Doris the Morris Traf Blue ‘66 Minor

[legend]

oh there's a very similar one, parks in my street, NW Leicester

[retrolegends]

Jan 23, 2022 22:44:53 GMT legend said:

oh there's a very similar one, parks in my street, NW Leicester

I’m in Ellistown and it’s currently living on the drive as I’ve got nowhere to keep it garaged at the moment, not liking this frosty weather though

There’s a couple of Trafalgar blue Moggys about round here and a very nice green van I see quite often.

[brassoboy]

Good morning .. just joined this forum and was really chuffed to see 'Doris'. I owned this car from around 1990 to 1994 being based in Rugby Warwickshire.
I purchased it locally from a chap who'd undertaken lots of restoration work on her including replacement fibreglass front wings, a dual exhaust and tow bar etc.
I displayed her at Birdingbury classic car rally back in 92/3 and she was looking super then.
I now only the second owner of a 1959 4 door Minor that was stored for 42 years.
Doris looks super and so pleased she's still with us .. I'm sure you'll enjoy her ..look after her .. cheers .. Tim

[retrolegends]

Hi brassoboy thanks for getting in touch, she’s not gone far since 1990 then, as I said at the start of the thread my cousin owned her from the early 2000s and he bought her off a guy in Hinckley, she’s now residing in North West Leicestershire. If you’ve got any photos from your ownership I’d love to see them please.

I’ll be showing her this year locally including at Mallory for the Gathering so if you’re about stop and give her the once over. 👍

[brassoboy]

Hi .. I do have a few photos ....I'll dig them out and copy them to you.
I now live in East Yorkshire but will keep an eye out for her at shows etc.

[retrolegends]

A quick update on Doris….

Not done much with her tbh, the poor old lady lives on the drive at the mo as the local council decided to demolish my garage, this also meant I had to part with the Allegro, couldn’t have two old British cars rotting on the drive.
I am on the waiting list for a replacement garage and hopefully something will come up soon. (Hopefully before winter).

Anyway removed the spotlights as they weren’t working and I had no intention of wiring them in, also fitted the Maserati air horns that once graced the Allegro, should give a few surprises 😃🥳






And here’s the Red Hot Chilli Pepper/hairdressers car that replaced the Allegro, MrSpeedy and justanotherhigh love it 😆😆😆 (short back and sides anyone).

[retrolegends]

Brakes…..bloody brakes!

Both front drums had seized, mainly due to lack of use but I don’t think the stinking hot weather helped either.










I’ve priced up a disk conversion kit from ESM but they have no stock at the mo due to a flood at there warehouse so she will have to do for now and it gave me a good opportunity to grease the trunnions.

At least I’ll be able to trundle up to Mallory for RRG22 😃

[retrolegends]

Moggy update………new shoes for Doris

[mk2cossie]

It pleases me that someone took the time to line up the yellow dots with the tyre valves

[glenanderson]

Van rims? 👍

[ovimor]

I ran my old MM1000 yellow P.O. van on banded steels...

5.5x13 F 6x14 R.

Bought them from Scarborough Racing Developments, a little shop operation. Probably 1975...

Looking sweet

OVIMOR

[retrolegends]

May 1, 2024 0:35:06 GMT glenanderson said:

Van rims? 👍

A bit wider than van rims, these are 5.5 on 185 tyres, I got a set of trims too but I think they look better without.