Morris Minor - Only 190 miles from new!

[@deniswauchope3788]

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.

[@tobyraffles]

Should really go to a museum as an unique technical example of a Moggie, for future generations.

[@fenderac3049]

@tobyraffles Should go to the Gaydon Museum, that’s where it belongs, maybe they’ll bid for it!

[@perrydear]

Maybe run it by kickstarter with end game putting it in the right museum, its a classic, its history...

[@roncatton7101]

Wow! Absolutely beautiful classic.

[@Curlew-Corner]

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.

[@Curlew-Corner]

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.

[@ladygardener100]

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

[@liamgross7217]

What a wonderful little car! Beautiful paint colour and interior combination.

[@Neil-Aspinall]

Liam mate, the farbe is horrid.

[@alphabetsoup7918]

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?

[@michael5089]

Amazing!!❤❤

[@acptelford1307]

Used to replace the engine on a moggie on my own when I was 12

[@mick0846]

It's amazing I would never have thought that in 2023 you could find a brand new moggy

[@frglee]

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.

[@AdamGoodman4U]

What a truly pristine Morris Minor, "it really does belong in the Motor Museum at Beaulieu"

[@darrenmeears3912]

As a moggy owner this is a amazing find this car could be used as a reference for anyone restoring a moggy fascinating stuff 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@guyemmott4009]

My thoughts exactly 💯

[@Roger.Coleman1949]

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 !.

[@angusclark8330]

I disagree. In my part of Scotland that would blend in perfectly... If there isn't another one in the byre already.

[@Max-dd7du]

Glad it fit in the Tardis! I love the interior smell of the old Morrises

[@primafacie6442]

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

[@user-dr5mz8cz1p]

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

[@ekim000]

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?

[@chrisbray4322]

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 .

[@user-np2dc2oc9w]

I drove a D regi morris minor around Glasgow about 15 years ago it was a lovely old car to drive in my opinion.

[@bartram33]

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😊

[@hardit359]

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..

[@uthmaanpacsa7259]

Beautiful Morris Minor. ❤

[@amalw4838]

❤❤❤❤

[@alansalter1836]

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 👍👍

[@angelaegan7511]

My mother had one in the 1960s and never got above third gear. I think she thought it would invalidate her insurance 😂

[@tomt373]

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.

[@willbuckley54]

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!!

[@snmauji]

This is amazing - what a beautiful vehicle - I a am car enthusiast - I had a Mustang 1965 once. simply magnificent presentation.

[@user-gu5kk7wr5q]

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.

[@robertclatworthy1857]

I want this car to bring back my youth. I had about five in the past

[@royfearn4345]

Passed my test in one of these in 1961. I'd. love it!

[@charlessmyth]

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 :-)

[@eye8252]

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

[@cayrick]

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.

[@historicmilitaria1944]

One turned up in ireland a couple of years ago,found in the back of an ex bmc morris garage,delivered as a demo car it had zero owners from new,no licence plates as it had never been road registered and had 22 miles on the clock....next to it was a morris 1100 ,unregistered,zero owners from new with 15 miles on the clock....both had been the garage ex demo vehicles,and were in mint as new condition

[@gerrybutler434]

Mahers garage in Goresbridge Co Kilkenny,

[@michael5089]

Just amazing. Thank you as always for your videos.❤

[@clooperman3745]

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.

[@seanrobinson6407]

I'd use it as a daily driver! Love it.

[@royfearn4345]

Fine weather only!

[@richardsmith8938]

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 😂

[@perrydear]

Very cool! It's a good color way too...love to hear what it goes for!

[@MrDunky48]

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

[@DMJ52]

Hub caps are missing ? Wow amazing and I think the colour is Rose Taupe …. as was my second 1963 Minor. No rust !!!

[@wbsons9956]

They are in the boot.

[@phil4977]

Love the waffle from the old car salesman. An old timer who’s seen everything in his day. Lol

[@tbeau6663]

A remarkable find. Has to remain undriven and put on permanent show somewhere

[@jayaprakashkamswama8136]

Can we get it on prise pl

[@trevorchambers1812]

Totally agree. This is an irreplaceable reference car.

[@georgejohnson1498]

It never need reach 200 miles. Should go to Gaydon and be kept in its current state.

