1948 Morris Minor [MM]

1948 Morris Minor [MM] in Niagara, Movie, 1953

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Background vehicle

Author	Message
Fatt Matt 2007-07-14 20:12	Interesting that this is the old shape, it was US lighting standards that led to the Minor having it's headlights above the wings so there won't be many Minors of this type in the USA, where this movie is set. I'm willing to bet it wasn't saved from the scrapheap which is a shame.
G-MANN 2007-07-14 20:12	Where are you from, Fatt Matt?
Fatt Matt 2007-07-14 20:20	I'm from Coventry, England's own motor city, at least it was in the past, Mind you, so was Birmingham, Manchester and Dagenham!
DAF555 2007-07-15 09:08	Fatt Matt wrote Interesting that this is the old shape, it was US lighting standards that led to the Minor having it's headlights above the wings so there won't be many Minors of this type in the USA, where this movie is set. I'm willing to bet it wasn't saved from the scrapheap which is a shame. Most of the film is on the Canadian side of the border where it´s more common with british cars. Don´t know if this first type of Minor reached the US at all?
Alexander 2007-07-15 14:25	DAF555 wrote ... Don´t know if this first type of Minor reached the US at all? Exports to the US started in 1949, but already with the raised headlamps that were generally introduced in 1951.
Fatt Matt 2007-07-15 20:42	You're right, it was the headlight thing that got me. If this film was shot in Canada that explains a whole heck of a lot!! Cheers, DAF555.