1969 Morris Mini

[chriss13]

This is my Morris Mini moneypit. I bought it when i was 16, hoping to have it on the road by my 17th birthday but almost 2 years later it is actually finished! When she was delivered the front and rear floor pans had completely rusted through, the bootfloor had rusted through and was held in with body filler, most of the panels had a rust hole or two in them and she was generally a mess. But after many many hours of hard work she finally looks like this






This is what it looked like after a good wash about an hour after she was delivered. Notice the remains of the outer sill hanging down..

[davepoth]

Lovely.

[minimatt1967]

Nice period mods. What engine is in it?

[Sline]

That truly is stunning

[mwstewart]

Beautiful. Do yu have ay photos of the restoration?

[petrolsniffer]

What an achivement!

Well done to you

Can we please see some pics when you first purschased it?

[Egg Chaser]

Love it!

[devout gooner]

Well done pal - one more saved .

[chriss13]

Cheers for the positive comments
Unfortunately i didn't take that many pictures during the restoration. Heres a few i've rooted out though:

Floor pans in place


Boot floor in the middle of repair


Gravitex Stone chip paint as the base layer


In primer


Tucked up next to the cerb whilst having the suspension sorted



And heres a few more from when i bought it

[Altrezia]

Fantastic! - What a great looking little car. Good work mate.

[chriss13]

A few more from todays photoshoot..

[Uwe Seeler]

Nice to know the registration suffix in the year I was born!!!

[stewy68]

Beautiful! Same age as me too!

[northandy]

Lovely car, well done.

[guru_1071]

very nice

but.....


austin grill on a morris car.....

[2 Wycked]

The great thing about this is that it's one of those cool first cars you can keep forever, unlike a 1.1 Saxo or Corsa. I often regret not having a classic as my first car.

[mwstewart]

Fantastic. The colour really suits it. Is the battery box in the boot area a standard fitment, or did you fabricate it?

[CosworthV8]

guru_1071 said:

very nice

but.....


austin grill on a morris car.....

Agreed.

[TVR Sagaris]

Great-looking Mini and it looks like a good restoration job. I'm envious.

mwstewart said:

Is the battery box in the boot area a standard fitment, or did you fabricate it?

Standard.

[soad]

Nice looking, any changes to the interior made?
These buggers do like to rust it seems