Type: Morris Minor 1000 2 door Saloon
Production date: 8th October 1963
Colour: Dove Grey
| On the way back from picking
the
car up in London (May 2005) For Pictures, click here -> |
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| Pictures of the car when
arrived back
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| Work carried out to smarten up
the
car and MoT prep work started... For Pictures, click here -> |
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| More work carried out in
preparation for the MoT
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| Yet more work carried out in
preparation for the MoT!
MoT passed on 12th October 2005 without a retest! :o) For Pictures, click here -> |
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| Engine, gearbox &
propshaft swap
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Gracie was taken off the road on
18th July 2010
for some serious restoration work. For Pictures, click here -> |
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Engine removed, engine bay cleaned
and painted. Gracie generally tidied up. For Pictures, click here -> |
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Gracie's replacement engine is
getting tired, so her
original engine is being rebuilt after 125,000 miles For Pictures, click here -> |
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Gracie was taken off the road from
7th September until
8th December 2024 for some more serious restoration work. For Pictures, click here -> |
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Gracie's chassis leg developed a stress fracure, so it was replaced.
Also, later in the year, the radiator was replaced. For Pictures, click here -> |
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Gracie was invited to the NEC as she is a dual-personality car
So, the race is on to get her refreshed for showing in 19 days! For Pictures, click here -> |
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Gracie had a runing problem which I thought was
the distributor. It was a valve, so I replaced it. For Pictures, click here -> |
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Gracie's original differential finally gave up after
62 years and 263,000 miles! So, I replaced it. For Pictures, click here -> |
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Last updated: 6th May 2026
