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The Businessman, The Buddhist and the Morris Minor
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 5:57 pm
by MColes
Just noticed this series of videos on youtube... has anyone else seen them?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIFRr71Z7OI
Re: The Businessman, The Buddhist and the Morris Minor
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 10:18 am
by santadawes
some nice looking Morris's there.
Re: The Businessman, The Buddhist and the Morris Minor
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 2:43 pm
by morrisminorbzh
Anybody know of the videos on the Nordisk Morris Minor site in Denmark ? (
www.morrisminor.dk)
Click on "ENGLISH" then "SRILANKA", there videos of Minors over there, would seem that there's another Businessman (Danish) and Buddists and Morris Minors. Interesting.
Re: The Businessman, The Buddhist and the Morris Minor
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 3:26 pm
by chickenjohn
Nice video! ***CRTITICAL COMMENTS REMOVED ***
Re: The Businessman, The Buddhist and the Morris Minor
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 3:28 pm
by MColes
chickenjohn wrote:Nice video!
Did you watch the whole series of them? Parts 1-4?
Can't disagree with your comment but at least they have/are developing the much need skills that this country seemed to loose a long time ago

Re: The Businessman, The Buddhist and the Morris Minor
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 3:30 pm
by chickenjohn
The skills are still alive and well in the UK- go on a college night school vehicle restoration course and you will be able to make many panels for yourself from sheet steel.
Re: The Businessman, The Buddhist and the Morris Minor
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 3:32 pm
by MColes
Aye, yes. Individuals have the skills, no denying that. Should have made myself clearer, what I meant was the car and spare part manufacturing industry has all but disappeared in the UK.
Re: The Businessman, The Buddhist and the Morris Minor
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 3:52 pm
by morrisminorbzh
morrisminor.dk is a useful address for spare parts for LHD Minors - got one or two bits from them.
Re: The Businessman, The Buddhist and the Morris Minor
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 6:08 pm
by chrisd87
It's a shame CW never got round to producing the full bodyshells he mentions in the film. If they had, perhaps more of the ~50,000 Minors that have been scrapped over the last 20 years (if his figure of 80k is correct) would have been saved. I wonder how many are still going in Sri Lanka too?
Also, anyone else notice the 47.7p/l petrol

Re: The Businessman, The Buddhist and the Morris Minor
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 6:17 pm
by MColes
chrisd87 wrote:Also, anyone else notice the 47.7p/l petrol

I was watching the videos with a friend and we both commented on it at exactly the same time

Re: The Businessman, The Buddhist and the Morris Minor
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 9:07 pm
by ptitterington
I just watched all 4, quite interesting, how long ago was it made as he is lots older than that.
I also had to have a little chuckel as its a massive advert for a Trader, which I thought was frowned upon.
Re: The Businessman, The Buddhist and the Morris Minor
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 9:23 pm
by MColes
ptitterington wrote:I just watched all 4, quite interesting, how long ago was it made as he is lots older than that.
It says 1991 at the beginning of the first video.
ptitterington wrote:I also had to have a little chuckel as its a massive advert for a Trader, which I thought was frowned upon.
I hadn't thought about that

Re: The Businessman, The Buddhist and the Morris Minor
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 12:41 am
by irmscher
Bring back british engineering

the trouble was we built them to last not like foreign rubbish
Re: The Businessman, The Buddhist and the Morris Minor
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:04 am
by LouiseM
ptitterington wrote:I also had to have a little chuckel as its a massive advert for a Trader, which I thought was frowned upon.
Commercial advertising or business information posted by a trader or business, or someone acting for a trader or business, would be contrary to the site T&C’s but as far as I’m aware Matt doesn’t own or work for the company in question, nor is he acting on behalf of the company (unless you know otherwise). Some might say that your signature could be considered to be more of an ‘advert’ for the company in question than clips from a 20 year old TV documentary!
And just a reminder to all that the T&C’s also state "You agree not to negatively criticise any individual, organisation, product or service" so I’ve had to remove a couple of critical comments from this thread.
Re: The Businessman, The Buddhist and the Morris Minor
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 8:04 am
by chickenjohn
I'd like to thank you Louise, for removing my critical comments (they were not really- just comments) about C Ware, thus ensuring that I abide by the Terms and Conditions (naugty boy that I am

) to see this video on the other Morris Minor Forum site, go to
http://morrisminorowners.co.uk/about316 ... highlight=
I really enjoyed the video though, and would like to say I totally agree with the "Durable car" concept and applaud Charles Ware's work in the 1970's and 1980's which practically kick started the whole Morris Minor scene.