When my wife Diana started a job that needed a car, she wanted a Morris Minor because she had learnt to drive on her grandfather's Minor. So we bought one, which turned out to be not quite so good as it had first appeared, as is often the case. So of necessity I taught myself to weld and do general repairs. This was many years ago, in the days before YouTube and the internet, back when you had to read a book or find somebody you could ask for advice. Younger readers can ask their parents about those days…
Working on Diana's car got me interested in Morris Minors, and I decided I would buy one for myself. I found an advert in one of the local papers from somebody selling a pick-up. This would have been around 26 years ago. I think what happened was that the son had started a restoration, or at least acquired all the parts, then got a job abroad and asked his dad to sell it for him. It was really just a pile
