Morris Minor Owners Club

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

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

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

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

Pm sent sebastian.

Sorry, meant email sent!

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

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'....

SteveClem wrote: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.

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

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

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

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

I thought we weren’t allowed to get political

Oh I thought it was about the tracking!

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

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

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 .....

Where's the pic?

Mary, it is on the twitter feed referred to:

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

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