As the previous owner of this car I’m delighted that Colin has got her back on the road again, and have loved seeing Mary (she’s named after my grandmother) being so nicely reviewed in this video.

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

Aww it’s my pleasure! Thank you for selling Mary to Colin, she’s having the best life and we all had a fantastic time at the weekend going out for an adventure in her! Hope you’re not missing her too much, you did a fantastic job of looking after her until 2019 and it’s testament to your skill that she’s such a wonderful car!

@adape2003

4 жыл бұрын

idriveaclassic I did feel a bit of a pull on my heart strings when I first saw her again, but Colin is a worthy new owner for her, and I know she’s being well looked after.

Thanks for this Steph. Great memories of my Dad hiring an MO for a week every year 1959-61 from the local Morris Garage for the family trip to Leicester to see the relatives. ( 100 m 3 hours then ) Mid week onward trip to Grimsby also involved ! The MOs never let us down. My treat was operating the H/Lamp dip switch with right foot ! Great to know that you youngsters are keeping these classics alive. Best Wishes to you all..

Taken home from hospital as a baby in one 61 years ago. We had it till I was about 12. We had a few more and I only recently sold my last one. Love em to bits.

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

God I can imagine that was very plush!

@kennyscott1089

4 жыл бұрын

idriveaclassic Well we had a 1952 2•5 Riley as well. See if you can get a drive in one of those.

I remember when this model Oxford first came out after the war and fell in love with it, but I never owned one, which was a great pity. Thanks for this video Steph. Great series.

I love to hear you say "it takes me a minute to get my head around it"! You give great interviews! :)

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

Aww thanks

Your affectionate tribute to this lovely old car is much appreciated. Column gear changes were a trend that came and went (mostly in the 1950s), with the manufacturers then reverting to the more direct floor change. Many column changes weren't particularly good, but that on the Peugeot 404 was excellent - once the gearbox oil had warmed up, one could execute smooth changes by means of stretching one finger from the steering wheel. Keep up the good work, Steph, and continue to love your Minor (I've had two of them).

Another well presented, enthusiastic, informative and entertaining video Steph'. Now i love this car too!

Always a joy to listen to your enthusiasm in the videos. Being a mid-seventies man who grew up when the roads were full of the cars that you road test, I have to smile when you point out the controls to me of course they are not unusual.

Thank you so much for this one. My grandfather had a maroon one, the same year as the one you were driving. We used to go on holiday in it in the late 60s towing a tiny Sprite caravan. Such happy times. The smell you describe, I can still remember. Made my day thank you.

My father had a Morris Oxford. It is part of my earliest memories. Out with dad, sat on the red leather, no belt or child seat, hearing him talk about Oxo winning the Grand National. It was 1959 and I was 3years old. About 30 years later I learned horse riding and the first time I went into the tack room the smell took me right back to my dads Morris Oxford. Thanks for posting this video, I enjoyed it very much.

Hello, Steph thanks for all the great cars you show us all. My uncle had one of these so I remember it well in the 50s.

Perfect upload time for me in NZ 👍 I saw the Semaphore operate in the rearview mirror. Merry Christmas.

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

It’s why I put them up a bit early to hit my two main audiences: UK and NZ. 😂😂😂

'Flashy glowy sticks' I love your terminology, every video has a classic phrase in it 😂

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha glad to be of service

I had one of those in the late sixties. Very comfortable with lovely leather seats, but in central London the fuel economy was dire.

Fantastic review as always, so much detail. You should really have your own programme on mainstream tv. Thanks again for bringing us another interesting car. Wishing you a wonderful Christmas.

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

Aww I wish! Merry Christmas xx

What a gorgeous example of a wonderful old car. I remember the column change on a Wolseley 4/44 a long time ago (try and find one of those for a drive!). Thanks for another great video!

