OMG what has happened to this poor car!

[TerryG]

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-moto ... 1025868780



Some modified cars can look good, others look god awful. This is in the latter category.

[Martin Evans]

If there really is a V8 in there, the paintjob has still been overdone; if it's a 1098 etc, then eeeoorrrr

[JPB]

V8 my bottom!

Here the details:

Vehicle enquiry
The enquiry is complete.The vehicle details for ELB 789J are:
Date of Liability 01 09 2013
Date of First Registration 01 03 1971
Year of Manufacture 1971
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1098cc
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type PETROL
Export Marker N
Vehicle Status Licence Not Due
Vehicle Colour BLUE
Vehicle Type Approval Not Available

Still, at least it'll be cheap to run like a stock example.

[suffolkpete]

I think it's rather naïve of you to think that the DVLA has been notified of the change

[JPB]

I think it's rather naïve of you to think that the DVLA has been notified of the change

[mr rusty]

I read the description, strange there's no chassis or engine installation pics, but now I really want a "cheery bomb" exhaust.......... very Dr Strangelove!

[tractorman]

I see it's on eBay now and, unfortunately, it does have a 1098 engine!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/morris-monir- ... 3cd3d4a463

I won't add to that other than note that the seller has got the model wrong!!

[mr rusty]

Take away that ridiculous scoop, and the oddly positioned sunroof, and it could actually be made into quite a pretty 70's retro custom.....it's nice to know it isn't just some hacked off body panels on top of a spaceframe and V8.

[hobby]

Everyone to their own, to me it doesn't look any different to those things that "Fast 'n Loud" produce that many of you like, they all look like a pile of pooh in my eyes, even those with a decent paint job... Can't stand any mods of that sort myself, but it's down to personal choice and even if I think it looks as ugly as sin I wouldn't knock it...

Notice from the ebay advert that the tax finishes in 900 years time (2913), how does he know that the Gov are going to end free tax on older cars at that point?!

[JPB]

I see it's on eBay now and, unfortunately, it does have a 1098 engine!

It said as much in the Gumtree and Preloved ads too.

I'm thinking that returning to near stock might be an operation made impractical by the potential difficulty - for a novice - in replacing the Coupé style roof to a satisfactory standard, or maybe it's a good donor for a Convertible build? Do folk still do that?