1958 Morris Minor 1000 review from UK and Ireland
"Best 50 quid I ever spent"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
I bought it with a real oil-burner engine, soon replaced. In the last week of the old engine I had a lot of fun, it revved SO easily!!
Clutch linkage broke one time, fixed with parts from a scrapper.
Ever try to do the seals in the master-cylinder? Nightmare!! You had to lever the torsion bar out of the way to remove the mounting bolts.
Poor old thing died very quickly of terminal rust... I blame the North Sea air.
General comments?
This was my first car, and I loved it. Maybe slow, but you could throw it around corners with predictable results, I could do the 10 miles from my favourite watering-hole in 10 minutes on country roads.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| First year of ownership | 1972 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 1973 |
| Engine and transmission | 0.95 Manual |
| Performance marks | 5/10 |
| Reliability marks | 7/10 |
| Comfort marks | 6/10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 7/10 |
| Distance when acquired | 75000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 96000 miles |
| Date of Entry | 1st July, 2003 |