Captain Coffee 2,030 Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 If anyone has a burnin interest in old MM's, there is a guy in the bay area trying to get rid of a yard full of them, apparently on a short time frame and willing to bargain as his only other option is the scrap yard for pennies on the pound/dollar. he also apparently has a wharehouse full of spare parts for them, probably an old mm dealer/repair place i imagine...or a nutter collector. 😁 Looks like quite the treasure trove if there is anyone willing to arrange shipping/storage for them. Would be a shame to see them go to scrap metal. Cheers. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1696640213723999/ Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,497 Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 Page not available, but sure sounded like a treasure trove Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 Such a shame, the Morris Minor is an iconic car. A real British success story. https://www.mmoc.org.uk/ Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 (edited) Morris Minor, Morris Traveller, Morris Mini. All cars where if you looked under the bonnet there was a good chance you could work out what each bit did and actually get to it. A real fix it your self age of no frills car ownership. No tons of electrical gadgets to help drain the battery, No complex fuel management systems to foil any attempt to service the car your self.... Those were the days... No air bags to worry about, no side impact bars to protect you, no crumple zones to stop your legs being severed by a fairly minor knock with a lorry, no protection from being speared by a rigid steering column, no safety belts to stop you flying through the window into oncoming traffic, no fancy alarms or locks to stop the car being nicked, no fuel economy to speak of, no rust protection to stop the car dissolving in the first rain shower. Oh yes I remember them well. How the feck did I survive them? Oh yes, the other 'no', no chance of doing over 60 MPH. Edited February 7, 2019 by J G 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Coffee 2,030 Posted May 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2019 Loved your Mutley Mini Morris Minor Review! Sounds like a brit Ford Pinto. Link to post Share on other sites
J G 927 Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 Nah... The Ford Pinto had some style. The Morris Minor was known as the Jelly mold (jello in the US?) as they looked like they had been turned out for a kids party. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
dodgy-alan 1,587 Posted May 10, 2019 Report Share Posted May 10, 2019 May have been Jelly Molds but they sold 1,368,291 of them between 1948–71. As for survivors, well see for yourself, This is just the UK alone! https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/vehicle/morris_minor_1000 Link to post Share on other sites
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