Gen6GT Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 My workmate is looking to buy a classic weekend car. Her original idea was a Morris Minor Convertible. I think that's a bad idea!!! Needs to be very retro, ideally cream paintwork with red canvas I was thinking along the MG / Triumph line of thought.... Budget around £3k - £7k My brother in law bought a genuine bugeye sprite last year. It was, indeed, in dark red with cream upholstery, and looks a treat. Cost him £9,000 so inside the budget. Morris 1000 convertible is a very good idea, my first car was one of these, a 1957 Morris 1000 convertible, took me everywhere, back and forwards from Oxford to Dartmouth three times a year and was completely reliable, also very easy to work on - I could drop the sump, change the shell-bearings and bolt everything back together in a couple of hours. Renewing the clutch was a bitch, though, but still easily doable. I sold it to a mate who was at Cranwell, and when he finally parted with it the old thing had 140,000 miles on the clock. Getting one in good order will be well within your budget, and a rough one will cost a fortune to bring up to scratch. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Morris-Minor-Convertible-/250835251251?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3a66f23033 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MORRIS-MINOR-CONVERTIBLE-/320722954887?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4aac93ea87 How about one of these? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-ZEPHYR-HIGH-LINE-1957-/200627465414?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2eb6542cc6 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1964-FORD-THUNDERBIRD-/130541049830?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1e64da57e6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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