£5,520
1950 Morris Minor MM Saloon Registration no. WXG 719 Chassis no. 49294 Engine no. 51649
Bonhams • UK • 20 Jun 2015
Market Position:
Lower Mid-Market
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£5,520
1950 Morris Minor MM Saloon Registration no. WXG 719 Chassis no. 49294 Engine no. 51649
UK • 20 Jun 2015
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1950 Morris Minor MM Saloon, owned by the vendor since 1989, boasts a resprayed Platinum Grey exterior with white coach lines and a very original interior. It has been maintained with attention to detail, including a major service in 2002, and comes with extensive documentation, though it has only covered around 7,000 miles in the last 26 years.
Condition
7
The car has been well-maintained by the vendor for 26 years, including a bare metal respray in the original factory color. It has been kept in a dehumidified garage and described as mechanically reliable and easy to maintain. Some reconditioning may be required.
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37,000 miles
49294
RHD
United Kingdom
Manual
WXG 719
1950
Auction
£5,520
1950 Morris Minor MM Saloon Registration no. WXG 719 Chassis no. 49294 Engine no. 51649
Bonhams • UK • 20 Jun 2015
Market Position:
Lower Mid-Market
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Description
Arguably the fondest-regarded of Britain's post-war saloons, the Alec Issigonis-designed Morris Minor was launched at the 1948 Motor Show.
It was the first post-war Morris design, featuring unitary construction, torsion bar independent front suspension, rack-and-pinion steering, and a four-speed synchromesh gearbox, and was powered initially by the company's proven and reliable 918cc sidevalve four.
This first-series (MM) Minor was first registered on 15th June 1950 and has just celebrated its 65th birthday in great shape.
The earliest MM cars, such as this one, have low headlights and a split windscreen (the lights were raised in later cars to meet US regulations).
This car also has the semaphore indicators ('trafficators') that always attract attention.
Just before production, but after a large run of chrome bumpers had already been manufactured, Issigonis decided to widen the vehicle by about 4".
The bumpers were therefore cut in half and a short painted spacer plate added, as...
Price Analysis vs Other Minor MM Saloons
£1,520
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£9,550
Median Price (Since 2020)
£28,125
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 9th May 2019
Latest MOT mileage:
37,358 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 10th May 2018, 37,358 miles
Failed
On 9th May 2018, 37,358 miles
There were 7 defects noted.
Fail:
- Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
- Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (3.7.B.5b)
- Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
- Nearside front brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)
- Offside front brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)
- Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
Passed
On 6th May 2015, 37,265 miles
There were 3 defects noted.
Advisory:
- Nearside Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
- Offside Front Vehicle structure has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2)
User Entered:
- Oil leak
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