I worked in the office at a BMC dealer 60 years ago. I recall that colour being called Rose Tuape with the red interior. It’s a magnificent little car. My first car was a split screen 1955 Morris Minor at the same time.
When I lived in Australia, I had four of these wonderful cars. None, of course, as pristine as this jewel! They would run forever on the smell of an oily rag, they needed hardly any maintenance, and they had an amazing amount of power out of that 1000cc motor through the 4 speed gearbox. They also had a great suspension, and were so much fun to drive! Wish I still had one.
Which made me wonder - given that all parts are available for these - whether you could assemble a new Minor from parts, and what it might cost. David Brown Automotive even sell brand-new 'remastered' classic minis for around £98K - I don't know if anyone's ever done that with a Minor, although restored and renovated examples to a very high standard are available to buy.
Had two of these, a 1955 and a 1964. So easy to work on. A new (rebuilt) gold seal engine costing about 90 pounds could be dropped in in just a few hours. Can you imagine trying that with anything built today?
What a fabulous morris minor 1098cc block great cars simple but solid I had a 4 door 1960 997cc engine such a nice easy to maintain thank you for showing such a beautiful Car 👍👍
I once had a morris minor with a split windscreen. I think it was a 1955 model which I acquired, I think in 1964/5. I’ve always loved a Morris Minor so it was good to see this one. I recall that colour being called Rose Taupe.
My split screen was earlier than that, it cost £40. No heater as standard. I wore Wellies packed with straw and oflen head out of window! I thought it was 1946
I was given a morris minor traveler in 1968 as my first car, I never got to drive it because it was a non runner. Just loved sitting in it with my mates😊
Mi padre llegó a tener un Morris en los años 80 era bien antiguo lo quiso restaurar por qué estuvo guardado pero lo tuvo que vender su interior era alucinante saludos desde Lima Perú
Incredible - the perished Pirelli webbing under the driver's seat wants replacing ( the old ones kept ) before anyone goes through the seat faces which would be a tragedy .The problem is : what do you do with it ?.Sadly , it just needs to go to somewhere like ' The Great British Car Journey ' in Derbyshire and retained as a ' benchmark ' to how they they came out of the factory !.
My mother got one of these. Why? My dad was a war vet and refused to buy a relieable German car (VW). I remember cold winter mornings trying to get it going with the manual crank handle. Brings back memories.
I had a 1957 Minor with the trafficators that kept sticking and the split windscreen. It was black. Travelled from Bromley all the way to John o Groats and back again with no trouble at all (where we passed John Lennon incidentally driving a Maxi) I don't think they had heaters either as far as I remember. It would have been a 900cc engine. But this one is absolutely fantastic. Eventually my Morris had a re-con engine for around £80 from a guy in the Old Kent Road - and he fitted it while we waited!!
I remember these cars from 1973, and they were one big slab of corrosion. This one, this thing of beauty, must have been kept as an ornament in the living room :-)
My first car was a 1958 Morris minor 948cc I bought off my dad when he traded up to a MK 1 Cortina (1200cc with that dreaded 3 bearing crankshaft but dad being in the motor trade managed to acquire the 1500cc engine with the five bearing crankshaft). But I digress, the Morris minor had done when I parted with it 120,000 miles when I sold it on two years later, it never gave me a moments trouble and the only part I changed was the ignition coil which had a HT leaking track on the HT stem which would manifest itself on wet days.
My father had Morris minors as firms cars from the early 50’s side valve until about 68 when he got a Viva HC. He did about 25000 miles a year as a traveller in wholesale food sales. Some of them did not have a heater A deluxe model did along with overriders on the bumpers! The seat squab was too short and probably caused the pains in his legs For family holidays with three children I have no idea how they managed as he would not use a roof rack and the boot was tiny. I have to say it rarely let him down He regularly topped up the dash pot on the single SU with a drop of oil and the battery with distilled water The 1100cc one could get a crack on and he certainly pushed it along But boy was he pleased with the Viva comfort despite the brakes on early ones being hopeless. No servo! I would not suggest this as a daily driver for anyone Museum seems the right place to me , speaking as someone who spent a lot of time in the back seat in bank holiday traffic jams
What a cracking little car, my dad bought a brand new Morris Traveller in 1968, similar colour, called Peat Brown I think, got rid of it after 2 years due to it slipping out of reverse gear and a smell of petrol inside.