[@davidgibbings6085]

Beulea museum should buy it

[@peakyblunder4613]

Gaydon motor museum maybe, or even Haynes? It definitely deserves to be a museum piece..

[@Brain_Juice]

This shoud be in a museum.. And never taken out on the road or used!!!! Please put this in a Museum!

[@chuckmaddison2924]

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.

[@janlesinski4719]

I am 69 and have never seen one in this condition but remember being driven in these when I was a child

[@yves5435]

Another Classic destined for someones Garage, never to be driven. Lovely

[@shaun30-3-mg9zs]

Stunning Absolutely Stunning i give it a 12 out of 10😀😀❤🚗🚗👍👍👍

[@tomcat7525]

Amazing, around the clock? Barely been around the block. Belongs in a museum.

[@wbsons9956]

Not around the clock, a genuine 190 miles from new!

[@CarlosAlberto-ii1li]

@@wbsons9956 You dont read english.

[@petesmitt]

@@wbsons9956 9:40 his 'around the clock' referred to your comment..

[@CarlosAlberto-ii1li]

@@petesmitt he made a comment that you did not understand, he made a joke but you never got it

[@petesmitt]

@@CarlosAlberto-ii1li hello troll, how ya goin?

[@kenstevens5065]

It would be a shame for it go to anywhere other than a museum. It must have been stored in a favorable environment.

[@pattyeverett2826]

I live in the US, but have always liked these cars. They remind me of 1940s American cars.

[@glen1555]

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

[@SumedhaManabaranaKandy]

Amazing find. Unputdownable video. (Subscribed) ❤

[@manmohanhegde7172]

Fascinating Cars Wonderful Video 📹 😊 Thanks

[@15kilkenny]

This should never be driven now. Needs to go to a museum in my opinion

[@SlowMenThinking]

Yes the restored versions are often Too Good eg panel gaps being too consistent or the paint just is too perfect and so on!

[@Greebstreebling]

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.

[@lucythemoggy1970]

that exhaust manifold is blowin where the clamp bolts

[@lilbullet158]

It's seems strange to say it but it's almost like it would be sacrilege to drive it at all now.

[@vidhusingh2060]

Whaaaaaao Soooooooperb Unbelievable Yet Believed

[@user-jy8mo5fi5q]

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

[@TheTruth-dy8ze]

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.

[@clintonflynn815]

Thanks, I was wondering about that.

[@TheTruth-dy8ze]

@@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]

someone would have just sat in it, to start and run it, on a regular basis.

[@TheTruth-dy8ze]

@@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.

[@AdamGoodman4U]

@@TheTruth-dy8ze this Morris Minor really looks like its only done 190 miles, I'm an ex mechanic too,

[@peterlloyd6337]

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.

[@petesmitt]

Seeing them on the side of the road with collapsed front suspension was common..

[@robleary3353]

Blimey!. Where was it 'stored' for all those years?..... Nice one. Nuff said. 🙂

[@BigPaul62]

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.

[@kevster1007]

Incredible colour

[@tomt373]

Between being challenged with them dropping oil from either the engine or gearbox, and the tiny non-power boost drum brakes that takes a city block to come to a stop from 45 mph, it sounds like "high mileage", or the world-famous "oil-the dashpot, or else" (you could get run over by a freight train by the time it moved if you didn't), it sounds like normal mileage for a safe driver.

[@user-bo5qv9pd5z]

👍👌WoW absolutely Magnificent 👌👍

[@briansaiditsoitmustbetrue4206]

This is a superb car.

[@nevilleharvey2366]

Dhats a beauty omg

[@stephenchristopher7396]

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.

[@johnmacdonald-bb2zj]

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.

[@rameshnaik3328]

Morris wonderful colour, very nice.

[@fenderac3049]

Still has the original crimped exhaust silencer, that BL started using on their cars from the late 60’s.

[@tractorhead971]

My 1953 Minor has that crimped silencer. I wondered if it was original kit, probably replaced from what you say. Mileage is 55K

[@brianking3565]

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

[@acptelford1307]

Worn king pin. Not a broken wishbone. Threads used to wear down.

[@JohnJackson-px5vv]

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… 😂😅

[@GEOFF0906]

Engine would sound so much better if exhaust manifold was properly sealed.

