Morris Minor Owners Club

Yes Phil, hadn't been to one for donkeys years. Quite a disappointment.

Called at one today. I used to go there years ago.
All modern stuff, mostly looking like you could drive it away. Electronic stuff died, I suppose. And a few crash write offs. Useless for classics.

That was naughty of them

If they're not pulling out in front of you, they are 6 inches off your back bumper! Yes, I think they are expecting you to be limited to 25 mph. Even sensible people can have the wrong idea. Took a friend out in my Traveller a few weeks ago and he was surprised how well it coped in modern traffic.

Yes, so the world has gone mad. Best way to cope is a good shrug of the shoulders and a pint of proper beer! Oh, and a run out in the Morris...and ignore the political news,of course.

Sorry, 'too refined'

Ours are girls and far to refined to adopt that pose.

I worked in the coal mining industry for most of my life and there is a naturally smokeless fuel. Anthracite, only found in South Wales UK wise, at least in commercial quantities. Still releases fossil CO2 when burnt though.

No jet lag going in that direction anyway

Has the forum been off for a while, or is it a problem at my end?

However large and palatial a garage,it will never be big enough... we had a huge modern agricultural building at our last place and I filled it in no time

The trouble with varnish is that when it cracks water can get trapped in the wood underneath. Rot can then start pretty quickly. Ideally the wood needs to be able to 'breathe' and there are various preferences, mostly using various types of wood oils. Danish oil is good if the car is garaged,but isn...

Having just read the post by Win regarding reading the Daily Mail at the family planning clinic reminded me of many years ago when the then Mrs B persuaded me to have a vasectomy. After many doubts I finally summoned up the courage and made an appointment for the procedure. This was duly carried ou...

I suppose it's all about using common sense, an attribute that seems to be getting rarer...

Glad you are enjoying the Traveller. At the risk of reigniting a regular discussion,I suggest that you avoid varnish on the wood...

When I started work in 1974 both of my colleagues had Marinas. Nice big practical cars. Trouble was we were located next to the coast in Northumberland and the salt spray caused serious corrosion within a year or so. It looked especially bad on the white saloon!

A seriously beautiful car...and a lovely location!

Looks like lots of elbow grease was required too! Great result

Don't worry Les, I spent 10 minutes this afternoon looking for a pencil that I found behind my ear.