspension.An FC victor I think. His engine was a Buick,made before the rights to the engine were sold to Rover rather than a nail head.. 😀
Here in Aussie my brother had a Morris Minor "Low Light" with a fully worked Holden 6 grey motor - the old 138 ci. He used to drag race it at Fishermans Bend in Melbourne in the late 60's. It was called Mighty Mouse & even got a write up in Australian Hot Rod Magazine. In its day it was a pretty quick car & consistently won it class at the drags. Them's were the days!
Really great job. Watched the whole video twice. Very reluctant to offer a comment, it's yours and as you like it.......how about re-adding the bumpers for even more 'standard' appearance. Just a thought. Again, great job.
That is a stunning looking car!! I never liked the look of Morris Minors but the extended front end and flared wings transforms it totally! If only someone would gamble on producing a car that looks as cool as that.
Here in Oz in the late '60's,early '70's the go-to engine swap,particularly vans,was the V8 from Simca Vedettes.Wonderful exhaust note.I believe there are a couple still around in 2024.
It is so perfectly natural looking. Great work by you an artist in Autos. You are the Chip Foose of the UK! Very beautiful thing the Monster Mowog. Thanks
What a trip down memory lane! As you ran through the list of your early cars it made we wonder, why did I never meet you ? Great, honest streetwise rod.
the best kind of mods in my opinion are those that look factory , but are just subtle enough to make anyone look an think i just cant put my finger on it , but there is something different . full credit to you and your build mate .
My dad had a moggy van. Escort mark 1 van, anglia, corsair, vitesse V6, mini, that i know of ? Love the V8 ! And love the car unusual and sounds pucker !
This Morris Minor looks far better than the real ones. the extension in length and width improve the look, the V8 sound is magic. Maybe this is what the Minor would have looked like if it was designed in the US.
I've seen videos of this car leaving the White Lion Antiques car show and often wondered what it was running etc.....now I know, thank you so much. Malcolm takes me back to the days in the mid to late 80's Street Machine magazine collection I had in my teens when it was all things such as Ford Pop's with Jag IRS, Viva hc front and a Rover V8. True engineering customs with metal skill, recycled parts and thought behind them, none of this off the shelf plastic crap!!
