Vintage Minor Register

Entries are coming in steadily and now include a 1927 Gwynne 10, a 1930 Standard 9 and a 1928 Clyno Royale among others. The Austin team is assembled for the Lewis & Nicholson, but the Morris team is NOT. We need someone new to Captain the team this year as Paul Rogers will not be attending. And...

7 bids, bid to 6,000 but didn't reach its reserve. Watch this space.

Morris did have a marinized version of the SV Minor engine - I have bought SV head gaskets from chandlers in the past. Yes, the White Minor's original engine survives in the hands of a relative - who won't sell it to David for sentimental reasons. I believe there is a blower with it. All the special...

McEvoy offered a blown version of his Model 70 with Zoller supercharger. These are rare itmes and not particularly reliable. These are the only other blown SV Minors that I know of. Who knows more?

Hi Steve,

Many thanks - much appreciated.

And if you have THREE Minors, you should definitely be a member!

Going very well at GBP 5,700 with 33 bids! What price the OHC tourer?

This is John Smith's old tourer - the VERY last OHC tourer to leave Cowley. It is also extremely original and has a comprehensive history. It would be a great bopportunity for someone. There are several VSCC members looking for tourers right now - with the eligibility review in porcess, it will be i...

The vendor reports: "I bought this car two years ago but must now part with her as my wife, due to being disabled, is no longer able to get in and out of her with ease. Her name is 'Chicken' She is now 75 years old and starts right on the button. She is not in concourse or show condition but .....

Steve, Sounds good to me. I remember that the original L908 rear bearings are as rare as SV Minors at a VSCC trial! :D I have run with a solid bronze bush in the back before - a bit agricultural, but it works. When I bought my first SV Minor, off the road, reputedly a good runner, I found the L908 r...

Hi Steve, This sounds interesting - and presumably cheaper to reprofile an existing cam than make new ones. The SV cam is much beefier than the OHC cams so preumably more scope for reprrofiling. I'd be up for having mine done, but I won't have it in my hands until July. Any idea as to cost? Do you k...

I have recently fitted a battery isolator switch on the Semi-sports because it is required for shipping and is also a very good idea. I bought a type which bolts between the battery earth post and the battery earth lead without modification. I had it fitted within five minutes of it arriving in the ...

Glenn, I think the short answer, as far as I know, is - no. I would be interested to know whether the SV cam also has the 'underlap' of the OHC cam which was famously improved by Kimber for the 12/12. As I have just bought a McEvoy Special Morris Minor for rebuild, I'd be interested in obtaining an ...

I have oil pressure! Andrew, you were spot on! This evening, I removed the oil pump and stripped it down. I could see that the seat for the relief valve piston was not pitted, but it was worn in a peculiar way - an annular ring at about 2/3 the radius of the bore. So I replaced the pump with my spar...

Ewan, I think the pump itself is fine - it is delivering 110 psi on startup and this only drops as the engine warms up. After fifteen minutes or so, when it is running hot, then pressure is all but gone. My suspicion is that the relief valve is not seating well. I have been advised that the valve pi...