Morris Minor Sedan Special Edition 1,000,000 1960 Pictures Gallery

"The Morris Minor was the first ever British production car the sell a 1,000,000 cars. The first one rolled off the production line in 1948 and the last in 1972 and many are still seen on the roads today being used as everyday transportation. The Minor going under the hammer came off the production line on 22nd December 1960. It passed into the National Union of Journalists in April 1961 to be used in their national fundraising campaign and was then subsequently auctioned live on television with the proceeds donated to The British Red Cross. It was "won" by Miss Susan George in Wales and the car was road registered as 1 MHU which is 1,000,000 in engineering terms. Ten years later, the vendor bought the car having seen it in Wales on several holidays. By this time, it had been repainted red and been involved in an accident and it was purchased as a restoration project. However, the new owner did not envisage the project to start 20 years later.

The car was fully restored to its original specification by Derek Smith, who is a lecturer in motor vehicle studies at Northbrook College, Worthing at a cost of about £15,000. It is now resplendent in its lilac colour which was only used for 349 special Morris Minor's which were badged as Morris Minor 1,000,000 to commemorate this historic sales achievement."
Sorce: Charterhouse

Morris Minor Sedan Special Edition 1000000 1960
Little Car Show Pacific Grove CA 2012

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Morris Minor Sedan Special Edition 1000000 1960
Little Car Show Pacific Grove CA 2012

Morris Minor Sedan Special Edition 1000000 1960
Little Car Show Pacific Grove CA 2012

Morris Minor Sedan Special Edition 1000000 1960
Submitted by John Voelcker 2010 Courtesy of Rick Feibusch

Morris Minor Sedan Special Edition 1000000 1960
Calistoga CA 2011
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