My mother drove from Suffolk to Cornwall in one of these, in 1960 too. They were actually very good cars, my mother’s was gunmetal grey. No motorways in those days so we used the A303, and I remember well my first sight of Stonehenge. Actually, I saw a beautiful blue on near my home in Norfolk the other day, I was delighted and impressed by how smart the car was. Well do I remember washing my mother’s car and checking it’s oil and water every week; oh, it never went wrong. Thanks for the superb review.
I had one of these about 15 years ago but sadly it was destroyed by fire. They do have quite a modern feel, they were intended as the replacement for the Morris Minor but then BMC realised that it didn't need to be replaced!
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When I was 8 years old, one my school mates dad,had one of these,same color scheme sometimes he would pick us up at school.🇵🇹🇺🇸 being in Portugal it was a left hand drive.
Why they put a Minor rear axle in with a 1500 cc engine, I don't know, 3.72 diff eased the strain a bit but I managed to destroy 2 rear axles, [Parts man said minor and major axles had different part number, but I don't believe it]
Yes they did the half shafts were stronger than the Morris minors but diff were the same used to but minor 1000 diff in as there was more about to destroy the pinion gear that is what my 1902cc MGB Engine did to them.
@@adoreslaurel No I put a MGB Engine in a Riley 1.5 I broke the half shafts a few times and a couple a Differentials. The Morris minor half shafts fit in to the Riley ok and the diffs go in put the half shafts are weaker then the Rileys ones and break so use half shafts from Wolsey 1500 or Riley 1.5 in a Morris minor and they will lost longer that is why the difference in part numbers it's for the stronger shafts hope it helps you. Jeff
@@jeffmee763 Thanks for that, unfortunately it is now a history lesson from my youth, I had a Mk 1 MGB for 10 years from 72 to 82, however I drove a cousins late model Healy Sprite back in 83 and enjoyed it more than the "B". Just felt nicer.
My mother drove from Suffolk to Cornwall in one of these, in 1960 too. They were actually very good cars, my mother’s was gunmetal grey. No motorways in those days so we used the A303, and I remember well my first sight of Stonehenge. Actually, I saw a beautiful blue on near my home in Norfolk the other day, I was delighted and impressed by how smart the car was. Well do I remember washing my mother’s car and checking it’s oil and water every week; oh, it never went wrong. Thanks for the superb review.
I had one of these about 15 years ago but sadly it was destroyed by fire. They do have quite a modern feel, they were intended as the replacement for the Morris Minor but then BMC realised that it didn't need to be replaced!
My first car at sixteen years old ,beautiful .electric petrol pump in boot .crank start also
Such a beautiful car!
You probably dont care but if you're stoned like me during the covid times then you can watch pretty much all the new movies and series on InstaFlixxer. I've been streaming with my gf during the lockdown =)
@Miles Isaac Yea, I have been watching on instaflixxer for since december myself :)
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When I was 8 years old, one my school mates dad,had one of these,same color scheme sometimes he would pick us up at school.🇵🇹🇺🇸 being in Portugal it was a left hand drive.
love these cars . camera needs to be slower movements I started to feel sea sick.
Great little motor, but I wish the guy would stay close to the mike to talk.
Hate to correct you Danny but the car is a RILEY 1.5. Other a Wolsley
Hi Richard…..apologises I thought I referred to the car as a Riley 1.5, not a Wolseley 1500 in the video. I do mix them up rather a lot however!
Grommets in the doors?...this vehicle would have had wing mirrors...now there is no mirrors at all...why ?
Paul Evans the previous owner was blind and didn’t require mirrors....
@@bradleyjamesclassics I think you will find con & use regs require two rear facing mirrors even for a car of this vintage?
steve williams - I don’t this is a legal requirement. However the car has ‘clip on’ rear view mirror on the door frame now
It would have had wing mirrors and also lettering on the front wings (I have the same year and colour - leaf green).
Why they put a Minor rear axle in with a 1500 cc engine, I don't know, 3.72 diff eased the strain a bit but I managed to destroy 2 rear axles, [Parts man said minor and major axles had different part number, but I don't believe it]
Yes they did the half shafts were stronger than the Morris minors but diff were the same used to but minor 1000 diff in as there was more about to destroy the pinion gear that is what my 1902cc MGB Engine did to them.
@@jeffmee763 Wow, you put an MGB engine into Morris Minor?, but I guess the MGB axle set up was too wide to clear the guards.
@@adoreslaurel No I put a MGB Engine in a Riley 1.5 I broke the half shafts a few times and a couple a Differentials. The Morris minor half shafts fit in to the Riley ok and the diffs go in put the half shafts are weaker then the Rileys ones and break so use half shafts from Wolsey 1500 or Riley 1.5 in a Morris minor and they will lost longer that is why the difference in part numbers it's for the stronger shafts hope it helps you. Jeff
@@jeffmee763 Thanks for that, unfortunately it is now a history lesson from my youth, I had a Mk 1 MGB for 10 years from 72 to 82, however I drove a cousins late model Healy Sprite back in 83 and enjoyed it more than the "B". Just felt nicer.
@@jeffmee763 Yep, I broke a pinion too, on a standard car..
Poor camera work and sound,makes me dizzy........goodbye.