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Re: Spotted today.

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A couple more photos from Kop Hill - including the mad 400bhp Cosworth Minor!
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For those who don't know, Kop Hill Climb is a modern re-enactment of an early hill climb on a public road which has been allowed to take place each year in recent times. The event is very successful and raises money for local charities. It attracts a great variety of cars of all types and ages and is a fabulous day out. Kop Hill is in Princes Risborough, at the foot of the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire.
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Shiny pale blue at 10:00 going up Ruby Street ( Denton ) Today 29/09.
Are you local?

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Spotted today north Hastings, E. Sussex… been there for yonks apparently!
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Re: Spotted today.

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I think that is an ex Panda Car :wink:
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On a Brian James trailer :tu1:

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At Malvern today[ a morris vanattachment=0]20221016_120202.jpg[/attachment]
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Those front wings look to be the rubber type much favoured by the Post Office way back.
My first experience of rubber wings was on a Morris 8 ex postie van way back. I had to do some work at the front of the van and lent on the wing for support. The wing collapsed inwards and sent me flying. Was always careful after that to make sure what material the front wings were made from :wink:

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ManyMinors wrote: Sat Oct 15, 2022 11:27 pm I think that is an ex Panda Car :wink:
Yes, it is indeed a panda car. Part of a run of cars belonging to the Metropolitan Police.
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In Caversham, while I was on vacation from the USA last week. Very tidy car, and an MMOC member. The only Minor I spotted in 10 days (although granted I mostly travelled by train).
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Spotted a couple of weeks ago in the Ponsonby area of Auckland, New Zealand whilst we were on a touring holiday. Sorry for the poor quality but it was taken from a moving coach. The coach driver, who is looking for a Morris Minor Traveller to buy having just finished the restoration of his second Model T Ford, was on Morris Minor lookout duty and would call out when he spotted one. We saw a few, including some 'utes', but failed to get decent photos of any others.
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Castle Rock wrote: Sat Oct 15, 2022 10:28 pm Spotted today north Hastings, E. Sussex… been there for yonks apparently!
I drive past that car every day and it has indeed been there for years, just parked at the side of a main road.
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Saw these a couple of days ago,

They are both owned by the royal family of Muwar "Udaipur", they are on display along with several other mainly American cars and trucks,

The number plates starting RJ indicate they are Rajasthan registered,

Unfortunately I couldn’t get any closer to get any better pictures,

We were told that all the vehicles were in running order and did still get used from time to time,

The entry fee was approx. £4 each, can’t remember the last time I got in anywhere for £4.....

the number plates on both Morris start RJ indicating they are Rajasthan registered, in fact most of the cars in the collection were registered RJY and then a number with one very early Rolls Royce being registered RJY3, I asked if this was like a private plate as we would have here, but was very politely told by the guide that "no it wasn't a form of private plate it was in fact the third car to be registered in Rajasthan"

If you look at the picture of the info plaque you will notice that the low light is called a tiger, I guess it’s an interpretation error.

More info can be found by searching "the palace udaipur classic car collection"

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From the Philharmonia Orchestra mail shot today!
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While on holiday in Itchenor Caravan Park - one of the residents daily drive . . . Needs a lot of TLC :cry:

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It's certainly got patina !
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spotted a green Traveller LAP 435E on the back of a truck near Cherwell Valley Services on the M40 yesterday. according to the dvla been off the road since 1990/1 so hopefully going for restoration.
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Spotted in one day a green 4-door and a hand sprayed metallic pink 2-door - both "J" reg
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'50 Low-light with 918 Side-valve engine,
'51 High-light with Side-valve 918 engine,
'55 4-dr with 803 engine,
'56 Traveller with 1098 engine.
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Spotted today in Walton (not by me, but a good non Morris friend :lol:). Looks like a member too!
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Looks like it can climb very steep hills :D
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