doris the morris

by **timb02** » Sat Sep 21, 2019 4:25 pm

High time I posted a picture of our new Morris, bought as shown from a chap in Kent who has carried out a full rebuild. She will be used as a regular driver and will also be in the occasional show. First one today at the Fir and feather which proved very popular. Also my first go at posting a photo!
Tim

by **Panky** » Sat Sep 21, 2019 4:30 pm

Looks great

by **timb02** » Mon Sep 23, 2019 4:49 pm

Thanks Panky, it's got just enough little jobs to do to give me some tinker time without any nasty surprises I hope!

by **BrianHawley** » Tue Sep 24, 2019 6:16 pm

Nice looking car!

by **old english white** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 9:49 am

That looks very smart. Good luck with it - and check that some rustproofing has been done to protect it through the winter months

by MM » Thu Sep 26, 2019 5:35 pm

Very nice too, and unusual to see one with the correct 'steel silver' grille, nowadays. What year is the car?

by **old english white** » Thu Sep 26, 2019 6:05 pm

I know the later Morris Minor 1000s left the factory with silver wheels, But a silver grille I have never heard of.

by **don58van** » Sat Sep 28, 2019 6:25 am

a silver grille I have never heard of

Austin Minors, perhaps?

Don

by MM » Sat Sep 28, 2019 1:13 pm

Ah, you may be right there - according to this list, Travellers had either Old English White, Snowberry White, Police White or Glacier White grilles:

http://potteries.mmoc.org.uk/ID/PaintTrim.htm

I'm sure I read in a Minor book that later Travellers had silver grilles to match the dark silver wheels, hence why I did mine in those colours during a recent refurb. Oh well, I like the look, so never mind, eh? :lol:

by **timb02** » Sat Sep 28, 2019 7:31 pm

MM wrote:Very nice too, and unusual to see one with the correct 'steel silver' grille, nowadays. What year is the car?

!966

by MM » Sat Sep 28, 2019 8:24 pm

Nice looking car. The only thing I would perhaps add, is some red pinstripes on the bonnet/door flashes, to match the interior.

I need to add some to my 1970 Trafalgar Blue Traveller, which apparently should be Pearl Grey, according to the MMOC list above. I used to have gold ones on it, which I thought suited it better, as they more or less matched the wood colour.

by **timb02** » Mon Sep 30, 2019 6:56 am

MM wrote:Nice looking car. The only thing I would perhaps add, is some red pinstripes on the bonnet/door flashes, to match the interior.

I need to add some to my 1970 Trafalgar Blue Traveller, which apparently should be Pearl Grey, according to the MMOC list above. I used to have gold ones on it, which I thought suited it better, as they more or less matched the wood colour.

I agree! I would like to get some put on at some point