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TA 6906

Model: 1961 Morris 850

History: The oldest continuously-registered Mini in Tasmania

With another MiniWorld Logbook deadline looming, I found myself actually praying that something would go mechanically wrong with our 850 in time for this month’s submission. Dr Google assures me there’s no such thing as ‘Munchausen Morris 850 syndrome by proxy’ but, convinced I was displaying what could only be the classic symptoms of such a disorder, I really should have sought a second opinion.

With just 36-hours remaining to file some meaningful copy, nothing on the Mini looked like snapping, shattering or dropping off without some inducement from me. Things were looking grim… or were, until the voice of a

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