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TA 6906

Model: 1961 Morris 850

History: The oldest continuously registered Mini in Tasmania

Regular readers may recall me straying from the comfortable bosom of long-term Land Rover ownership in allowing an orphaned 1961 Morris 850 to move in. Incredibly, it hasn’t turned out to be the disaster I’d first anticipated. In fact, it has been quite the opposite, with the delightful Mk1 having now dethroned our Range Rover Classic as my preferred daily driver. Being lighter on fuel and much nimbler than our beloved Solihull

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