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UK National Rally 2019 – 1972, Vanden Plas Princess, 1300 Mark III
Chris is fast becoming a serial ADO16 collector and this 1972, Mark III Vanden Plas Princess 1300 became his ninth earlier this year...
...extensive restoration work was required; essentially a solid car but requiring welding repairs to the front and rear valences and a number of other outer skin areas before a full body spray was undertaken. A better set of seats were fitted but there is still work to be done on the interior.
Never one to just drive from A to B, Chris always enjoys a detour and is very pleased this Vanden Plas has the more engaging manual gearbox rather than automatic as is often found on this ADO16 variant. The car is finished in Glacier White with a Navy interior.
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Mexico Independence Day
Today we celebrate Independence Day of the United Mexican States (Día de la Independencia) with a wonderful advertising image which we believe was used in Mexico for the MG 1100 in 2-door guise...
...finding a surviving example is rather special, particularly so given the condition of this 1966, MG 1100.
How about a Vanden Plas Princess 1100 though – there’s one of those too in Mexico!
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UK National Rally 2019 – 1965, Morris 1100 – another one!
The second 1965, Morris 1100 at this year’s UK National Rally was driven by Ian...
...earlier this year Ian completed the main part of the car’s restoration following a lay-up spanning a few decades – with just 35,000 miles showing the Morris went into a garage lock up in 1986 and there it stayed until Ian purchased it!
The engine bay is yet to be addressed but otherwise the car is fabulous – Ian has so much to tell about this amazing treasure of a Morris 1100, just don’t ask him about those wheels!
Finished in Dove Grey with a Cherokee Red interior it is that interior which really sets this car apart; it is truly stunning and an absolute credit to Ian’s master craft; it certainly didn’t look so jaw dropping gorgeous a year ago!
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Lovely car
Our refurb place in central Birmingham claims to be able to match any powder coat colour. Thought everyone in the wheel trade knows what OEW is haha? At least they won't go rusty!
UK National Rally 2019 – 1965, Morris 1100
Dawn drove the 1965, Morris 1100 to this year’s UK National Rally...
...the car was purchased in 2012 when its original carpets were quite literally swimming in water but since then they have been dried out and are now in this fully restored car. There were four rusty door bottoms and many other rusty areas, however, with so many of the original features intact and the deeper structure proving to be very sound the car was actually an ideal candidate for restoration and is now one of the finest ADO16 examples to be found.
Finished in Smoke Grey with a Blue Grey interior, this was besides Black one of two grey options available in the limited colour range of the Mark I, Morris 1100.
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That is a beautiful Morris 1100, love that in my garage.
It was so cool being around these perfectly formed cars again! We brought along the ADO16s grand-child our 1994 Metro 1.1S of which for so be reason I can't seem to post a photo of.
My favourite car from our fleet, Ian keeps trying to turn me more towards the Dove Grey one 😂