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    ASSESSING THE MINOR

    Dec 30, 2019 6 minutes
    REPORT AND PICTURES: SIMON GOLDSWORTHY

    Last issue, we introduced our new Morris Minor project, a 1967 two-door saloon bought for £3350. Being over 40 years old and unmodified, it had been exempted from the MoT inspection, but was on the road and drove the 70 miles home very nicely indeed. However, it is now time to take off the rose-tinted buying goggles and get serious about assessing its condition.

    This will ultimately lead to a voluntary MoT, but first I wanted to get fellow journalist and long-time friend, Russ Smith, to give it a once over. Obviously it would have been preferable to have taken Russ to inspect the Minor before agreeing to buy it. Partly that’s because he is so much better than I am at staying objective when viewing a potential purchase, but mainly because he is a genuine Morris Minor expert. However, time had been of the essence and if I wanted this particular car (and I

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