Sounds like she knew about the "soft brakes" it had, where it took forever to stop, thanks to the tiny brake drums and no power-boost. So that made the engine's compression an essential part of slowing down.
This is like a 1955 I believe Landrover, which was found in Perth Western Australia that was never used . Apart from needing an oil change, it needed wheel bearings due to standing in one spot.
The problem when you buy a car like this is you can't ever use it without detracting from its originality so the best place for it is really in a museum
Owened one what seems like several thousand years ago. Really nice car in its day, no synchro on 1st gear meant you had to double declutch if you wanted in at non zero roadspeed. No micro controllers of course, so it was easy to do everything yourself.
Had one of these as my daily driver, easy to disconnect the speedo drive cable to keep the mileage low. This one is well kept and been garage kept. Need to look at the drivers seat for wear. For only that indicated mileage the seat shows in excess of the use of 190 mls.
@@michaelsummers7327 really then why is the passenger seat tight ? A seat will not look like that in only 190 miles just common sense. My older unit seat looked better than that unit and it was a daily driver, believe what you want to but use some gray matter. Suggest you view “old classic car” reviews and look at the seat condition of the drivers side seats in comparison to this unit. These cars have many more miles on them and the seats are in no way collapsed like this.
@@AdamGoodman4U No way would the foam collapse that badly mine held its shape from daily use for quite a few years plus it was used when I bought it. Believe what you want like it’s always buyers beware or it’s too good to be true.
I like to see these old cars but my main memory of driving them was being cold in winter because the heater was poor. I'm sure that's true for other cars of the time but i don't remember being cold in my Triumph Herald or Standard Vanguard, only the Morris.
The tyres dont match up with the Dunlop cross ply of the 60s .... there were no inertia seat belts on the minors in the 60s .... the speedo digits do not align up .... maybe Im wrong .... but this looks like a pretty good overhauled car.
Funny story about my Moggy Minor called rusty. At the scrapyard looking for parts the guy met me, he pointed me to a Morris minor at the Rear area. I was so excited as the wings looked good. I quickly opened the door on the passenger side and noticed it had good carpets, I quickly lifted them up and turned towards the rear, looking over the seats I was nose to nose with the scrapyard Alsatian sat there wondering what I was doing in his kennel!! I had the fright of my life. ..JESUS H… 😂😅
Thanks , I 've just made a car purchase and wouldn't have the room though. It's still on its running in mileage which was 500 miles . My father had one in 1968 .
My parents first car was a Morris Minor 1000 estate. More rust than car. Same with my grandads Morris Minor - same model. They had their day but unfortunately the build quality as was for those times terrible.
This is brilliant when I was young these car were often seen at side of road with broken wish bones ,wheel fell off and crumbled with rust in contrast use fell apart in 4 years
I worked in the office at a BMC dealer 60 years ago. I recall that colour being called Rose Tuape with the red interior. It’s a magnificent little car. My first car was a split screen 1955 Morris Minor at the same time.
When I lived in Australia, I had four of these wonderful cars. None, of course, as pristine as this jewel! They would run forever on the smell of an oily rag, they needed hardly any maintenance, and they had an amazing amount of power out of that 1000cc motor through the 4 speed gearbox. They also had a great suspension, and were so much fun to drive! Wish I still had one.
Should really go to a museum as an unique technical example of a Moggie, for future generations.
@tobyraffles Should go to the Gaydon Museum, that’s where it belongs, maybe they’ll bid for it!
Maybe run it by kickstarter with end game putting it in the right museum, its a classic, its history...
Wow! Absolutely beautiful classic.
It's amazing I would never have thought that in 2023 you could find a brand new moggy
Which made me wonder - given that all parts are available for these - whether you could assemble a new Minor from parts, and what it might cost. David Brown Automotive even sell brand-new 'remastered' classic minis for around £98K - I don't know if anyone's ever done that with a Minor, although restored and renovated examples to a very high standard are available to buy.
What a wonderful little car! Beautiful paint colour and interior combination.
