Borrowing a Minor

[sebpayne]

Hello all,

I'm a political journalist with the Financial Times newspaper in London - and a keen enthusiast of classic cars! I'm looking for someone who might be willing to loan me their Morris Minor for the next couple of weeks for a work assignment.

As you may have heard, there is a general election happening in the UK and I'm due to be traveling around the country to find what voters are thinking. I did this at the last general election in an old Mini Cooper (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQMCdfhHsdE) and felt a different classic British car would be better this time. I have always loved the Minors (particularly the Clubman) and it would be a lot of fun to drive around. Alas, our budgets do not stretch to purchasing and maintaining one out right.

I realise this is a big ask but thought someone here might be able to help. Please drop me a line at sebastian.payne@ft.com if so.

Best wishes, Sebastian

[shoebone]

Bit of a rare beast is the Morris Minor Clubman .............................

[firedrake1942]

Now Now! He is a journalist! How on earth would someone who researches things for a living know that it is called a Traveller.

[les]

Come on, give the guy a break, he sent a polite post, don't give him a false impression of the forum.

[SteveClem]

Pm sent sebastian.

[SteveClem]

Sorry, meant email sent!

[SteveClem]

Crikey. Looks like my trav might become famous...well with the FT reader.

[SteveClem]

My traveller is now down in London interviewing politicians with the Financial Times reporter.
Anyone not of a nervous disposition can follow its adventures on Sebastion Paynes twitter thing. He's calling it 'the minor election roadtrip'....

[liammonty]

My traveller is now down in London interviewing politicians with the Financial Times reporter.
Anyone not of a nervous disposition can follow its adventures on Sebastion Paynes twitter thing. He's calling it 'the minor election roadtrip'....

Fantastic! That was quick work!! Look forward to hearing about it.

[firedrake1942]

Now if it had been The Guardian .......

[SteveClem]

Well, looks like the old girl is getting a good workout and behaving herself. Lots of nice pics arriving.

[Mark Wilson]

I do hope your tracking is well set up. Too much of a swing to the right might be unfortunate......

[les]

There again veering to the left would leave one in the gutter!

[amgrave]

I thought we weren’t allowed to get political

[les]

Oh I thought it was about the tracking!

[firedrake1942]

AS me old mucker Oscar once said “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”

[woodiesenfrance]

Try being a non-French person living in France waiting to see if Le Pen gets in...
Nice Trav BTW! Have just included a piece about it in the French Club's Spring magazine

[firedrake1942]

Your poor Morris! I have Just seen a picture of Jacob Rees Mogg sitting in your passenger seat ! Still I suppose his name is nearly there .....

[woodiesenfrance]

Where's the pic?

[firedrake1942]

Mary, it is on the twitter feed referred to:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C-U8D2CXsAEB8sp.jpg

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