<VV> Hillman Imp (no Corvair)

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Seth's Notes inside!
 
Bill Strickland  writes:

Still  have a wire-wheeled, disc braked 1960 Morris Minor 1000 Traveler 
(woody  wagon) -- I have a "bud" that keeps after me to hot rod & restore 
it  -- last time it was moved, it ran and stopped under it's own power 
(the  stopping part is truly amazing, if you've ever owned BMC you  
understand).
 
The "ran" part is equally amazing!



Learned to drive in one of Dad's MMs and have always had or  owned one 
(also have a Bug-eye).  First car I "owned" myself was a  1960 Corvair.


My sister had a bugeye Sprite - I did the brakes on that one.


Hillman wagons were not uncommon in our local area -- were they  Manx's?


Actually, it was the "Hillman Minx"
 
My mother had a Minx Convertible - with a Hobbs' electric transmission.  
Typical British electrics, as well. If the battery wasn't fully charged, the  
engaging clutch wouldn't function, and you went nowhere! However, in typical 
 British fashion, you could remove a plug under the hood, turn it over and 
plug  it back in, and the clutch was now always engaged. Warm it up and pop 
it into  gear and drive on home!
 
I took my drivers test in that car, Very easy to parallel park!  -  Seth 
Emerson