Liam mate, the farbe is horrid.
Glad it fit in the Tardis! I love the interior smell of the old Morrises
Had two of these, a 1955 and a 1964. So easy to work on. A new (rebuilt) gold seal engine costing about 90 pounds could be dropped in in just a few hours. Can you imagine trying that with anything built today?
Amazing!!❤❤
Used to replace the engine on a moggie on my own when I was 12
This is amazing - what a beautiful vehicle - I a am car enthusiast - I had a Mustang 1965 once. simply magnificent presentation.
What a fabulous morris minor 1098cc block great cars simple but solid I had a 4 door 1960 997cc engine such a nice easy to maintain thank you for showing such a beautiful
Car 👍👍
I once had a morris minor with a split windscreen. I think it was a 1955 model which I acquired, I think in 1964/5. I’ve always loved a Morris Minor so it was good to see this one. I recall that colour being called Rose Taupe.
My split screen was earlier than that, it cost £40. No heater as standard. I wore Wellies packed with straw and oflen head out of window! I thought it was 1946
This car is later than Rose Taupe. It's called Peat brown.
I drove a D regi morris minor around Glasgow about 15 years ago it was a lovely old car to drive in my opinion.
I was given a morris minor traveler in 1968 as my first car, I never got to drive it because it was a non runner. Just loved sitting in it with my mates😊
Incredible. This needs to go into a museum … surely.
As a moggy owner this is a amazing find this car could be used as a reference for anyone restoring a moggy fascinating stuff 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
My thoughts exactly 💯
Mi padre llegó a tener un Morris en los años 80 era bien antiguo lo quiso restaurar por qué estuvo guardado pero lo tuvo que vender su interior era alucinante saludos desde Lima Perú
Incredible - the perished Pirelli webbing under the driver's seat wants replacing ( the old ones kept ) before anyone goes through the seat faces which would be a tragedy .The problem is : what do you do with it ?.Sadly , it just needs to go to somewhere like ' The Great British Car Journey ' in Derbyshire and retained as a ' benchmark ' to how they they came out of the factory !.
I disagree. In my part of Scotland that would blend in perfectly... If there isn't another one in the byre already.
I had the estate model as a 21st birthday present in 1965 not new one. I had to do it up ,i learnt a lot .Happy days .
My friend has just driven from Shotley Bridge (near'ish to Durham) all the way to Italy and back in his Morris and it never missed a beat..
Wow what a lovely minor i had 3 cars one the same colour as yours 2travlers and 2 vans them were the days any sort of journey was an epic 😂
My father once own this car. It has a unique smell which I couldn't find in any other car......❤
Very cool! It's a good color way too...love to hear what it goes for!
I want this car to bring back my youth. I had about five in the past
My mother got one of these. Why? My dad was a war vet and refused to buy a relieable German car (VW). I remember cold winter mornings trying to get it going with the manual crank handle. Brings back memories.
Passed my test in one of these in 1961. I'd. love it!
The story behind a find like this would be almost as fascinating as the thing itself. What on earth would make someone buy a car and never use it?
Just amazing. Thank you as always for your videos.❤
I too had a split Morris minor a few ago. What a car with next to nothing attention and pure classy head turner. Good old days with no rush
I had a 1957 Minor with the trafficators that kept sticking and the split windscreen. It was black. Travelled from Bromley all the way to John o Groats and back again
with no trouble at all (where we passed John Lennon incidentally driving a Maxi) I don't think they had heaters either as far as I remember. It would have been a 900cc engine. But this one is absolutely fantastic. Eventually my Morris had a re-con engine for around £80 from a guy in the Old Kent Road - and he fitted it while we waited!!
I remember these cars from 1973, and they were one big slab of corrosion. This one, this thing of beauty, must have been kept as an ornament in the living room :-)
Beautiful Morris Minor. ❤
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This shoud be in a museum.. And never taken out on the road or used!!!! Please put this in a Museum!
My first car was a 1958 Morris minor 948cc I bought off my dad when he traded up to a MK 1 Cortina (1200cc with that dreaded 3 bearing crankshaft but dad being in the motor trade managed to acquire the 1500cc engine with the five bearing crankshaft). But I digress, the Morris minor had done when I parted with it 120,000 miles when I sold it on two years later, it never gave me a moments trouble and the only part I changed was the ignition coil which had a HT leaking track on the HT stem which would manifest itself on wet days.
