Unlocked the car, pulled the door handle, and it came right off the door - neatly split from around whatever it attaches to!
A real Frank Spencer moment. Then failed to break into the car for the next 30 minutes, being surprised at how resilient the Minor was to my attempts, until my wife arrived with a screwdriver, and scarily I was inside within a minute (and thats with no prior skills as a car thief!)
So the question is... how do I fix it! I had a look at some of the spares sites, and the (very expensive) handles they show have a lock in the handle - which is different from mine: the lock is on the door below the handle, which is just a lever (or more accurately now, a lever shaped piece of metal lying on the passenger seat)!
By the way, my wife insisted on staying until she heard the Minor start. As soon as she drove away it cut out (has never done that before) and wouldnt start again! Then I noticed that the choke cable felt funny, and it ran badly all the way home
When I popped the bonnet, the choke cable was fine, and I'm sure the Minor was grinning smugly at me - revenge on me for breaking a bit off!
