The design had originally called for a flat-four engine but conservative Morris boss Lord Nuffield dictated that an existing conventional powerplant be used instead. The brief was seen as an opportunity for Issigonis to condense all his innovative design ideas into a single vehicle and it was this which created the Minor’s basic design: the body style said to be influenced by Packard, the torsion-bar suspension, the wheel-at-each-corner layout and generous interior space. The car was conceived in the 1940s as a replacement for the ageing prewar Morris Eight. There’s simply nothing you can’t buy for them, they’re easy to work on, easy to garage and in Minor 1000 form have the pace to keep up with modern traffic. Don’t let that put you off – the Morris Minor saloon remains the practical, easy-to-own classic it has been since it kick-started the classic car movement way back when. Today though, the passion for barn-finds has ensured that all the cars peacefully slumbering away have been dragged out and auctioned off, which has the knock-on effect that most Minors you’ll encounter in 2020 have been partly restored at least once.īuying a Morris Minor today is an exercise in spotting bodges rather than knowing the traditional rot spots – especially at the cheaper end of the market. Here’s what you need to knowĪ decade ago, examples of the Morris Minor were still being pulled out of barns and garages and it wasn’t uncommon to come across a shabby but sound Minor which had simply been sitting unused for years.
The car that set the classic car scene in motion, the Morris Minor remains one of the most accessible classics.
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