I'd use it as a daily driver! Love it.
Fine weather only!
What a truly pristine Morris Minor,
"it really does belong in the Motor Museum at Beaulieu"
My father had Morris minors as firms cars from the early 50’s side valve until about 68 when he got a Viva HC. He did about 25000 miles a year as a traveller in wholesale food sales.
Some of them did not have a heater
A deluxe model did along with overriders on the bumpers!
The seat squab was too short and probably caused the pains in his legs
For family holidays with three children I have no idea how they managed as he would not use a roof rack and the boot was tiny.
I have to say it rarely let him down
He regularly topped up the dash pot on the single SU with a drop of oil and the battery with distilled water
The 1100cc one could get a crack on and he certainly pushed it along
But boy was he pleased with the Viva comfort despite the brakes on early ones being hopeless.
No servo!
I would not suggest this as a daily driver for anyone
Museum seems the right place to me , speaking as someone who spent a lot of time in the back seat in bank holiday traffic jams
Amazing, around the clock? Barely been around the block. Belongs in a museum.
Not around the clock, a genuine 190 miles from new!
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@@wbsons9956 9:40 his 'around the clock' referred to your comment..
@@petesmitt he made a comment that you did not understand, he made a joke but you never got it
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What a cracking little car, my dad bought a brand new Morris Traveller in 1968, similar colour, called Peat Brown I think, got rid of it after 2 years due to it slipping out of reverse gear and a smell of petrol inside.
Love the waffle from the old car salesman. An old timer who’s seen everything in his day. Lol
My mother had one in the 1960s and never got above third gear. I think she thought it would invalidate her insurance 😂
Sounds like she knew about the "soft brakes" it had, where it took forever to stop, thanks to the tiny brake drums and no power-boost.
So that made the engine's compression an essential part of slowing down.
Hub caps are missing ? Wow amazing and I think the colour is Rose Taupe …. as was my second 1963 Minor. No rust !!!
They are in the boot.
A remarkable find. Has to remain undriven and put on permanent show somewhere
Can we get it on prise pl
Totally agree. This is an irreplaceable reference car.
It never need reach 200 miles. Should go to Gaydon and be kept in its current state.
Beulea museum should buy it
Gaydon motor museum maybe, or even Haynes? It definitely deserves to be a museum piece..
Why wasn't it used??
This is like a 1955 I believe Landrover, which was found in Perth Western Australia that was never used .
Apart from needing an oil change, it needed wheel bearings due to standing in one spot.
The problem when you buy a car like this is you can't ever use it without detracting from its originality so the best place for it is really in a museum
If it was auctioned on 15th July, how much did it fetch?
Incredible colour
I am 69 and have never seen one in this condition but remember being driven in these when I was a child
Morris wonderful colour, very nice.
This is an amazing example but why does none of the rubber appear to have aged? Regards
Owened one what seems like several thousand years ago. Really nice car in its day, no synchro on 1st gear meant you had to double declutch if you wanted in at non zero roadspeed. No micro controllers of course, so it was easy to do everything yourself.
Another Classic destined for someones Garage, never to be driven. Lovely
Is there a dent in the bottom offside corner of the fuel tank.
Stunning Absolutely Stunning i give it a 12 out of 10😀😀❤🚗🚗👍👍👍
Interesting to see. I'm thinking about buying a moggy.
that exhaust manifold is blowin where the clamp bolts
Had one of these as my daily driver, easy to disconnect the speedo drive cable to keep the mileage low. This one is well kept and been garage kept. Need to look at the drivers seat for wear. For only that indicated mileage the seat shows in excess of the use of 190 mls.
Thanks, I was wondering about that.
@@michaelsummers7327 really then why is the passenger seat tight ? A seat will not look like that in only 190 miles just common sense. My older unit seat looked better than that unit and it was a daily driver, believe what you want to but use some gray matter. Suggest you view “old classic car” reviews and look at the seat condition of the drivers side seats in comparison to this unit. These cars have many more miles on them and the seats are in no way collapsed like this.
someone would have just sat in it, to start and run it, on a regular basis.
