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Old 22-08-06, 01:51
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Default Re: Poor, misguided boy

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Originally posted by Keith Webb
While replying on the subject of Rzeppa CV joints in this thread I went looking for an article on the Morris 1100 and came across this site made by a young, enthusiastic chap who owns one of these cars called Borris.
The front page glows with marketing hype about the 1100:
"Anatomy of a world beater"



And a lot more of it... I read this with quiet incredulity as it didn't quite add up to my recollections of the type. The truth came out on another page:


Sort of reminded me of my youth, toiling on a series of Morris Minors, with the forlorn hope that one day I'd have a car I was happy with... fortunately I also had a CMP from the age of 17...
I was wondering how many of you have had similar youthful experiences with hopeless old cars which you loved dearly and had impossible dreams of restoring... Incidentally the rest of that site makes for fun reading.
My first car was a 1950 Morris Minor 1000, (not split screen), then an Austin A40, then a Hillman Minx...

Yeah, tell me about running repairs, expecially with the Lucas electrics. :dh:
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