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

I do love a column change

Hi Steph, thanks for the bringing this. I love these. Nice and roomy and beautiful. I hope you have a lovely Christmas 🎄

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

Aww you have a lovely Christmas too xx

I love these early 50s Morris cars as they hold very special memories for me. My Uncle owned a grey 1952 Morris 6 which was basically similar to this body shell, but with a different bonnet line and radiator grille he called her "Emma". She sported the 2.2 litre Morris 6 cylinder overhead camshaft engine. The Wolseley version is probably better known as it was used as a police car and featured in many British films of the 1950s. I remember us travelling to our holiday in summer 1962 as a family with my Uncle driving and me sat on the front bench seat between him and my Dad as we sped down to South Wales along then then new M5 and M50. Dad bought her off my Uncle in 1964 and so she was our first family car. The six cylinder engine sounded beautiful! Great review as always Steph :)

@pierrechristian6767

4 жыл бұрын

The only difference between the Morris 6 and the 6/80 was, no timber trim, bench seat in front, single S.U. carby with 8 port head instead of the 10 port fitted to the later Wolseleys and front suspension had only 1 shocker each side. Oh yes 1 more thing, the bonnet was 1 piece lifting from the front instead of the winged bonnet which was a bit of a tradition with Wolseley cars.

@RexWaldron

4 жыл бұрын

@@pierrechristian6767 I hadn't realised the bonnets opened differently! I think my uncle converted our Morris to the Wolesley head and carb arrangements. I have memories of him working on the engine in a spare room of my grandparents' house!

@pierrechristian6767

4 жыл бұрын

@@RexWaldron Hi Rex, I had a Morris 6 too, my brother gave me one of his spare 10 port heads and twin 1-3/4 S.U. carbs it made a huge difference in performance. To give almost the same handling as the 6/80 we fitted gas shockers to the front suspension.

@RexWaldron

4 жыл бұрын

@@pierrechristian6767 Hi Pierre! Good to find someone who owned one of these lovely rare cars! Now you mention the adjustment to the front suspension it reminds me that I'm sure my uncle did something similar. I remember the ride height at the front was lowered. I was aged between 7 and 10 years while the car was in the family so it's a long time ago. I can still smell the interior of that car now, and the speedo waving past 95 mph on the M5, though who knows what speed that a actually was!

Love that you go into detail on the dashboards i also love a bakelite switch!

Thanks Steph, my father had one of these during the early to mid 60's. For some reason still my favorite car he owned, brings back many happy memories. If I ever buy a classic car I would want one of these. I live in Australia, so they are very rare, but I have seen, so some must have been imported.

Great car. The traficator semiphores on my first morris minor were a bit of an expensive feature. They would stay out if you forgot to cancel and then switched off the ignition, got out the car and brushing against the side accidentally snapped off the the still horizontal arm. After my third replacement, I invested in a set of flashing indicators, which although took away some of the charm of the traficators, proved a considerable improvement and saving.

Just wonderful! Hello again from the US and thank you and Collin for another fun ride.

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks lovely!

Wow! That was my Dad's first car shortly after we came to Canada from Scotland 1957 (me @ 4) except in dark green! Thanks for the memories and Merry Christmas! 🎄👍

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

No way! Merry Christmas xx

Absolutely great car! Amazing video Steph, many thanks for bringing this to all of us! You are great!!!

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

Aww thank you so much xx

Loved the video thanks Steph! Would be interested to see you review a Wolseley 6/80 one day. Have been really intrigued by the MO Oxford for some time now and your video has reignited the spark. Side note: love the jacket! Keep up the good work! :)

Stumbled accidentally over you channel a couple of automobiles ago, and I have to say: What _enthusiasm!!! . . ._ On this MO, I noticed the heater, if I'm not mistaken, it sure looks like the heater in the Landrover 110 we had at my dad's garage, possibly the same manufacturer then?... I remember very well our old headmaster driving a shiny black MO (this was on the island of Hitra, on the Norwegian coast (outside the city of Trondheim). Good job Stephanie! 😘👌

Loved the video. I've travelled thousands of miles in my dad's MO - his first car. Absolutely loved it. Built like a tank. I could hear the SU fuel pump ticking away when you turned the ignition on. I'm surprised you didn't mention the quarter lights - the little window vents - they are so useful.......ventilation without a draught. You also showed the little cover on the bumper where the starting handle would go, which was always handy if the battery was getting a bit flat. Really useful too for setting up the points gap correctly in the distributor. If the car had one weakness it was the fibre gears driving the camshaft - they used to strip teeth for a past time and obviously would need to be replaced, but it was a very easy job. I remember dad always used to carry a spare set in case they were ever needed. I loved the warm glow of the instrument lights when driving at night. Oh, and that floor mounted switch to the left of the clutch was the headlight dip switch. One other thing I remember clearly was the trumpet like sound the exhaust always made on overrun when going down a hill. Great car though - thanks for the video. It brought back so many memories. I can still remember the reg. Dad's car was a 1953 model - OTT 109.