[@myalfie]

Should be in a museum

[@mikevolante7663]

Thats insane. It shouldn't be driven. Museum for sure

[@mattouli]

Amazing but in some ways a little sad - like an old teddy bear in it's original box thats never been played with lol

[@davidcollins2724]

A lovely car, but the green paint overlapping the 'Morris' plate on top of the engine cover suggests some careless touch-up work at some point. There are a few minor blemishes including a dent on the nearside rear of the fuel tank as well as surface rust on the exhaust and torsion bar, but damp air during storage would explain that. I agree with others that the wheel colour looks wrong and the tyres have undoubtedly been replaced, but the rest looks completely original. It brings back memories of my first car, a 1959 pearl grey model which was already 16 years old when I bought it for £100 and 24 years old when I sold it for £200 (upgraded from 948cc to 1098 cc)!

[@IngramCars]

Look carefully and it isn't paint overlapping the Morris plate, the sticker is slightly deteriorated revealing the green underneath.

[@alisteeaiken7667]

Once you drive it, value plummets, just an ornament

[@VICTORLORAGARCIA-dr6yu]

viva los morris

[@mrz5705]

Something doesn't seem quite right. Unless it's been in a vacuum bubble that is not original...

[@wbsons9956]

It has been in a heated garage then into a heated showroom with proper car and storage.

[@mrz5705]

@@wbsons9956 Not having that B/S perishable items do not last that long regardless of how warm the environment. 'Some' restoration has been done on that thing... FACT...!!!

[@camtrix321]

Sparked a lively debate the wheel colour appears to be wrong for age of car according to manufactures guides wheels should be light silver or grey

[@Curlew-Corner]

Old English White wheels fitted I think. I don’t recall that colour wheel bring fitted new.

[@DirectDemocrat]

Fabulous!

[@brentsummers7377]

Wow! This is like unboxing a brand new computer that was made in the 1980s!😄

[@glpilpi6209]

Incredible , I'd buy it myself but it's a long way to view it .

[@wbsons9956]

We can do a video call viewing if that helps?

[@glpilpi6209]

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 .

[@mikestorey1840]

Bit odd it hasn't been underseal ed . I have a 68 army Traveller that's been stored since 1974 so is also totally original and has underseal and a matt black petrol tank etc. Also I see this car has had its heater valve swapped for an earlier model. Plus am pretty sure it would have left the factory with hub caps fitted. Nice car in great condition but not everything adds up.

[@devaplan]

Sadly, its probably never going to be used again. Strange how the drivers seat has sagged but not the passengers.

[@wbsons9956]

The original owner used to spend alot of time sat in the drivers seat of the car in the garage. He was meticulous with the car but the rubber webbing under the drivers seat has perished. The 2nd and current owner liked that part of the cars history so decided not to replace the webbing.

[@mickmellors190658]

The ONE piece of information you DON'T give that EVERYONE was hoping for .... How much £££ ?

[@wbsons9956]

It’s an auction so we won’t know the answer to that till auction day.

[@turboslag]

It has to go to a museum as an historic reference for future generations. As for a price, very difficult. The majority of enthusiast's for this market segment aren't wealthy and those with the means generally aren't interested in this type of car, so that limits the value. Personally, I would pay upto £20k for it.

[@brichas87]

Must have been produced for Sarah Crabtree in the colour scheme which preceded russet brown

[@sridharmurthy1076]

Just classy.

[@andrewfayers9147]

If it was auctioned on 15th July, how much did it fetch?

[@andrewhemsley36]

looks amazing. However, it would have had silver paint on the wheels from the factory, so i would imagine they have been re-painted and it almost certainly has had replacement tyres as the design of the tyres look too new and appear to be radial tyres. it would have been fitted with cross ply tyres from the factory in 1968.

[@michaelnolan2206]

It needs using and driving not put in a museum,it's a car that's all,little runs in good weather will fo it good

[@cyrusirani5193]

I’d kill for this Minor

[@muammedpakarmeyzindabadpak8441]

So Nice Beautiful 🚗 Classic Car Really

[@halominder]

Just look at how accessible that engine is..

[@graemeking7336]

Winding back the clock was so much easier back then....

[@alanbower9296]

Beautiful ❤

[@JohnJackson-px5vv]

I had a model same as this, we called it ‘Rusty’ … had to startup using the handle 😂😂

[@hlaokaboutfightiganimalstun]

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