Description
Due to the impending birth of my first child I have decided to very reluctantly sell my midget ‘Morris’ . I have come to the conclusion that two classic cars is one too many to look after along with a wife and child.
Morris was registered in St Austell and has lived in Cornwall ever since. Originally he was citron yellow but was resprayed teal blue during a restoration by a previous owner in 1996. At the same time he was fitted with a new engine based upon a marina block and a ported and flowed Mg Metro head. He has a hot cam so is pretty lumpy at idle but pulls very strongly from 3000 rpm. He is a real drivers car that is brilliant fun driving around the lanes on a sunny day.
I have owned Morris for 4 years and in that time have had it rolling road tuned, fitted electronic ignition, repaired the floor panels and last December I had the front suspension rebuilt. I have fitted a new LCB manifold, silicone coolant hoses and generally tidied everything up. I have also added the hard top which is a lightweight racing type with plastic windows
The good bits:
He sailed through the last MOT
It is a lot of fun to drive and very quick
The engine is still a 1275 and runs very sweetly
He looks very good and always gets lots of attention out and about
The gear box is fantastic
4 new tyres
Custom full stainless exhaust that sounds great
The not so good bits:
At some point he could do with a respray, its not urgent and could be enjoyed for many years to come but it is starting to look flat in places with some light scratches and a chip on the passenger door. There is also a bit of very light surface rust starting to show through in places.
The hard top looks good but the gel coat is cracking in places and could do with new windows
The soft top is getting tired and has shrunk slightly.
I will be very sad to see him go but hopefully he can provide as much fun for somebody else as he has for me.
Im happy to answer any question but the best thing to do is come and see Morris for yourself as he is a cracking little sports car. Payment on collection only.