So great to see this car has survived all these years! Great video as always keep it up!

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrew!

Blocked fuel cap breathers really were a common issue back in period. The breather used to be a tiny hole in the filler cap which could easily get blocked by dirt. I noticed the SU petrol pump when Colin was under the bonnet and they can be notoriously troublesome. When I was a mechanic in my youth you soon learned to rebuild them and there are a number of specialists who provide parts and rebuilt pumps.

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

Colin is insanely clever and does all his work himself but it was funny when he lost his temper and we had to push Mary to the kerb.

@neilpiper9889

4 жыл бұрын

I used to carry a spare fuel pump

@anthonycanham8782

4 жыл бұрын

dad used to get out and hid the fuel pump with a big spanner to get it going sometimes in our 58 oxford

I just watched hubnuts road test on the 1953 Triumph Mayflower and this Morris Oxford MO seems so much more advanced!

Great vid Steph, lovely old car. Have a great Christmas! 😊

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas to you too tony!

Your vids always cheer me up. You can see how much you love this car and indeed all the British Iron you drive. Have a great Christmas and congratulations on the new job. Can see you being full time youtube very soon.

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

Aww thanks Alan!!!

Love your coat against the backdrop of that interior. Perfect. Lovely car too!

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!!

@michaelhalsall5684

3 жыл бұрын

If you look at other videos in this series you will notice Steph often wears clothes that match the car she is reviewing - green car, green dress, red car, red dress etc. Steph puts a lot effort into these videos to make them appeal to a wide range of viewers!

🎉thank so much for your fun and informative stile. You do a great job.🎉

I've only ever seen one of these on the road. It was in the '70's when I was at junior school. It was afternoon playtime and I was gazing through the railings at the traffic stopping for the traffic lights. This grey MO Oxford pulls up and I say to myself "What the hell is that?" It obviously wasn't a Minor, much too big. Even by the seventies they were a rare sight on the road. Years later I found out what it was and it seemed weird because in my mind, Oxfords were always big square things with little fins on the back. The MO Oxford was a fairly posh car when it was current, driven by respectable types who had a few bob.

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

You can tell it’s a respectable car too. It was so classy.

Lovely review Steph nice to see you back

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Martin!!!

Thank you for your video, I remember now that we a Morris Oxford here in the Fiji Islands and I have a photo of it, and your video has ignited my memory, thank you again.

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Have a lovely Christmas

@davidappleton2905

4 жыл бұрын

@@idriveaclassic Best wishes to you too.

Really enjoyed that, Steph. Beautiful car, and in good hands.

Hmmmm, hadn't considered one of these before. Thanks for the great review. I now know what to expect when looking. 👍

Lovely presentation of a gorgeous old car. Dad had an oxford 58 i think with manunatic . was the most comfortable car ever. Had between 62 and 72 when rust finally succumbed to rust and he got a hc viva company car. Love your enthusiasm and style. Tony from Australia.🤶🎅 Merry Christmas

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony Merry Christmas!

My first car was a 1953 Oxford MO, TVT 360. My dad bought it for me as I was crazy about cars, it was 1975 I was 14, I think he bought it to keep me out of trouble, he had it towed home because it was a none runner. he reckoned it would take me six months to get it running. However, a new battery, a head gasket set, 4 new valves, and 2 weeks of cleaning polishing and maintenance, basically my every waking minute, it was back on the road.

@TheHorsebox2

4 жыл бұрын

Great story.

Wow! Cracking car, last saw one of these on the road in 1984 in Edmonton, north London, I rode past it on my way to work, when I worked for Mr Scrooge of EMS Holdings in Borough. Very impressive looking car. Of course I have seen them on display, but this was a car used everyday. Hope you have a super festive break.

Fabulous video Steph! The Morris Oxford is to me,a smaller version of a Morris 6 MS which is like a spartan Wolseley 6/80. So glad I watched this as I love these cars and I was just imagining the smell like you said and the wonderful gearbox whine that it has.I hope you have a happy Christmas Stephen,all the best from Rachel in Australia..xx

Brilliant as usual Steph, so nice to see the 'flashy glowy sticks' working as they were intended.

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely! I hate when people fill them in

It’s a raised MGB GT!! Great review Steph, column change is interesting, I drove a LHD Vauxhall Viva a few weeks ago, I kept going for the passenger door for the gear lever lol

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

Where did you get hold of that?!

