[Morris] Morris Minor Traveller For Sale - Stock Appearance- Updated mechanicals/automatic transmission

[boxweed]

C'mon, let's get real!!  Asking $16,800 for a Morris Minor with an engine 
and transmission from another make is ludicrous.  If the price comes down to 
a more realistic figure around 1/3 that amount, there might be some takers.

Bob

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Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 10:24 PM
Subject: [Morris] Morris Minor Traveller For Sale - Stock Appearance- 
Updated mechanicals/automatic transmission


> Gang,
>
> The car belongs to an old friend in San Francisco and really needs some 
> one who can use and enjoy it - With the automatic, it is no powerhouse but 
> it drives great and is well put together - I'm blasting this all over CA 
> as Bob really wants to sell it soon. Check it out and pass it on...
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rick
> *******************************************************
> 1967 Morris Minor Traveller For Sale
> Stock Appearance- Updated mechanicals/automatic transmission
>
> This beautiful dark green 1967 Traveller had been totally restored in 
> Yorkshire, England in 1984 and bought by Michael Freeman, an American 
> engineer, while he was on work assignment in the UK. Mike brought the 
> little car back to San Jose, CA when his job was completed. He drove the 
> woody occasionally on weekends for less than a year when he was reassigned 
> to the Denver area and the car went into storage in Union City, CA. When 
> he learned that he was going to be there permanently, he called the Morris 
> Minor Club to say it was for sale
>
> The present owner found out about the car from the local chapter of the 
> Morris Minor Registry because he wanted to give it to his wife as a 
> combination birthday and anniversary gift to use in the Antique store that 
> she was planning to open..  He bought it and had it serviced and detailed 
> before hiding it in the garage for the big surprise.
>
> An additional surprise was that she was unable to make peace with the 
> stick shift and the car was used only sparingly on weekends with hubby at 
> the wheel.
>
> In the late 1990s, the car was sent to Morris Minor guru Bruce Wyman 
> (Morriservice founder) in Grass Valley, CA and professionally converted to 
> a Datsun 1500 engine and automatic transmission, as well as disc brakes so 
> she would be able to drive it smoothly while negotiating the hills of San 
> Francisco.
>
> Due to other projects for the couple, many out of town, the Antique 
> business never happened and now, after over 20 years and many, many 
> thousands of dollars the car is being put up for sale....
>
> The car still looks like it came new except for the lack of a clutch pedal 
> and has all of the charm of an original (it even sounds Morris!) with the 
> connivance of more power, better brakes and an automatic transmission. 
> While the paint is old it is still in reasonable shape with few chips or 
> flaws.  The wood had been totally replaced during the English restoration 
> and has been professionally refinished once since.
>
> The car has been featured in a number of publications and websites. You 
> may see a picture and read a story about the car before the Datsun 
> automatic conversion at:
> http://www.autowire.net/1999-27.html
>
> Asking price is $16,800
> Contact: Bob Mendelsohn:  415-305-9313   email: <rhmsagamore at att.net>
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