Morris Minor Owners Club

Yes it was a Surrey Hills Branch visit with the West Sussex Branch joining us.

Fun fact, Gatwick Airport should really be a Surrey airport. The airfield (as it was then) was in the Surrey parish of Charlwood as the Surrey Aero Club pre-WW2. However, the county boundaries were redrawn (with much controversy) in 1974 and Gatwick Airport then found itself in West Sussex although the northern airport boundary now touches the Surrey boundary.

My great-grandparent's house is under the sprawl of Gatwick Airport having been demolished. What became the airfield was originally the horse racing racecourse.

The aviation museum is a fun half-day visit with lots of engines to look at for the more nerdy of us.

Stephen

Breakfast meet at the Sun Inn, Dunsfold, Surrey

Yesterday's Leicestershire Branch Rally at Quorn & Woodhouse Station of the Great Central Railway.
It was their Diesel Gala weekend, so plenty of activity going on. More images on the branch farcebook : https://www.facebook.com/groups/1498195 ... 982103277/

For those that don't know the story, the GCR between Leicester and Nottingham is currently split with a 500mtr gap in it's line.
It's a long tale and restoring requires a lot of new construction of bridges and embankments....

https://www.gcrailway.co.uk/about/reunification/

2 spotted at our local village show today.

Not spotted. My car "Xavier". I spotted the autumn light was beautiful. I was at the church, St Peter's, South Croydon to do some minor repairs to the bell tower door.

Stephen

The same photo put through AI to make a picture in the style of a Norman Wilkinson railway poster.

Stephen

Lovely!

The door lock and the boot handle have disappeared!

ManyMinors wrote: ↑Wed Sep 23, 2026 4:55 pm The door lock and the boot handle have disappeared!

Yes and some extra gravestones in the foreground have been added!

Stephen

So will AI replace artists, musicians, and actors? I’ve seen some Youtube videos from your side featuring the AI character Amelia, a purple haired girl that look very realistic. I think Hollywood is a little worried.

ManyMinors wrote: ↑Wed Sep 23, 2026 4:55 pm The door lock and the boot handle have disappeared!

You can't trust anyone anymore, even when at church

Beautiful van in Milford on Sea.

My 69 traveller in Imperia, Ligurien, italy, yesterday.

Very smart German registered Traveller, fortnight ago Ile de Re, France

Is it the same car/ owner?

Can’t see the aftermarket seat headrests in the second pic or the wheel balance weight in the first. Different???

I,m sure Nickol who's the first cars owner will answer soon

Also looks like the first traveler has a chrome or stainless sill threshold.
Over here we have paper back puzzle booklets that have two identical looking photos where the puzzle is to find the differences. My wife likes them, I find it’s time better spent on other pastimes like cursing at a Morris Minor.

59Elva wrote: ↑Mon Oct 19, 2026 8:49 pm Also looks like the first traveler has a chrome or stainless sill threshold.
Over here we have paper back puzzle booklets that have two identical looking photos where the puzzle is to find the differences. My wife likes them, I find it’s time better spent on other pastimes like cursing at a Morris Minor.

Seems like all those spot the difference books have rubbed off on you Bill

59Elva wrote: ↑Mon Oct 19, 2026 5:00 pm Can’t see the aftermarket seat headrests in the second pic or the wheel balance weight in the first. Different???

I too think different cars. The different seats, one has large rear mudflaps, different door mirrors, different colour coachline, different sill rails....
One appears not to have a key hole in the left hand door? I expect there are many more. The colours of both paint and wood finish look slightly different too but these are not always reproduced well in photos.