@SteveDentonClassics

4 жыл бұрын

It’s my mate Paul, his got a LHD Viva and a one of 30 left in the world Vauxhall Firenza HP Droop Snoot which I’ve also driven lol

Gorgeous. Might be your best video yet. Column shifts were so much more fun.

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed the video too. It was such a laugh!

Brilliant video, I had a Clarendon Grey 1954 MO back in the 1980s. Lovely relaxed, comfortable motor car. Thank you so much for your video’s, knowledge and enthusiasm. I have watched and enjoyed many. Best Wishes. Oh PS, I used mine as a wedding car for my younger sister🎂👍🌈

I had an accident in 1973 that removed my upper frequency hearing and many of the consonant sounds. As a result, since cc has become available, I've depended upon it. I got a laugh out of some of the gibberish the automated cc generated here. Still, loved your commentary -- what I could follow. My first view of what we tend to call turn signals in the US was in the 1940's, I believe, and involved a visiting British preacher's "English Austin." So far as I remember, the semaphores didn't light up, but my dad and others found them quite amusing. By the time I was old enough to drive, flashing turn signals were pretty much the rule, and even most older cars had installed them.

Beautiful car. Wonderfully presented and narrated.

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

My first car was a 1953 Oxford, as this one but different cast front grille. That was 1963! It was pretty well rusted out with the big end bearings starting to rattle. I had sold my dad's car for the price he wanted, and blagged this one in 'part exchange'. Ran it for a few months until one of the big ends gave up. Many happy memories. Now in my dotage, I run old Volvos, which have similar characters.

The gearchange and the handbrake are just like those on our 1986 Ford E150 Econoline Camper Van!

I had a 1952 Morris Oxford, when I was a student, 50+ years ago! It was slightly different to the one shown in that it had a different grill and a 1485 cc engine. It had belonged to a 90-year-old gentleman, who bought it the day he retired, and gave up driving when his eyesight failed! Like yours, it had a column change, and a bench front seat, and semaphore arm trafficators. The dashboard was very similar in layout, Including the umbrella type handbrake control. As you say, no synchro on first, but then that was quite common on cars of the age and one quickly learned to double de-clutch when changing down. I know it didn’t have much power, but it would cruise along the motorway at 50 to 60 quite comfortably. Only snag was the heater wasn’t very effective and I remember freezing to death on driving back to Uni on a cold December night. The only modification I did was to have screen washers fitted in about 1973 when this became a legal requirement. I loved that car to bits and it gave me a degree of freedom and mobility that I’d never had before. Sadly it expired when driving up to Bedfordshire to meet some friends. The half shaft broke and I could not get a replacement. Nor was anyone interested in buying it at any price! It broke my heart that I had to abandon it in a local scrapyard near Flitwick. I only managed to salvage the airhorns, which had been fitted at some stage and had rather a regal sound.

Great channel and it is so nice to see such a cute young woman to appreciate and review these vintage cars!

Love this video of your fur coat- er, this MO 😂 hope you have a lovely Christmas and all the best for 2020!

Great car, it seemed to handle well when Collin was driving. I like the column shifter, looked handy and quick to shift.

Great video Steph, my Dad had the later model , a '54. I remember it smelt of burning rubber when he did 80mph in it.

@juliethurgood3667

3 жыл бұрын

hydromis chrysogaster Must of been going downhill a bit, they generally maxed at about 72.

When production of the Morris Oxford ended in 1959 an Indian car company built bought the rights to it and was called the Hindustan Ambassador. It was in production till 2014 and was available with an Isuzu 2l diesel engine.

@pierrechristian6767

4 жыл бұрын

Also, the Indian government wouldn't let any be exported back then so any enthusiast who wanted one was refused.

Lovely car ! Bags of character. Great video.

Great video as usual Steph and what a gorgeous car

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Robert!

Morris did make some great cars, My sister had a Morris minor, which ran great, one common fault on that model was that sometimes one of the front wheels would collapse due to the connection to ball and socket failing, this failure happened not when the car was being in a straight line, but normally when turning sharp left or right, those who had one of these cars will recall this fault, other than that i was a pleasure to drive.

@davidpidge

Жыл бұрын

It's not a ball and socket it's something called a trunion and if they're not greased and maintained they can collapse. Not a design flaw, they just need maintaining.

