Hagar's old Cars (Split from the May intro thread)

G'day Again,

Thought I'd start a new thread on this, to avoid a massive, pic-intense highjack.

zippyt wrote:

Morris Minors at the moment. I'm restoring a 1958 Model. I've previously done a late 50's Land Rover, 1970 Cortina and mucked about with Austin 1800s.

Hagar , post some pics !!!

Well, since you asked...

This is the current toy. I've done all the mechanical work and it's running and roadworthy. I'm working on some subtle mods to extract a bit more form the 37hp, 948cc engine. The bodywork is next, but as my budget is effectively $0, it'll be done slowly. Thankfully it'd been dry stored for 20 years, so I only have surface rust and a re-spray to deal with.
I still haven't decided on a gender or a name. Any suggestions would be welcome


This one was my first love. Pic taken Jan 15 1990 The day I got her. A 1970 MkII Ford Cortina, minus engine. A great project to learn on, cheap to run with acres of black vinyl inside. Man, I miss that car.

Cyclefrance wrote:

That was looking interesting until you mentioned the Austin 1800s....

Pic for illustration purposes only, obviously.

1800's are an irrational guilty pleasure, slow, heavy, un-conventional, ugly, valueless but beautifully engineered, masses of room inside and built like brick shithouses! I think, one of the most under-rated cars ever built. I'm yet to successfully convince anyone else of this, though.

Call her Daisy, she looks like a Daisy :) Just dont ask me for the paintjob I have in mind ;)

Nothing wrong with 1800's! I owned one.... for a day....the suspension died.

I blame the Dukes of Hazard.

A friend had a morrie, called it Marceau-marceau, the Morris Mimer.
Mum had several, a black one, a red one with green mudguards and a white convertible...

Found this one as running restoration project in New Zealand about 12 years ago....



1938 Hillman Minx

Sent it back to my father in the UK, he rebuilt it from the ground up.

Hi Hagar -- nice cars!

my mom had a '59 Anglia



we're these popular downunder?

We had a 1968 Toyota Corona (not as spiffy looking as the one in the picture). It ran forEVer -- near the end, you could look through the rusted hole in the floor and watch the road go by. We eventually sold it for $300 or something, to a newlywed couple who didn't have wheels and needed to get to their new jobs in Michigan (we're in Colorado). Apparently, it ran like a champ all the way across the country, and continued to serve them until its death a year or two later. The odometer rolled over so many times we lost count -- there could easily have been a million miles on that car. 500k for sure.

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Aw... my thread had a baby. :sadsperm:

Or ran away from home. ;)

barefoot serpent wrote:

Hi Hagar -- nice cars!

my mom had a '59 Anglia



we're these popular downunder?

Alas, no.

Maybe if they'd put this into production...

SWEET !!! I love old Brit cars !!!

mrnoodle wrote:

We had a 1968 Toyota Corona (not as spiffy looking as the one in the picture). It ran forEVer -- near the end, you could look through the rusted hole in the floor and watch the road go by. We eventually sold it for $300 or something, to a newlywed couple who didn't have wheels and needed to get to their new jobs in Michigan (we're in Colorado). Apparently, it ran like a champ all the way across the country, and continued to serve them until its death a year or two later. The odometer rolled over so many times we lost count -- there could easily have been a million miles on that car. 500k for sure.

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God, I miss this car.

It could easily figure in the best childhood memories thread. Dad drove, I rode shotgun, and my sister had the backseat to herself. We sang:

Give me some men who are Stouthearted Men
who will fight for the right they adore.

Start me with ten, who are Stouthearted Men
and I’ll soon give you ten thousand more, Oh!

Shoulder to shoulder and bolder and bolder
they grow as they go to the fore!

Then__there’s nothing in the world can halt or mar a plan,
When__Stouthearted Men__can stick together man to man!

I remember stopping by on the side of the road to watch a waterfall cascade down toward the road on a trip through the Blue Ridge Mountains. I found "gold" in a little pool! I learned what mica is and iron pyrite on that trip too.

The car was cozy, reliable, sufficient. It was white like the picture, and it had red interior. I want to say it was leather, but it was probably vinyl.

Good times. Good car.