Then and Now.......35 years of ownership

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Then and Now.......35 years of ownership

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I have been looking through old pictures. Then and now. The old pictures are 1995 I think (from the tax disc). I had owned the Morris for 6 years by then. The new photo is from the August 2024 Edenbridge and Oxted show. 35 years of ownership now. Poor old "Xavier" is very shabby these days but he plods on!

Yes it did have 11,092 miles on the clock back then!
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1969 1098cc Convertible “Xavier” which I have owned since 1989.

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Edenbridge and Oxted show August 2024.



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Cool photos. Not looking too shabby at all. :tu1:
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rocco wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2024 12:56 pm Cool photos. Not looking too shabby at all. :tu1:
Thank you. Looks ok from a significant distance!

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———and completely standard ? !!!!!

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les wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2024 2:35 pm ———and completely standard ? !!!!!
Yes other than a few tweaks completely standard. Original engine. Still positive earth with dynamo. Drum brakes all round, no servo, no additional gauges, no radio. Modern tweaks are: inertia real seatbelts (old belts wore out), rear seat belts (to attach the dog’s harness), LED headlights, electronic SU fuel pump, an RB106 voltage regulator with electronic internals, electronic ignition. I could very easily put the car back to absolutely standard if I wanted to.

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You have aged well too 8)
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simmitc wrote: Wed Sep 25, 2024 4:10 pm You have aged well too 8)
That's very kind of you Simon!

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