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Chassis #: MAW51024618

1,275 cc OHV inline four-cylinder engine, four-speed manual transmission, torsion bar independent front suspension, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes. Wheelbase: 86"

- British icon with custom touches
- Excellent performance from twin-carb engine
- Timeless Morris Minor Traveler

With the Morris Minor firmly ensconced as an icon of 1950s-60s British motoring, it is easy to forget just how revolutionary the model was at its introduction. Rack and pinion steering and torsion bar independent front suspension were incredibly forward-thinking for a family sedan in 1948. The fact that the Minor remained in production for more than two decades made them seem commonplace. In fact, the car’s designer, the talented Alec Issigonis, had intended it to be even more remarkable, with a horizontally opposed engine. An existing L-head unit from the Morris 8 was used instead.

Saloon, tourer and estate car variants were offered, the latter, a wood-sided car named “Traveler,” becoming perhaps the favorite. The most significant change in specification occurred in 1952, when the Morris merger with Austin made the new “A-series” overhead valve engine of the Austin A-30 available. Although of smaller displacement, the new engine developed slightly more power. It, too, would prove to be one of the longest-lived of powerplants.

This Morris Minor Traveler, a right-hand drive import, has been treated to mild customization of interior upholstery and exterior wood. The engine has been upgraded with twin SU carburetors. Restored in 1997, it shows just over 21,000 miles on the odometer and comes with a file of pertinent records. The battery was new in April 2010.