Who can resist this tomato red interior and the giant steering wheel the size of a truck's?!

HAM has been a terrific fun little car, and I have made friends wherever I've driven it - often hearing stories from people who grew up in British colonies and learned to drive in a Morris Minor like mine.

The Morris Minor came from Morris Garages, who also made the sporty MG's. Morris Minor, the British answer to the folks' wagon, discontinued production in 1971. The car came as Travelor (woody station wagon), 2- and 4- door saloon, convertible, and lorry (truck). Mine is a 4-door saloon, built in England and shipped (by The Morris Minor Centre on the Bath-Bristol Road) to me in Seattle in March, 1995.

Most Morris Minors now in the US were imported to Canada as new cars in the 50's and 60's. One advantage of the 1967 is that it is the newest model that does not have to undergo modifications to meet emission standards. Mine however was converted to run on unleaded fuel, and I don't believe it is much of a polluter anyway, given its 4 cylinders, even though it has the larger 1098 cm engine. The petrol tank holds just over 8 gallons of fuel. I think four people could easily lift it fully fueled.