Morris Minor Owners Club

Not seen this Minor out and about before:-
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp34vg547eyo

Full view, is it a Woodies converted traveller?

I bought a Series II from a UKIP candidate a couple of years ago.

Bill_qaz wrote: ↑Sun Apr 20, 2025 4:24 pm Full view, is it a Woodies converted traveller?
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No, its a wooden top in converted woody.

https://www.morriswoodwork.co.uk/morris-pickup/

I meant a conversion like above link from Woodies the company.

moggiethouable wrote: ↑Mon Apr 21, 2025 8:04 am

Bill_qaz wrote: ↑Sun Apr 20, 2025 4:24 pm Full view, is it a Woodies converted traveller?
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No, its a wooden top in converted woody.

He went to my school. Never drove my Minor though! Clue: Shackleton went to my school

Bet Earnest spent more time camped in Clacton than Farage the mirage.

Shackleton spent most of his time in the Antaractic doing rather than blustering. Scott=everyone died. Shackleton=everyone survived.

The story of Shackleton's boat journey is well worth reading.
Once started hard to put down.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyage_of_the_James_Caird

philthehill wrote: ↑Mon Apr 21, 2025 6:42 pm The story of Shackleton's boat journey is well worth reading.
Once started hard to put down.

Agreed. It is probably the single most courageous and skilful act of navigation that is known to man. That is not an exaggeration. I used to sit in the cloisters next to the tiny little boat the "James Caird".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyage_of_the_James_Caird