Lot number | 57 |
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Hammer value | £1,100 |
Description | Morris Minor Tourer |
Registration | PJ 7085 |
Year | 1932 |
Engine size | 885 cc |
Chassis No. | SV19347 |
Engine No. | U19831B |
Documents | V5C; Green logbook; Buff logbook; Copies of letters; Photographic negative Stelvio Pass; Magazines; Photograph |
Even those of you who are unfamiliar with pre-war cars will recognise that this 1932 Morris Minor is ‘in need of some attention’.
It is understood that the car has been in storage since the late 1960s, which means that it has been off the road longer than it was on it. A situation that, we hope, the lucky bidder who buys the car will rectify.
Every aspect of the car will need some degree of renovation or replacement, but the early ‘30s Minor is a simple car with a strong following and a thriving owners’ club, so spares and assistance are readily available. The new owner will have an interesting and engrossing project, especially if they set themselves the target of having the car back on the road in time for its 90th birthday in 2022.
They will also be in a position to re-create a journey taken by the car’s owner in 1932. Leslie Seyd drove the car down to Italy and up over the Stelvio pass - at that time the highest mountain pass in Europe (2,757m) - and to Bolzano, Genoa, Nice and various towns and cities in France, Italy and Austria. There is a hand-written note from Mr Seyd to the car’s owner in 1985 telling of the journey and the car’s ability to “cruise forever at 44mph”, as well as a photographic negative taken on the Stelvio pass and of the car at a Bugatti workshop in Switzerland.
The car is largely complete and although the engine and gearbox are not currently installed in the car they will come with it as will a number the other mechanical items and a well-thumbed operator’s manual. The whitewall Pirelli Wayfarer tyres with their red lettering are a nice touch but the sensible owner would be advised to replace them.
This Minor is a major project but, we think, a worthwhile one and one with a distinct deadline for its new owner to aim at...