Most things went wrong with the car. The head cracked.
The positive earth electrics were a nightmare.
The car would not start on a regular basis.
Seats were so bouncy and the ride so hard that we would often hit the roof going over a bump.
The car had a crank handle which could be used - but could break your arm if not carefully used.
At one stage the car was running on 3 cylinders for 2 months before I noticed.
Tyres were so skinny that the car would slide out at little notice.
This car looked ugly and was ugly.
Its only positive point was that it was cheap ($350).
If it was so bad why did you keep it for 11 years and 120,000 miles?
I agree with the other comment and what do expect from an old car?
I had one and loved it, but being young and stupid I had to scrap it because I didn't look after it.
Read my review for fond memories of this car!
I've owned a 1964 Super Minx for the last 2 years, and I wouldn't swap it for quids! Sure it has a few things go wrong now and again, but it is 40 years old. One must look at the bright side, unlike all modern cars, my Super Minx is not made from recycled Coke cans and plastic!!!
I have a 1963 super minx and love it! a wonderful looking car!! that wrap around rear screen is just fab!took it to France last year, and the French just loved it, however, on missing our boat back to the UK, we had to sleep in it, not so comfortable!!
Chris salter.
If it was running on 3 cylinders for 2 months before you noticed, how did you know it had been doing that for 2 months?
Doesn't make sense.
You only notice from the point you notice. you don't notice you didn't notice for 2 months otherwise you would have noticed right away!
Understand?
I converted mine from positive earth to negative earth so I could fit a modern radio.
The conversion took just a few minutes.
I agree with an earlier comment:
Why keep the car so long if it was so bad?
Later models with an alternator instead of a dynamo are better.
It's a 40 years old car; it represents the age of non-computer design, non-automatized plants and an era of challenges for auto industry.
My advice when you drive any vintage car is: feel it as our ancestors did; try to transport your mind to the epoch and enjoy having the oportunity to own such a jewel; should you feel more secure an confortable then buy a new car.
Best regards.
Guillermo Pinzon, Bogota, Colombia
Auto-collector and minx break 1961 proud owner.
Octuber 09 2006.
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