FAMILY TIES
The very smart looking Clubman you see here started life on the demanding roads of Snowdonia, Wales, having been ordered by a Mrs Nellie Robinson, as Alex Moir explains: “I spoke to Nellie’s grandson, Garry. He said she was from Barnsley and tough as old boots. She lived in Snowdonia and bought it from her local dealer, GE Evans in Bontddu, near Dolgellau.” Nellie ordered her new 998cc Automatic Clubman in Glacier White for the princely sum of £811, with the automatic transmission adding £97 to the bill and a seat belt set at £8/10s, prior to discount.
”She was very late to driving from what I understand, in her 60s, and she was in her mid-80s when she decided to stop driving.” Nellie wanted her Mini to go to a good home so passed it on to her grandson Garry, as Alex continues: “He forced her to take money for it. Garry and his late wife, Pauline, who were based in Worcestershire, then ran it until 2007 when it failed its MOT spectacularly. They stored it in a garage for 10 years, thinking they’d get round to sorting it, but never did.” When Garry and Pauline had to move it necessitated the