Im from Australia an i just brought one of these for 600$ as you can probably tell from the price it's not in as good of condition as this one. But I'm planing on bringing it back to this kinda condition.. loved the video. Great work.

As a little boy my next door neighbour had one of these.....thanks for the fond memories 😊

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

How lovely!

Great fun vid ! I'm just going to look at your Volvo 164 vid .

At end of video you say something like "if some poor soul would ever marry me?" Well I think whomever does marry you is getting an absolute gem! Of course by this time that may well have happened ! You are a star and our hobby is in safe hands with young people like you, keep up the good work..

I am in Australia. In the mid fifties my father owned a 1952 and this model. My brother and I spend many days in the backseat of these cars. Traveling up the East coast on 2000 klm round trip each year to visit rellies . The roads in those days were often unsealed, but both Morris’s happily took to them in their stride. Also cruising at 50 mph on the sealed roads. Sometimes needing a small tap on the electric fuel pump, to remind it to do its job. At least the designers foresaw this and put it in a handy position. A solid car, that even without seatbelts, somehow felt secure in.

Love the review, fab Steph :)

That's why people buy an old car as a hobby, because modern cars are just a metal box on 4 wheels to get from A-B

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

I’d rather drive a proper car any day of the week

@pierrechristian6767

4 жыл бұрын

You got that right

@pierrechristian6767

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly the reason I bought my '88 XJ40 although I wouldn't mind getting back into an older Wolseley.

Excellent review of the Morris Oxford. Good work, Steph Poor unfortunate soul? He would be the luckiest groom alive, Steph 😊

LOVE that clock in the mirror inside the glove box lid

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

Cool innit!

That car is in exceptional nick....great presentation too.....

What a delightful presentation. Much better than top gear. I used to own a grey one. That was in 1972. It cost £35 as can garage trade in.

I LOVE that split screen!

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

Me too 🥰🥰🥰

@emjayay

4 жыл бұрын

Quite the anachronism by this time, as is the whole style. New design postwar Studebakers had a split flat plane windshield but the last two years they replaced it with one sheet of glass with a little bend in the middle. Older models are often retrofitted. The last of other split windshields in the US were on other 1951 cars.

Great Video, I loved it, well done Steph'

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Leon!

Love the front end on this car that grill is awesome 🏁🏁

800,000 miles steph lol , to the moon and back😊 great video and lovely car ,have a nice xmas 🎅🎅x

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

You have a lovely one too Ian!!!!

I love your English classics. Ever think about coming to America and reviewing American classic cars? It's amazing how different the terminology is on the other side of the pond

There is nothing better than a Morris Minor other than a BIG Morris Minor. Colin has a beautiful MO there. Well done with that column change Steph. Super review, thank you.

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike. The more column change I tackle the better I get

@rydermike33

4 жыл бұрын

@@idriveaclassic Many thanks for all your great videos Steph and Merry Christmas.

It's such a time warp car, I hope the owner keeps it in a dry garage!

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

She’s VERY well cared for, do not panic :)

We had a Morris Traveller in light blue when I was a kid. I first saw one of these (in black) in the village down the road from me. It was well looked after and looked like a Morris Minor on steroids😀. That little side-valve engine sounds really smooth

I owned a 1962 Morris Oxford 1622cc, that had a bench seat with floor change, great passion wagon.

Foot operated dip switches,bench seats and column change seem pretty familiar to me,makes me feel old!

Great video my mums friend who is in his 70s still has his dads 1948 Oxford that is dad bought new . The Oxford gets used daily even to tow a trailer

Another great video Steph! Looks like you’re in Kent again!

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

I was! How did you know?!

@pj100565

4 жыл бұрын

idriveaclassic hadn’t you mentioned you were coming down to Kent?? If I had to guess, the location looks like the Medway towns - Gillingham perhaps?

I had the van version of this car (the half-ton van) - It was my first work-van (pre-driving-licence ;-) in 1968, we called it 'The Green Goddess' - Yes! it was Pea-Green but as reliable as any modern car, and like the Tardis, you could just keep filling up the back and it stiiill wanted more :-) ... They were really comfortable cars and you felt indestructable driving them. Considering they were fairly basic cars they 'were' luxurious :-)

Wow what a stunning car this is! I usually remember Morris Oxfords being the same as Austin Cambridge A60. Theres loads of them driving around in Sudan.

