Kevin Keebler

MORRIS MINOR PICK-UP

Long-time Morris Minor fan Kevin Keebler is no stranger to little cars, having worked on the model for years as the ‘single hand’ in Single Handed Auto Restoration. He is also a regular visitor to The Little Car Show in Pacific Grove. “I’ve owned the Minor for about five years, after buying it from the original owner’s estate,” says Keebler. “His brother negotiated the deal. It had been sitting in the back of a workshop for 35 years. I’ve recommissioned it and fitted the drivetrain from a 1969 Sprite, but kept the body the same in homage to its first owner. It’s only original once!”

Keebler’s pick-up is one of only 500 or so to have been imported to the United States, and rather fewer thought to survive. It’s the third Minor shown at the event by Keebler, who is well-known in the Morris community: “People are lining up to have me work on their cars, and some that I’ve restored are even here today. I’ve loved Morris Minors all my life.”