Thrilling and very evocative as reminds me of an uncle who often drove his Minor at these speeds but even he did worry slightly about his big-ends in the 1098 engine at warp 75 !
thanks for the little ride, pure enjoyed it! laugh it that car has seen a lot of models come and go over the decades, and its still more reliable and better built etc than anything that was on the A1 with it.
CANT WAIT TO GET MY 1960 MINOR BACK ON RD I ONLY CRUISED HER 50 TOPS DIDNT HEAR THE FART WHEN YOU CHANGED DOWN IS IT A 1098 OR 1275 BET ITS A 1275 LONGER GEAR CHANGES STILL GREAT SOUND HAPPY SAFE MOTORING
Yeah, love it ! we have a video similar airing tonight driving in a 1952 Riley, added a bit of music only because there are some drone shots else I would have enjoyed the engine singing, nice one !
Do you favour a particular brand of oil? Or use any additives? I used to drive my 1098 at 75-80 mph for quite long periods - it never BROKE the engine, but I believe that I forced an oil seal somewhere by overfilling the sump, in my efforts to be zealous about having a good quantity of oil in there before such journeys. I'd recommend to be scrupulous about checking the dipstick when the car is standing perfectly level and has had plenty and plenty of time for all the oil to have dropped into the sump. And then do NOT fill it even one jot above the full mark. ;-)
Something just occurred to me all the cars that passed you with in 15 years will be in the junk yard your little moggie will still be skippin along truly beautiful little car
My dad had 12 siblings, and when I was a kid in the early 1960'ies two pairs of Uncles/Aunts had a Minor - or a "Morris Ten-Hundred" as we call it here. They had 2 and 3 kids respectively. Another Uncle/Aunt-pairing had a Lloyd Alexander, and a fouth pair a NSU Prinz 4. Our neighbours had a Fiat 600 and we had a Beetle 1200. And, as I recall it, we all went where we wanted, when we wanted. We didn't need a 2 tonnes airconditioned behemoth to do that... But it might just be me becoming a sort of dinosaur.
Should probably say somewhere in the title or description that this is a 1098 swapped car not the original 948, I was a bit confused until I read the comments..!
Hello, I bought two cars from Duncan Hamilton who had a garage in Bagshot in the late 70s. One was an A40, and the other was a Morris Minor. I paid £28 for the pair. The A40 was too rusty for the MOT test, but it had a perfect balance engine. Whether it had been 'blueprinted' or just lucky, I do not know. I think it belonged to the secretary at Hamilton's garage. The Minor however did pass the MOT but the engine used a bit of oil. The plan, (there always is a plan isn't there!) , was to swap over the engine. It never happened. Anyway I was doing a contract job down in Farnborough and I was living in West London so a blast down the M3 was required twice a day. The Minor was a superb car in every respect. It did this with the speedometer pretty much off the clock no problem at all. The oil consumption however provided a very elegant solution to gallons of old oil in my garage that had come from oil changes from other cars that I had had. I would not use the last inch or two in the can when I topped up the Minor. I do however have to apologise to other road users of the M3 for the fine application of oil on the road as most seemed to leak out judging by the road surface where it was parked. Happy days. It lasted a year until replaced by a Reliant Kitten estate. That is another story!! Needless to say, the Kitten has a power to weight ratio to embarass Porche owners in the 0 to 20 traffic light drag! and I did! Happy motoring to you all. Ray Peto
I don’t think I’d be pushing it that far. My 850 engined Reliant has slightly higher gearing and I’ll go to 60 in that, which is 3500rpm, quite enough. A Minor is a car I’ve wanted for years though!
From what I've seen online, the absolute maximum is about 73mph. However, you can comfortably cruise down the motorway at 50/60 in one (though as you can tell it's a bit loud!)
It has an 1100 engine. People don't seem to feel like disclosing when a car has a totally different engine when uploading this sort of video, it would help!
Here in America, driving on the main highways I would see, whst I call " packs" of cars all racing as a group. I stay away from. They like to pass each other and like a game. If one car loses control in the pack. I use to let them pass me, even slow down to get them on their way
Love this.....great little motors
Thrilling and very evocative as reminds me of an uncle who often drove his Minor at these speeds but even he did worry slightly about his big-ends in the 1098 engine at warp 75 !
thanks for the little ride, pure enjoyed it! laugh it that car has seen a lot of models come and go over the decades, and its still more reliable and better built etc than anything that was on the A1 with it.
She's pulling well !
CANT WAIT TO GET MY 1960 MINOR BACK ON RD I ONLY CRUISED HER 50 TOPS DIDNT HEAR THE FART WHEN YOU CHANGED DOWN IS IT A 1098 OR 1275 BET ITS A 1275 LONGER GEAR CHANGES STILL GREAT SOUND HAPPY SAFE MOTORING
Fantastic ! I've had my 1st Minor 12 weeks and haven't even sat in it ! All the work is done now and I'm just waiting for the V5c. Thanks a lot.
Yeah, love it ! we have a video similar airing tonight driving in a 1952 Riley, added a bit of music only because there are some drone shots else I would have enjoyed the engine singing, nice one !
