why dont u want a 1000 any more

I guess that all things are relative & as the supply of good 1200 Coupes dries up, many will come to realise that $3,000 for one suddenly becomes cheap. I think that we all suffer from this problem. I passed on the chance to buy a couple of spare '33 coupe bodies because i didn't want to spend the money, or find the space to store them.
It's only recently that i have realised that we can identify only about 22 of them & if we allow for another 3 as yet undiscovered ones, that adds up to about 25 of this particular body, that exist in the world.

I wish i had spent the money now as the sum that the Yanks are prepared to pay for one will go a long way towards building the whole car.
Does this amount to the recognition of the benefit of foresight..............in hindsight.
Damn right.

Moral of story?
Try to figure out what it is that you REALLY want. Don't get too involved in "fads"

Try to find the best example that is available & be prepared to pay an honest sum for it. This often saves a lot of grief & money trying to source parts to replace missing or damaged stuff as well as costs linked to the repair of rust & collision damage. Good straight rust free cars cost the most to buy, but the least to repair.

Happy car hunting. Its a passtime that i have not given up on all my adult life. I love it.
Chris

Im not going to go spend $3000 for a Datsun 1200 and i doubt anyone would in stock form.

Im looking dont you worry. Which ever comes up first cheap is what ill get be that Morris Minor or 1200 or 280zx.

Gosh, My first car was a Singer Gazelle with a Sunbeam rapier engine fitted . I rolled it onto its side after about 3 months and it didnt even dent it much, just scratched the paint a lot

I used to do burn outs on the tiny Goodyear G8's (cause every one used them). I had a Commer van diff (4.9) fitted and it would light em up, but run out of puff at about 70mph throught the twin solex carbs!

A good A12 would make it look primitive.

B310GX
Ahhhh, it IS you.
First up, i gotta say a big thank you for the help you gave me that day. It was really appreciated. I came back looking for you as i figured the least i could do was to shout you a cola or something, but i couldn't see you anywhere.
I still owe you one & your help was very much appreciated.

Now, as for the eighties, I dont remember the stock 60's car scene, but i do remember all sorts of conversions that amounted to a total waste of effort, like FJ Holden engines in Austin A40's & Simca Aronde's. I actually went for a ride in a Vedette powered Lo-Lite Morris. The engineering was not up to todays standards & it was a scarey ride for that reason alone. Hell, only mummys boys wore seat belts & REAL CARS didn't have them. That made it doubly scarey.
My B10 was my transport car & my Dodges were my life. They still are to a large degree.

As i had writen before [9th entry in this thread] i had a Morris as my first car. It cost me 50 quid & my thoughts don't bear repeating. I had the rear springs reset to lower it 2" & the front torsion bars were reassembled to lower it a similar amount. With 4 stud Falcon wheels & new Goodyear G8 crossply tyres it looked OK at the time, but it had all the performance of a crippled slug. My stock 1000 would blow it away on 3 cylinders & i loved it. [still do]

I plan to go to Taree to pick up a new Coupe front apron panel this week [$5.50] so i will see about the rear of the coupe when i return. Thanks again for your help,.... both of you.
Chris

yeah! 1200's to fard to find

www.ozdat.com
www.tradingpost.com.au
www.datnet.org
www.autorader.com.au

more 1200's on these's sites than u can poke a stick at......for all types of budgets

hey dodgy,do you remember the eighties,when it was consider 'cool' by the yuppies to have a sixties car,preferably stock,restored to original condition.big waste of money.morris minors are like that,you have to change the engine,gearbox,rear end,suspension,brakes & interior just to make them close to a stock 1200.some people don't know any better .the best thing, i suppose,was the rack & pinion steering,but who knows how well that was made,either. ps you still haven't come back for the back half of that 1000 coupe yet.

Now here's a thought.

If what you want really IS a "real" old school Morris Minor, then think "Q ship" which is what we called them back then. The good ones had Ford V8 60's in them or the french made Simca Vedette V8 which was pretty much the same thing. Use a late gearbox etc, but these smaller versions of the Ford V8 side valve were actually quite popular at one time & their availability in Australia is better now that ever as the historic speedcar racers used them. Speed equipt. is also still available for them brand new. Now that really is an "old school" car.

Mmmmmm Q. ship.
Chris

An A series engine in a mini sounds interesting, but since minis are FWD wouldnt it only get a small power increase unless you converted it to RWD? . if i were to put a Nissan engine into a small european car it would be a old Chevette hatchback, has anyone ever done this before? im seriously considering doing this as i have recently sold my 120y and can get hold of a body of a Chevette hatchback easy.

Karl

Mazdz626
Did i read correctly?

"Datsun 1200's are TOO HARD to find?"

These sound like the words that i would expect to come from someone who couldn't find his buttocks with both hands.

Bloody hell, i'm chasing bits for a car that had a total production run in Australia of not more than about 100 at best, & more than likely, not more than about 60, & was discontimued in production almost 72 years ago. I have three of them & i still occasionally turn up with parts.

Datsun 1200, hard to find? Unbelievable. Pick up a copy of your major metro newspapers, trading post, [also on-line] & start asking anybody who will stand still long enough to hear your request. The best way to find a car is to LOOK.

To B310GX
The use of the name Morris Minor, & the word "Classic" in the same sentence seems to be a contradiction in terms. They were a car that did a job,..... just,...... so lets not get carried away here.
Chris.