MINOR ADVENTURES
Nov 10, 2021
5 minutes
WORDS TONY WATTS
PHOTOS
OWNER/GETTY IMAGES/UNIQUE CARS ARCHIVES
There’s plenty not to like about social media, but the occasional post can raise a smile, such as a recent one featuring a 1954 Women’s Weekly advertisement for a Morris Minor, claiming it is “one of the world’s safest cars”.
The accompanying image is of the whole family enjoying that safety, without a seatbelt in sight.
That the driver is not looking at his phone negates today’s guffaws somewhat, but I have reason to believe there may be something more to that safety claim.
Years ago I made the decision to quit full-time work and go back to university. Despite that, I was smart enough to know as a poor student I wouldn’t be able to support a needy dependent,
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