Previously I attempted to change the front driver’s-side parking-light bulb, only for for the glass to separate from the cap, which remained seized in place due to the obvious corrosion. As a result, I replaced the whole unit. Just another small job.
Based on the paperwork I received with the car I believe the mileage of 106649.2 to be correct as of 27th October 2015. Unfortunately however the Odometer can only record up to 99999.9 miles before starting over at 0 again, so here it displays only 6649.2.
Looking back at this one, this was just daft, and something that probably could’ve been easily avoided had I known more.
On 16th September 2015 I encountered my first breakdown requiring recovery. Again, at this point I knew absolutely nothing about how a car worked, or what made it go, so when I called roadside assistance and they told me it was a recovery job, as they believed it was a blown head gasket, I took them at their word… it actually turned out to be a blocked air filter, which could be replaced for around £5.
The paper air filter on the Morris Minor is situated right above the manifold/exhaust clamp, and if it’s not sealed correctly then there is a chance that the exhaust fumes are being sucked through the filter.
The filter was covered in soot, so after some research I replaced it and was on the road again.
On 13th September 2015 the purchase of the car went ahead, and ‘Molly’ the 1964 rose taupe Morris Minor was mine. First of all I had to work out how to start it!
The four door saloon was first registered in Kelvedon, Essex on 22nd January 1964, and has belonged to four owners prior to myself. The last owner, a Ms. Hall from St Albans had owned the car for the last 15 years.
On 3rd September 2015 I went to view what would soon become my first car, after finding it on a classic car auction site.
As it was fairly close to home, a friend of mine drove me to St. Albans in her 1974 Volkswagen Beetle.
I had a look around the car and couldn’t see anything immediately obvious that needed doing, although I wasn’t exactly sure what to look at on a car, especially one of this age.
The motor had an MOT, the owner took us for a spin around St Albans, and my friend -who claimed to have at least some experience in restoring classic cars- assured me it was in decent condition.
It seemed to drive pretty well, surely it wasn’t so bad!
As somebody with no mechanical or car-related knowledge at the time, I was relying on my friend’s advice to be fairly sound and at least based on something, but I later found out that this was completely incorrect, and it was more of a case of there not being much right with the car at all.
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