Description
Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
Viewing: Tues 29th July from 12pm
Auction: Wed 30st July from 9am
Location: St John's Rd, Buxton SK17 6BE
1968 Morris Minor Convertible
Estimate
£9, 000 - £11, 000
Registration No: VPG 61G
Chassis No: J711L62080BW
MOT: T. B. A
Subject to a c.£20, 000 comprehensive professional restoration
Very minimal mileage completed post-restoration
Fitted with uprated seats and additional instruments for driver comfort
Started readily and both ran and drove well for the recent photography session
Designed by Alec Issigonis (who later penned the ubiquitous Mini), the Morris Minor was unveiled at the 1948 Earls Court Motor Show. 13 years later it became the first British car to achieve one million sales. The original Minor - or 'poached egg' as Lord Nuffield delightfully called it - initially complete with side-valve engine, was a sedate performer. Equipped with independent front suspension, rack and pinion steering and four-wheel drum brakes, the Morris Minor was practical, economical as well as fun. Convertible (Tourer) models were dropped in June 1969, and saloon production ended in November 1970, but Travellers soldiered on until April 1971.
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