Morris Minor 1000

The new post-war range of Morris cars was announced in 1948 and included models from the Minor MM to the six cylinder MO. The star however was undoubtedly the Minor, a radical replacement for the pre-war series 'E'.

Apart from the side valve engine, everything else was new and the Issigonis-designed Minor MM became an instant success. In 1953 the Series II came along with an OHV 803cc engine borrowed from its cousin, the Austin A30. Further improvements followed in 1962 with the introduction of the 1000 which included an increase in capacity to 1098cc and a better breathing Westlake head, boosting power, torque and top speed to 77mph.

During its remarkable 23 year production run, 1.3 million were produced and thanks to the fantastic supply of available parts, thousands have survived making them a common sight on the roads of Britain after all this time.

The vendor purchased this example from Charles Ware back in 1994 with 64,500 miles showing on the clock. Driven as her everyday transport until 1999, it was then taken over by her father who used it sparingly whilst undertaking a list of improvements. At 72,560 miles a replacement speedometer was fitted, it had 4 new wings fitted in 1999, a re-spray in 2002 and an unleaded head conversion in 2006. It also has a brake servo and comes with a period roof-rack, hand book and manual. It is MOTd until the end of November.

Painted in Dove grey with red upholstery, this has clearly been a well loved member of the family and is reluctantly offered for sale as it just is not getting the use it should.