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On Thu, May 26, 2022 at 9:49 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> [picking self off the floor] I would never have pegged Grant Mann as a
> Morris Minor type of guy.
>
> On Wed, May 25, 2022 at 11:15 PM G Mann via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Well, that brings back a lot of memories.
> > Long ago, I started collecting a full set of Morris Minor cars. One of
> each
> > model and variant and restored them all to "as new". At the peak of this
> > OCD exercise I had 36. Sold them as a group and moved on to my next auto
> > adventure. [not a complicated car, so once your skill set was honed and
> you
> > had piles of spares {donor cars} a total rebuild did not take long.]
> > Likely the most complex build/restoration was the woody wagon version,
> that
> > required hand forming and fitting each wood piece. Very much on par with
> > doing a classic wood boat as for effort and time.
> > It looks like this convertible brought a handsome price.
> >
> > On Wed, May 25, 2022 at 9:57 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1967-morris-minor-6/
> > >
> > > I briefly owned a similar Morris Oxford sedan when I was in the Peace
> > Corps
> > > in the late 60s. These were quite common as Fiji was a British colony
> at
> > > the time. A very basic car, commensurate with my salary of $82/month.
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