Corgi VA08303.(C) Morris Minor pick up in sandy beige

This item has a limited edition certificate included Issigonis' first masterpiece, the Minor, was launched in 1948, before BMC were formed and initially utilised the well-proven Morris 918cc side-valve engine. It received the 803cc A series Austin designed engine in 1953, only a year after Austin's merger with Morris had created BMC. Three years later the larger 948cc engine was substituted and the definitive variant, modelled here, was known as the 'Light Commerical Vehicle' or 'LCV' and was built with a chassis aft of the cabin, so that a variety of bodies could be fitted.