barefoot Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 When I was a kid, these were huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 When I were a kid, an Anglia estate seemed huge. barefoot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitzer Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 On 3/24/2023 at 12:16 AM, Datsuncog said: CAUTION: does contain Sting. Is there an aversion in the UK to Sting? I do not really care about his music, but my looks were often compared to his "Englishman in New York" phase by many girls and ladies of romantic disposition. Which led to many interesting encounters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 On 3/30/2023 at 7:29 PM, HMC said: Think you’ve got it there Quite a job to keep up with your fleet movements! Where did the 300C go? Very pleasing to see the Minor on its original 'PV' plate and with evidence of where it was sold new. Not a name I can immediately recall, I think they were long gone when I moved to Ipswich in 1989. They would have been based here: https://goo.gl/maps/T2nmvmXNMrnzZuCZ8 Still motor trade use at the back of the site, with the Wilco and other businesses, but I don't remember any sort of garage building fronting Norwich Road. Google Earth shows nothing there since 2000. A quick search suggests some sort of remnant of the original business is/was listed on Deben Road just around the corner. I shall have to have a hunt through my old copies of East Anglian magazine, chances are they would've had ad's in there over the years. And well done for getting a car out of Jaywick! Been a few years since I last visited but there were always good things to see around the area. We had an AS trip there in 2011. HMC and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted April 1, 2023 Author Share Posted April 1, 2023 The Jaywick minor has arrived……. theshadow, Matty, LightBulbFun and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted April 1, 2023 Author Share Posted April 1, 2023 Shes lovely. Not messed about with, had an easy life, and slighly faded paint that wears its years well….. cobblers, timolloyd, BlankFrank and 37 others 40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted April 1, 2023 Author Share Posted April 1, 2023 The first task was to remove the chrome eyelashes. No thanks. mercedade, DSdriver, chaseracer and 30 others 29 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 That's a really lovely looking Mog. Keep it! Matty and Joey spud 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Hundred percent them headlight lashes off! Is that it's original reg? If so that's amazing the no ones robbed it and put an age related one on LightBulbFun and cobblers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted April 1, 2023 Author Share Posted April 1, 2023 The interior is nice, headlining mint, the drivers footwell carpet less so. Seems to be the original floorpans, sills, spring hangers and “chassis” legs. Im wondering if the 37k is the true mileage, no way to be sure as there is little history. There’s hints its stayed close to where it was sold, and had few owners…. Initially it was running a bit rough, and was almost out of fuel. After taking it for a run its now running perfectly with the typical parp from the exhaust when you change gear. somewhatfoolish, LightBulbFun, Hertz and 30 others 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted April 1, 2023 Author Share Posted April 1, 2023 2 minutes ago, Matty said: Hundred percent them headlight lashes off! Is that it's original reg? If so that's amazing the no ones robbed it and put an age related one on Yeah, Im amazed, so many of then are 869uyu or something along those lines now. Matty and Angrydicky 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Can we have a video of the overrun parp? I miss the parp from mine... cobblers, Crackers and Steviemillar 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWeldedShut Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 14 hours ago, High Jetter said: When I were a kid, an Anglia estate seemed huge. When I was a kid I was tiny - everything looked huge. (Recently revisited the huge house I grew up in until I was 10 only to discover it is, in fact, tiny) Six-cylinder and sdkrc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 That Minor is a thing of wonder & joy - well bought, sir. tooSavvy, LightBulbFun and HMC 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 41 minutes ago, HMC said: The first task was to remove the chrome eyelashes. No thanks. Thank goodness! Looks a lovely example. HMC and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 ❤️ tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 1 hour ago, HMC said: Shes lovely. Not messed about with, had an easy life, and slighly faded paint that wears its years well….. lovely old thing! do like a Morris minor someday id love to have at least a go in one, if not own one! (and im glad to see the head lamp peaks have been fucked off LOL) as others says its awesome to see its still got its original registration mark, especially a short one like that, I noticed its last V5 was issued in 1996, if thats still about/to hand, its worth hanging onto as it should in theory have the Month-year it was computerised on it, something which was dropped on more recent V5's small nerdy detail mind, but i thought id mention