Synopses & Reviews
The Morris Minor regularly tops the polls in the Classic Car press as Britain’s most popular classic car. The owner’s Club boasts 10,000 members in the UK. Other clubs worldwide have thriving memberships, too. STOP! Don’t buy a Morris Minor without buying this book FIRST! Having this book in your pocket is just like having a real marque expert by your side. Benefit from Ray Newell’s years of Morris Minor ownership: learn how to spot a bad car quickly and how to assess a promising one like a professional. Get the right car at the right price! Packed with good advice from running costs, through paperwork, vital statistics, valuation and the Morris Minor community, to will it fit in your garage and with your lifestyle? This is THE COMPLETE GUIDE to choosing, assessing and buying your dream car.
Review
The Motor Cycling Club, 24th May 2008
UK club newsletter
Circulation: approx 1000
Usually when Veloce Publishing sends me a book for review its size causes the postman to stagger and its price makes me think of second mortgages. This week’s offering though is different. It’s one of Veloce’s excellent Essential Buyer’s Guide series and is really down to earth in that it deals with the Morris Minor 1000 series, cars beloved by none other than our President and Entry Taker.
At just under $20 anyone contemplating buying one of these charismatic vehicles cannot afford to be without a copy and indeed it’s most useful reading for anyone contemplating the purchase of a classic car of any sort. It’s a mine of useful information on the marque giving details of every model and variation, good and bad points including possible failings and even where to obtain spares and service when all else fails. I must admit being amused by chapter one which is headed 'Is it the right car for you?' – A question I answered with an emphatic 'No' way back in 1949 after driving an early example. Despite that I still enjoyed this little book and recommend it to all.
Incidentally it always surprised me that so little was done by the Minor in competition when the A35, which looked more unlikely, did so well. There was one exception though and that was the well known 'Grannywagen' which lived in the back of the BMC Comp Shop at Abingdon and appeared in international rallies whenever someone noticed a hole in the regulations through which Pat Moss could drive it.
Review
Australian Classic Cars, April 2008
Review by Patrick Quinn
Australian magazine
Circulation: unknown
If you are on the lookout for a specific classic car, you can find yourself bewildered by the amount of information available. For some marques, there are books galore to read and also the advice that members of clubs happily provide. It can be confusing and sometimes it’s useful to have a reference source that cuts to the chase. That’s why I like this smaller format 'Essential Buyer’s Guides' from Veloce.
This month I had a close look at two new editions and, as a past owner, I was especially interested in the XJ6 guide. Each follows a similar format containing information on what it’s like to live with the model in question, values, differing models and using the car in modern times. Each book divides the crucial inspection into two. First, the 15-minute evaluation that tells you whether to investigate further or to just walk away and second, a lengthy and thorough inspection in which you go over everything. It’s clear that I bought my XJ6 with my heart and not my head. Each book then moves on to how you should buy the car, whether to restore or not, problems from lack of use and finally where to find parts and what clubs to join. Very useful little books, they make essential buying for owners, would be or otherwise.
Synopsis
The Morris Minor regularly tops the polls in the Classic Car press as Britain’s most popular classic car. The owner’s Club boasts 10,000 members in the UK. Other clubs worldwide have thriving memberships, too. STOP! Don’t buy a Morris Minor without buying this book FIRST! Having this book in your pocket is just like having a real marque expert by your side. Benefit from Ray Newell’s years of Morris Minor ownership: learn how to spot a bad car quickly and how to assess a promising one like a professional. Get the right car at the right price! Packed with good advice from running costs, through paperwork, vital statistics, valuation and the Morris Minor community, to will it fit in your garage and with your lifestyle? This is THE COMPLETE GUIDE to choosing, assessing and buying your dream car.
Synopsis
Don't buy a Morris Minor without buying this book FIRST! Benefit from Ray Newell's years of Morris Minor ownership: learn how to spot a bad car quickly and how to assess a promising one like a professional. Packed with good advice from running costs, through paperwork, vital statistics, valuation and the Morris Minor community. This is THE COMPLETE GUIDE to choosing, assessing and buying your dream.
About the Author
Ray Newell is an established authority on the Morris Minor having written extensively about them. Since purchasing his first car, a 1964 saloon for the princely sum of £117. 50 in 1974 he has owned almost every variant of the marque. Saloons, travelers, convertibles, vans, and pickups have all been in his collection at some stage during the past thirty years. Currently he owns a rare 1949 Series MM Tourer and has just acquired a 1954 Series ll van which he has imported from New Zealand. Ray is also the Secretary of the Morris Minor Owners Club, a position he has held since 1983. As such he is conversant with the Morris Minor scene and is well qualified to write this informative Buyer’s Guide.