It's probably a good thing that the Morris Minor has always been considered a cute little car, because as the owner of this one is happy to admit, there's not a lot going for them in the power department.
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Andrew McIntyre from the Central West Car Club is the proud owner of this 1953 model, and I recently caught up with him and his wife Beth to find out more about their English classic.
"It's got a top speed of 35 mph down McGrath's Hill, but we still love it," said Andrew.
Interestingly Andrew's Series 2 Morris was released with a smaller engine than the previous model.
It's an 803cc, 4 cylinder which makes a humble 30 horsepower (22 kW).
Consider that the Morris was a popular family car in it's day, and then compare it to your modern day V6 Commodore which produces 180kW, and you'll know why you don't see one of these shooting past in the fast lane!
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But all jokes aside, it's not all about speed, said Andrew.
"I've always liked old British cars, and when this one came up cheap through a work mate, we travelled to Broken Hill to get it," he said.
"It was originally a South Australian car and then went to Broken Hill where it remained registered until 1992.
"We bought it from George Gatt, who had purchased it in 2008 and spent 10 years restoring it himself but unfortunately through ill health never completed it," said Andrew.
When Andrew and his parents picked it up, there was a ute load of parts that George had amassed - which made it simpler for Andrew to finish it off.
"It took us 12 months to get it on the road, and it's now our Sunday driver," he said.
Andrew gives much of the credit to George, who sadly passed away before he could ride in the finished product, but when Andrew took George's son Tony for a drive in the Morris last Christmas they recorded the experience and shared it with him.
Like all restorations, it's never quite finished and Andrew is shopping to complete the interior next before moving on to another project.
"I'm trying to find my first ever car again," he said.
"It's a blue VH Commodore which I think ended up in Trundle."
So if anybody can help out, get in touch and hopefully we'll see another car on these pages with Andrew's name on it.
More about the club at https://www.facebook.com/centralwest.carclub/.
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