1950 Morris Minor Low Light Business Coupe - Dashing

now i’m looking at the bottom photo and thinking an off-road look moggy jacked up would work with a set of knobbly tyres on it 🤣👍

back to the build it’s looking very “factory” as the lines etc are all there nothing always on the curves etc … well done


did you decide to stick with the later wings ?? i do like the lowlight and cheese grater grille look

As I mentioned in my last comment, I don’t like the crease in the original Minor guards. I had been looking for a set of Oxford guards to cut up for the headlight section, but with no luck, then I came across an Australian icon - the FJ Holden. One rusty guard. Just sitting it on I could see the potential









Next, a quick trim of the flanges so it sat a little closer








Then all in:













Finally, adding the XJ6 headlight back in:

Yep, that fender. Mostly luck, and a bit of care in where to cut. I had a feel that the top curve would come close to working, the rest was suck it and see. The original fender is under the blue one but with the top cut off. Once I'd sat it in place and could see it was plausible I trimmed a few cm off the inner edge of the FJ one and reshaped around the headlight until it sat nicely against the old guard inner edge and front, then tacked, trimmed, tacked, ensuring that the outside of the fender also sat flush with the remains of the original. The curves had to be forced a little to comply, but overall they behaved nicely, the only area that needs notable massaging is the last 10cm of the top to get the curve to blend better into the door. Once I'm happy I'll trim the original metal away and let the new metal in to flush.

I don't know how to shape metal with any skill, so I have to cut instead

My dashboard arrived today, attached to a whole, but sad looking approximately 1960 Vauxhall Victor.

I think that's the most solid F Type Victor I, or anyone else in the UK has seen, since approximately mid 1961.

I don't suppose you've space to keep it and a deals a deal, but these F Types could look great with a two door and chop routine. The missing floor is just the excuse you need ot sit it on the ground.

The dash deed has been done, and I think it went rather well

Sides of the Victor dash cut off at the seam and rear seam removed:


First dry fit shows promise:


The really scary work begins - Morris dash cut:





Another dry fit and the first tacks, using the original Morris air vents in the Victor dash top:








Dash ends are very lightly trimmed and tacked back on then onto the door:


Dash ends re-cut to open with the door:


Ignition key module moved to the centre of the dash, bolt-ons reinstated. The fit is quite remarkable, I am able to reuse all of the Morris dash support panels underneath, the steering column will bolt up to the Vauxhall dash with minimal effort, and the Consul Corsair indicator assembly should work too with a little tweaking. Lots of work to do but very happy with the viability and where it will go. Just got to work out where to relocate the door handles to.

That's cool!