Lovely car! It's probably best kept on crossplies as that's what it was designed to use - all tyres deteriorate with age. The rubber hardens and grip reduces, even if the tread is unworn. Thanks for the test.

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Chris!

I owned a beautiful 1954. I bought this in 1964 for $50 USD. I sold it to buy a 1959 OXFORD. I miss that as well. Nice video.

Thanks for the memories. I had an early Morris Minor after owning the 54 Morros Oxford. (In NZ) Thereafter I called it the Morry Oxcart as the Morris Minor was light-years ahead - as far as handling went.Just no comparison, really !

My late uncle had one, had it for ages. Blew head gasket, so Uncle decided it was,'t worth repairing and parked it up in back garden, and bought Oxford Traveler (series 3 ?). MO stayed in back garden for about 20 years, until collector got to hear about it. Offered uncle ridiculous money, so uncle sold it. Surprising that it hadn't rusted away, but was pretty solid. Even managed to get the engine running briefly. Guy fixed it up, and enjoyed it. Happy Days.

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it lived on!

Had one of these {in green) as my first car in 1966. She (has to be female) was 13 years old then and cost me the sum of £35. The bench seat was very handy for a young guy and his girlfriend (now wife) as we could have a cuddle as I drove along. Sadly she eventually went to the car graveyard with a cracked engine block, but wish I still had her. Lost the car, but kept the girl !!!

@billjackson4703

4 жыл бұрын

good for you!

Steph, why are you not an automotive journalist? I'm positive there are magazines that would love to have you. I love learning about cars made in Great Britain. I cannot believe how small the engine looks. Here in the states, it's like automakers are obsessed with filling up the ENTIRE space under the hood (bonnet). I'm in love with all of the gadgets in this car. I would do anything to get a whiff of that interior. I bet it's amazing. That leather looks incredible for the age of the car.

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

I think the future is online media tbh. There will always be magazines but I’d rather establish myself online, own my own content and work under my own brand than somebody else’s.

When i was a teenager in the 1980s there was one of these just round the corner from where I lived in a town on the periphery of Glasgow. It was exactly the same and I just thought it must be an early series Morris Minor?

I remember my first car, a 1961 A35 van bought in 1969 for £30! This had semaphores and in order to get the left hand one to come out, I had to lean over and bang the B post! Following that, in the 1970 s I had another couple of A30 / A35 s and then a Morris Traveller. Very reliable little cars for their time.

"Faceless cars on finance" this says it all. Thank you for another interesting video.

I so wish you managed to review something like a Jowett Javelin or Jowett Jupiter I love the Jowetts, they’re not very common or well known, but unusual looking, you would like them, it was fun riding in my uncles 1951 Jowett Javelin PC Deluxe a couple years ago

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

I’ll do my best for 2020 ❤️

Nice I love cars of this era, I have a 1953 Hudson Hornet Coupe myself.

I owned two Morris Oxfords. A near mint condition 1954, in grey, bought in 1964 for $50 USD. In 1969 I bought a yellow 1959 in perfect condition for $400 USD.. Both were beautiful cars. Thanks for the memories.

The thing I love about the upper level English cars from this time is that they had little options you could get that were just so perfectly Ms. Marple: the glove box. You could special order a pair of gloves to match the leather of the interior that a worker on the line would actually put into it for delivery. (I saw a pair of originals over here in the US a few years back in one that had been imported to Jamaica, {quiet squeal})

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

I didn’t know this! How absolutely lovely

@akr01364

4 жыл бұрын

@@idriveaclassic I don't know how long it was offered or how many came with it. But, they had a little Morris emblem on them and matched the leather exactly. That car was very low mileage and I'd imagine it was just too hot to wear them.

My aunt had the 54 oxford series 2 in Portugal when I was a little kid, in the British green color.

@idriveaclassic

4 жыл бұрын

She was a lucky lady

That MO seems so claustrophobic compared to the Series 2 Oxford that I had. It was very spacious, easily taking 6 persons with room to spare. It was powered by a 1500 B series engine, so it wasn't very fast, but was ideal for cruising at the national speed limit on a motorway. Despite the bench seat it was extremely comfortable, and was the only car I ever had where I was able to drive the 300 miles to our favourite holiday destination without having to stop half an hour to stretch my legs. I only stopped for petrol and the call of nature. If you can get hold of a series 2 or 3 it would be great, and I think an eye opener for you.