Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and
manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,649 pages of
information and 247,065 images on early companies, their products and the
people who designed and built them.
Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and
manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of
information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the
people who designed and built them.
Post-war successor to the famous Morris Minors of the inter-war years, the 1950 Minor is claimed to be the small car interpretation of a big car specification. There is every justification for this assertion, for the engine embodies years of experience, while the rigid, all-steel body and chassis, constructed in one unit, is in the modern style. The body lines also have been designed to lessen air drag and give that pleasing new look so popular today.
The interior appointments of the Minor are also in keeping with the car's good looks, as will be seen in the photograph of the facia panel, with grouped instruments, locker and full-width parcels tray.
There is also available a Convertible body style, with all-weather equipment and winding glass windows in the doors instead of the detachable side-screens of yesteryear.
ENGINE. Type: 8 h.p. Cylinders: 4. Bore X Stroke: 57 mm. X 90 mm. Maximum b.h.p.: 24 at 4,400 r.p.m.
PERFORMANCE. Maximum speed in excess of 60 m.p.h.
DIMENSIONS. Length: 12 ft. 4 ins. Height: 5 ft. Width: 5 ft. 1 in. Wheelbase: 7 ft. 2 ins. Track: 4 ft. 2.25 ins. Weight: 1,646 lbs. Fuel capacity: 5 gallons. Tyre size: 5.00 X 14.
BRAKES. Lockheed Hydraulic.
PRICE. £299 plus £83.16.1 Purchase Tax. Total: £382.16.1