Not Sold | 1968 Austin Minor 1000 6cwt Pick-Up

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Not Sold (Est: £12,500)

1968 Austin Minor 1000 6cwt Pick-Up

United Kingdom • 7 Jun 2014 • Lot 340

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This is a rare 1968 Austin Minor 1000 Pick-Up that underwent a ground-up restoration in the last decade. Finished in green with black vinyl seats and wood decking, it's been admired at classic car shows and comes with a V5C registration and a MoT certificate expiring in 2014.

Condition

7

The listing states the car has been subject to a ground-up restoration within the last ten years and has been taken to classic car shows, suggesting it is in very good condition. The description also mentions it is a usable and reliable vehicle.

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Transmission:

[Transmission]

Chassis No:

AAV6250718

Odometer:

24,702 miles

Reg Number:

YRA349G

RHD/LHD:

RHD

With Austin and Morris both being part of BMC, the Minor-based Morris commercials were also marketed as the Austin 6cwt and Austin 8cwt, with a closed van and open pick-up version of the Minor being built from 1953 until the end of production in 1973.

They were designed for commercial use with small businesses in mind, although many made their way to larger corporations.

The van version was popular with the Post Office, with the early version of these (to around 1956) having rubber front wings, to cope with the sometimes unforgiving busy situations in which they were expected to work.

Both the van and the pick-up differed from the monocoque construction of the Saloon and Traveller variants, by having a separate chassis.

They also differed in details such as telescopic rear dampers, stiffer rear leaf springs and lower-ratio differentials to cope with the heavier loads.

The commercial versions were initially marketed as the Morris Quarter Ton Van and Pick-up, with a Series III desig...