Does anyone remember these????
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Burning Brakes
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From: B'ham Alabama
Does anyone remember these????
Here is my newest toy!!! Just picked it up today.
Does anyone remember these?
Does anyone know what it is? Taking guess' now.
Does anyone remember these?
Does anyone know what it is? Taking guess' now.
Last edited by Vet76te; Jul 18, 2007 at 09:28 PM.
Le Mans Master
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Are you kidding? That's a Morris Minor...great little car. A friend of mine had one when I was in the 9th grade and we had a blast with that car!
Is this a contest? Did I win? When can I pick it up?
Enjoy it,
Dave
Is this a contest? Did I win? When can I pick it up?
Enjoy it,
Dave
Last edited by 71 Green 454; Jul 18, 2007 at 09:40 PM.
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From: Rough and Ready California
That's almost as cool as a Honda 600, that was the coolest "go-kart" ever. Somewhere I have a pic of that honda in the back of my brother's pickup truck. We drove it around town like that just for fun! It looks a bit on the slow side, but for some reason I like it....
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First of all, I love the Morris. On a similar note, at the warehouse next to my work, someone is daily driving an original Mini Cooper, right hand drive no less. One day he had it parked next to a completely stock F 150 2wd, and the roof of the car isn't even as tall as the top of the bedsides. I'd love to have one of those original Mini's.
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Burning Brakes
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You guys are good!!! YES,..it's a Morris Minor 1000. I thought that most of our young crowd would have no idea what it was.
These are really some neat littel cars. This one has a striaght pipe with no muffler for the exhaust. It sounds like a little bumble bee running down the road.
I stoped to fill it up on teh way home, and it took 8 dollars to fill up from empty.
These are really some neat littel cars. This one has a striaght pipe with no muffler for the exhaust. It sounds like a little bumble bee running down the road.
I stoped to fill it up on teh way home, and it took 8 dollars to fill up from empty.
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Burning Brakes
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Hey Vettepower,..these are the Great Grandfathers of the Mini Cooper. They were built from 1948 through 1971 in England. They are in the MG / Austin Healey family. Has the same engine as the very early MG Midget or the Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite. They were built and sold through BMC, (British Motor Company). The same man that enginnered and designed this car, later designed the original Minni Cooper. These and the Minis sold side by side on the show rooms back in the late 50's and early 60's. It as a 948cc engine, thus why it's called the Morris 1000. This was actually the new and improved model with the larger engine LOL!!!
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I think the Morris would look better as a convertible, but I don't think I could cut into it. I think we need a pic next to a vette so you can really appreciate the size of the car.
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Owned a the smaller cousin, a Mini Minor for several years way back. Great in the snow even though it had 10" tires, but front wheel drive.
There were a lot of Mini Minors made and were also sold as Austin Seven name. They originally designed with the 950cc engine but production was an 848cc.
A few years later came the Austin Cooper, a lot less of these were sold, but they were the ones that really performed. This had a 1000cc prepped engine and ended up being raced a lot, especially in European rallys.
They were fun cars. To get into the rear the whole front seat tilted forward. The hinge was front of the seat. Once seated there was a surprising amount of room inside. They also had an optional canvas sunroof the opened most of the roof.
There were a lot of Mini Minors made and were also sold as Austin Seven name. They originally designed with the 950cc engine but production was an 848cc.
A few years later came the Austin Cooper, a lot less of these were sold, but they were the ones that really performed. This had a 1000cc prepped engine and ended up being raced a lot, especially in European rallys.
They were fun cars. To get into the rear the whole front seat tilted forward. The hinge was front of the seat. Once seated there was a surprising amount of room inside. They also had an optional canvas sunroof the opened most of the roof.
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A '69 Morris Van was my daily driver in the late '80's.....I remember one time my wife and I were driving on a long, unpaved road and the rattling and shaking was so bad that we had to stop for a rest.....
They are very cool cars....congrats with your new toy
There was a guy in California years ago who drag raced one with a 454...he had to move the front seat back to get the motor in.....you'd have to do that with the 350 too....
They are very cool cars....congrats with your new toy
There was a guy in California years ago who drag raced one with a 454...he had to move the front seat back to get the motor in.....you'd have to do that with the 350 too....