1957 Convertible

My convertible restoration page -- UPDATED --
Other cars I have owned

The Morris has been one of the most popular vehicles with well over a million being sold around the world.


Worldwide MM Export Sales to 1960
Australia .....................101,246 cars
U.S.A ......................... 52,431 cars
Eire ............................. 35,492 cars
South Africa ................. 34,639 cars
New Zealand .............. 34,216 cars
Canada ...................... 29,538 cars
Sweden ...................... 25,375 cars
Holland ....................... 20,356 cars
Malaya ........................ 16,405 cars
Denmark ..................... 14,213 cars
TOTAL ---------------- 479,525 cars (48% of the total production)
EXPORTS

Total Production .....1,294,082 (final car number in 1971)
information from "Super Profile Morris Minor and 1000" by Ray Newell

Road Worthiness

The Morris has an outstanding handling ability thanks to the torsion bar suspension and the rack
and pinion steering gear.

The original cars had side arm shock absorbers, although recent restorations have substituted
tube shocks because of their ease of replacement.

Mileage is still fairly impressive with 36 mpg on the old scale being possible with a well tuned
motor.

Parts are still available in Sydney from Morris Minor World

Prices vary from the hundreds of dollars for an unrestored car up to $8000 for a restored vehicle.

Morris Minor Car Club of New South Wales Inc. (Aust.)

The car club meets at
WESTERN SUBURBS AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL CLUB Ltd.
40 Hampton Street
Croydon Park NSW
on the second Monday of each month at 7:45 pm.

Links

Morris Minor Center (Bath)

The Official Morris Minor Owners Club WWW Page

Charles Wares's Morris Minor Centre

Morris Down Under

This page is created and maintained by Keith Mashman. Last updated August 2010.

I hope you find this page useful. If you have any suggestions, or experience any
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