@@AdamGoodman4U No way would the foam collapse that badly mine held its shape from daily use for quite a few years plus it was used when I bought it. Believe what you want like it’s always buyers beware or it’s too good to be true.
@@TheTruth-dy8ze this Morris Minor really looks like its only done 190 miles, I'm an ex mechanic too,
Fabulous!
Wheels are the wrong colour. Why is the inside of the boot dirty? Why is the engine running on 3 cylinders?
This is a superb car.
I like to see these old cars but my main memory of driving them was being cold in winter because the heater was poor. I'm sure that's true for other cars of the time but i don't remember being cold in my Triumph Herald or Standard Vanguard, only the Morris.
Would a lot of the rubber components have perished over time ?
It has been stored correctly all of its life. All rubber components that we can see look still to be in great condition.
Fascinating Cars
Wonderful Video 📹 😊 Thanks
Blimey!. Where was it 'stored' for all those years?..... Nice one. Nuff said. 🙂
It would be a shame for it go to anywhere other than a museum. It must have been stored in a favorable environment.
I live in the US, but have always liked these cars. They remind me of 1940s American cars.
I saw one in Washington DC in 2002, but it was going in the opposite direction to me so couldn't get a good look at it
Where did this extrodinary car come from?
👍👌WoW absolutely Magnificent 👌👍
It's seems strange to say it but it's almost like it would be sacrilege to drive it at all now.
Beautiful ❤
It looks like a real time capsule find from an era when life made far more sense, people respected each other and you could rely on local community
I hope somone will replace all the rubber components in the brake and clutch hydraulics before its used as well as fitting a new set of tyres.
Yes the restored versions are often Too Good eg panel gaps being too consistent or the paint just is too perfect and so on!
What's the price of this vehicle
What is the price ? Can it send to Indonesia ?
Where can you store a car for it to remain like that ?
Still has the original crimped exhaust silencer, that BL started using on their cars from the late 60’s.
My 1953 Minor has that crimped silencer. I wondered if it was original kit, probably replaced from what you say. Mileage is 55K
Can you still take it in for its 500 mile service?
what was the mileage again? I missed that the first 10 times
So Nice Beautiful 🚗 Classic Car Really
Wow! This is like unboxing a brand new computer that was made in the 1980s!😄
The tyres dont match up with the Dunlop cross ply of the 60s .... there were no inertia seat belts on the minors in the 60s .... the speedo digits do not align up .... maybe Im wrong .... but this looks like a pretty good overhauled car.
Funny story about my Moggy Minor called rusty.
At the scrapyard looking for parts the guy met me, he pointed me to a Morris minor at the Rear area. I was so excited as the wings looked good. I quickly opened the door on the passenger side and noticed it had good carpets, I quickly lifted them up and turned towards the rear, looking over the seats I was nose to nose with the scrapyard Alsatian sat there wondering what I was doing in his kennel!!
I had the fright of my life. ..JESUS H… 😂😅
Dhats a beauty omg
So just to be sure, how many miles from new?
Beautiful Cars My Uncle had two - Vans .
Is it sold
Incredible , I'd buy it myself but it's a long way to view it .
We can do a video call viewing if that helps?
Thanks , I 've just made a car purchase and wouldn't have the room though. It's still on its running in mileage which was 500 miles . My father had one in 1968 .
Should be in a museum
Amazing find. Unputdownable video. (Subscribed) ❤
My parents first car was a Morris Minor 1000 estate. More rust than car. Same with my grandads Morris Minor - same model. They had their day but unfortunately the build quality as was for those times terrible.
Seeing them on the side of the road with collapsed front suspension was common..
How much if it's for sale
My goodness
What’s the price tag?
This is brilliant when I was young these car were often seen at side of road with broken wish bones ,wheel fell off and crumbled with rust in contrast use fell apart in 4 years
Worn king pin. Not a broken wishbone. Threads used to wear down.
Excellent
I wonder how much this sold for?
How much has it sold for ?
How much is it worth?
Nice little car
Amazing but in some ways a little sad - like an old teddy bear in it's original box thats never been played with lol