Thank you that was Awesome...! headphones on was like being in the car .i was Looking at the brake peddle thinking that's obsolete at this speed. 😊❤❤❤
Do you favour a particular brand of oil? Or use any additives? I used to drive my 1098 at 75-80 mph for quite long periods - it never BROKE the engine, but I believe that I forced an oil seal somewhere by overfilling the sump, in my efforts to be zealous about having a good quantity of oil in there before such journeys. I'd recommend to be scrupulous about checking the dipstick when the car is standing perfectly level and has had plenty and plenty of time for all the oil to have dropped into the sump. And then do NOT fill it even one jot above the full mark. ;-)
The old girl is going great !
Something just occurred to me all the cars that passed you with in 15 years will be in the junk yard your little moggie will still be skippin along truly beautiful little car
I just sarted driving my Minor with 948 on the highway here in the US. Kinda scary ill be driving 65 and people around me going 80.
great little cars
My dad had 12 siblings, and when I was a kid in the early 1960'ies two pairs of Uncles/Aunts had a Minor - or a "Morris Ten-Hundred" as we call it here. They had 2 and 3 kids respectively. Another Uncle/Aunt-pairing had a Lloyd Alexander, and a fouth pair a NSU Prinz 4. Our neighbours had a Fiat 600 and we had a Beetle 1200. And, as I recall it, we all went where we wanted, when we wanted. We didn't need a 2 tonnes airconditioned behemoth to do that... But it might just be me becoming a sort of dinosaur.
Should probably say somewhere in the title or description that this is a 1098 swapped car not the original 948, I was a bit confused until I read the comments..!
So how much has it being souped up. Mine struggled to get 60mph. This one gets that in third. Why?
Hello,
I bought two cars from Duncan Hamilton who had a garage in Bagshot in the late 70s. One was an A40, and the other was a Morris Minor. I paid £28 for the pair.
The A40 was too rusty for the MOT test, but it had a perfect balance engine. Whether it had been 'blueprinted' or just lucky, I do not know. I think it belonged to the secretary at Hamilton's garage.
The Minor however did pass the MOT but the engine used a bit of oil. The plan, (there always is a plan isn't there!) , was to swap over the engine. It never happened. Anyway I was doing a contract job down in Farnborough and I was living in West London so a blast down the M3 was required twice a day.
The Minor was a superb car in every respect.
It did this with the speedometer pretty much off the clock no problem at all.
The oil consumption however provided a very elegant solution to gallons of old oil in my garage that had come from oil changes from other cars that I had had.
I would not use the last inch or two in the can when I topped up the Minor.
I do however have to apologise to other road users of the M3 for the fine application of oil on the road as most seemed to leak out judging by the road surface where it was parked.
Happy days.
It lasted a year until replaced by a Reliant Kitten estate.
That is another story!! Needless to say, the Kitten has a power to weight ratio to embarass Porche owners in the 0 to 20 traffic light drag! and I did!
Happy motoring to you all.
Ray Peto
Has he got some thing underneath that bonnet ? A Marina Bmc 1800 lump maybe ?
No she has a standard 1098 , single carb - the diff is a lower ratio as was originally a 948 car, so does rev quite high at motorway speeds.
Have to ask, what is the engine set up? Sounds very nice.
It could be a power unit from an MGB Gt !
I owned a 1967 Fiat 1100D. Great little. Being an immature young man.Treated like a
Ferrari. It didn' t last long
Muggy going well ,looks like about 65 ,l drovecmy 100e down to Cornwall 4 times and 50 was pushing it
I don’t think I’d be pushing it that far. My 850 engined Reliant has slightly higher gearing and I’ll go to 60 in that, which is 3500rpm, quite enough. A Minor is a car I’ve wanted for years though!
Good job on the car be interesting to see a stock have a go at it.
Are you using a standard differential?
The car was originally a 948 so it has a lower ratio , it's a 1098 engine now (swapped before my ownership)
A wonky steering wheel would drive me nuts. Lol.
Very brave indeed.
Other wise it would struggle .
He was already halfway down the merging lane before he put his traficators/blinkers on
I learnt to drive in one , my mum taught me, 1986
What is top speed of Morris minor ?
From what I've seen online, the absolute maximum is about 73mph. However, you can comfortably cruise down the motorway at 50/60 in one (though as you can tell it's a bit loud!)
It doesn't sound like a Morris Minor 1000 !
It has an 1100 engine. People don't seem to feel like disclosing when a car has a totally different engine when uploading this sort of video, it would help!
Love the car. Had 2 myself brave man. Could do with a few more GG and five gears
Does the car still have the original A series under the bonnet?? Sounds a bit throaty at times
No its an 1100.
@BlueXonar nice 👌🏼
That can not be a 948 lol
1098 or 1275?
Just a 1098
@@electriceye212 what sort of wheels have you got ? My ones steering wheel used to shake badly above 60mph
What's the car at 9:48 ? Triumph Herald ?
Looks like a Hillman Minx Series IIIC
@@dominicbuckley8309 thanks !
Hillman Super Minx
It's a Morris minor
Good god what engine is that 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Never gonna be a racing car but no embarrassment either.
you moggie minor man
Wingmirrors need adjustment.
This time he dident indicate at all
Proper a series trash ❤️❤️❤️🤠JB
Here in America, driving on the main highways I would see, whst I call " packs" of cars all racing as a group. I stay away from. They like to pass each other and like a game. If one car loses control in the pack. I use to let them pass me, even slow down to get them on their way
I new i would work it out its a hilman super minx
Did he just pass a triumph herald
Or is it a sunbeam rapier