Morris Minor 1000 Traveller

Click Here for Full Screen Image - Click Here to Download Image

The Morris Minor is just as much a part of British life as the red telephone box, the vicar on a bicycle and the friendly local pub. Forming part of the landscape since 1948, it is still such a common sight on our highways and byways that it hardly merits a second glance.

This splendid Traveller was originally purchased by the military to use as a pool car for their Army Chaplaincy service. The V5C shows that it has had five previous keepers, although its current engineer owner has had it in his hands for much of its life, treating it to a comprehensive stem to stern rebuild around 30 years ago.

The timber was replaced, which was impregnated with spirit-based epoxy, something which Morris might have thought of when it was new! When the car was rebuilt, it was also carefully rust treated, a process which has been continued regularly since.

The vendor used it as his everyday transport, driving it to the Ford plant where he was a development engineer for some years. It has recently had new suspension, a new exhaust, windscreen and a renewed braking system. The front of the car has also been resprayed and much of the interior replaced with the exception of the seat covers. The rear headling is in patterned cloth, although what appears to be a new, standard replacement is supplied but not fitted.

The engine is described by the vendor as ‘good’ and the gearbox was replaced around 8,000 miles ago by a well-known supplier to the MMOC. The vendor adds that the rear axle has also just been fixed to prevent judder in reverse – a common issue with these old Moggies.

In very smart order, it is ready to use and is only on offer because the vendor has too many toys, meaning that it isn’t getting the use it deserves.