it LOL tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted April 1, 2023 Author Share Posted April 1, 2023 The youth are fascinated by trafficators, no seatbelts and no infotainment! Rust Collector, sdkrc, mercedade and 7 others 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HMC Posted April 1, 2023 Author Share Posted April 1, 2023 9 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said: Quite a job to keep up with your fleet movements! Where did the 300C go? Very pleasing to see the Minor on its original 'PV' plate and with evidence of where it was sold new. Not a name I can immediately recall, I think they were long gone when I moved to Ipswich in 1989. They would have been based here: https://goo.gl/maps/T2nmvmXNMrnzZuCZ8 Still motor trade use at the back of the site, with the Wilco and other businesses, but I don't remember any sort of garage building fronting Norwich Road. Google Earth shows nothing there since 2000. A quick search suggests some sort of remnant of the original business is/was listed on Deben Road just around the corner. I shall have to have a hunt through my old copies of East Anglian magazine, chances are they would've had ad's in there over the years. And well done for getting a car out of Jaywick! Been a few years since I last visited but there were always good things to see around the area. We had an AS trip there in 2011. The 300c was sold to a guy in south wales. He made an offer on e bay, a bit lowball, i accepted. When he came down to collect he got a microscope out etc and advised me amongst other things the headgasket had gone. It wasnt overheating, but it was generally slow to warm up (he therorised the thermostat had been removed to mask it) Plus on that cold day there was a lot of white smoke. Plus he kept adding more to the rad and revving it. In the end i felt bad that he had travelled and been disappointed. Im not out to make money or con people, its just a hobby. We agreed an even lower price that he was happy with and he took it away. Later someone here linked his sale of the car which mentioned a service, cambelt etc but no mention of the head gasket. He was asking a lot more. Was there a headgasket issue when i sold it? i dont know. Put that one down to experience. C’est la vie. Rust Collector, Coprolalia and bunglebus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schonker Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 I love this minor.Just saying fairkens, HMC and Matty 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted April 1, 2023 Author Share Posted April 1, 2023 That drew a line under my most recent japanese phase. Ive since reverted to old british iron that is more my comfort zone. To be honest, minors, p4s, ado16s; Growing up, they were my dream cars at 17 /1997; pretty much motoring nirvana. I wasnt someone who dreamt of supercars- I read practical classics and dreamt of those. So basically ive achieved peak fleet with these. fairkens, aldo135, egg and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Big poppy must remain. Also needs a “Least we forgot” sticker in the rear screen. Very nice. Please do advertise this here when the time comes?! HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted April 1, 2023 Author Share Posted April 1, 2023 10 minutes ago, BorniteIdentity said: Big poppy must remain. Also needs a “Least we forgot” sticker in the rear screen. Very nice. Please do advertise this here when the time comes?! Its an option for our france trip in 2 weeks. A face off- VDP1300-P4-Minor. P4 ahead for wine capacity, the other 2 for being more compact and easier to drive. My Russian girlfriend thought it would be offensive to drive through northern France with a poppy on the grille; i thought it was more a sign of solidarity with the french? Tickman and BorniteIdentity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted April 1, 2023 Author Share Posted April 1, 2023 WOKE alert - IIRC “the french “ is an offensive term I think I read recently? Matty, egg, brownnova and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 3 hours ago, HMC said: WOKE alert - IIRC “the french “ is an offensive term I think I read recently? Well..... They mock us with 'Le Rostbeff', about time we retorted 'LeRubberboat'... They don't like our import = we don't like theirs.... 🤐 oldcars, Noel Tidybeard and Dick Longbridge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 Their wine is nice tho... and some old cars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitzer Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 Erm... I prefer Italian. Both wines and cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWeldedShut Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 16 hours ago, HMC said: The youth are fascinated by trafficators, no seatbelts and no infotainment! The joys of a fully sprung back seat eh? Only thing that I found off putting in our old moggy was the realisation that with no seat belts and the fact that we were the crumple zone made both of us feel a tad unsafe. Yours is much sexier and in much better nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 Wow! Absolutely perfect minor spec! I wonder what was going on in the mind of the guy that put the kidney scalpers on? Takes all sorts I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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