1958 Morris Minor 0.9
Summary:
A real practical classic
Faults:
Blown head gasket trying to get the most out of the engine!
Vast range of electrical problems due to poor restoration in the electrics by previous owners. Lots of cheap work.
General Comments:
Car was very slow in traffic, especially uphills it kept a lot of traffic behind.
I am fitting the popular Fiat Twin Cam and using disks upfront to keep up with modern traffic and also trash some of it!
The car has a lot of character. I wonder how a car like the mini and beetle kept on production and the Minor didn't - I prefer driving it more than the other modern car I own.
The interior is very simple and that attracts me a lot - no plastic stuff, fearing it will break in your hands on first touch.
People love it, wherever I go people are asking about it. For old people it brings old memories and to youths it looks funky.
I am just 19 years old and I think with little mods and a nice color the car is cool enough!
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 16th February, 2003
14th Dec 2000, 20:49
No doubt one of the 1000s of Minors I've just seen in Malta. They are still being used everywhere as pick-ups, vans and ordinary cars. I met one man who had owned the same 948cc saloon for 40 years! He told me the only major items he ever had replaced were the gearbox, petrol pump and the water pump.
The climate and salt-free roads keeps rust at bay - and proves that the Minor is a superb design which will go on and on.