by HoTWire
4. March 2008 03:24
Almost nothing can give more satisfaction than alliterative headlines. Nothing that is except for some highly modified Morris Minors.
If there is one particular model of car that will be having a resurgence this year it will defiantly be the humble Morris Minor. Not only is it celebrating its 60th birthday, but it seems there is an arms race on in the modifying community to turn out Morris Minors of epic proportion.
There are a few already floating around John Beardmore's Fiat Twincam powered hill climber is already the stuff of legend
Along side that we have Retro Rides forum member MotherOfGod's wicked black creation
Here it is in action.
There are another couple of wild builds joining them this year. Cliff B's 200SX/Minor hybrid has been famous since forever, it is possible it'll be finished this year, but we know he isn't going to rush things to just keep his waiting public happy.
Recently the other half of the Beardmore Brothers, Robin, started building a new Minor. This project has finally broken cover and now has a build up page on the Beardmore's site. It's a Minor/MX5 hybrid, in much the same way as Cliff's car it is requiring a lot of fabrication, will it be out and about this year? The build up is looking promising.
So there we have a handful of high powered Minors, but where are the custom ones? Surely whatever works on a Beetle will work with a Minor? They are cheap and plentiful, easy to work on and have a great owners club who are supportive of the modifying side of their hobby. What’s not to love? What else is lurking out there ready to pounce?
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