The iconic Morris Minor was in production for 23 years from 1948 until 1972, with 1.6 million sold. This famous and most British of family cars was the brainchild of Sir Alec Issigonis and available in 2 and 4-door saloon variants, a 2-door convertible, the Traveller estate car and commercial panel van and pick-up versions.

Available from the outset as a convertible (or Tourer), production spanned 3 series of cars - the Series MM, the Series II and the Minor 1000. The Minor 1000 series first appeared in 1956 with a major mechanical upgrade in the form of a new 948cc variant of the BMC A-Series engine with a heady 37 bhp on tap, mated to a revised gearbox and final drive, which endowed the car with better acceleration and top speed – now claimed to be 31.3 seconds (0-60 mph) and 75 mph respectively. Stylistically, the model was little changed, but did usefully gain a one-piece windscreen and larger rear window.

The Minor offered here is a genuine Convertible model from the early years of the Minor 1000 (also referred to as Series III), first registered new in the UK in December 1958. Whilst we have little in the way of detail regarding the cars history, it has clearly been the subject of extensive and thorough restoration work, with all aspects - mechanical, bodywork and interior having received attention.