Excellent. I wish I'd had a closer look at it during SF. In all probability I'll be selling the Midget later this year, as I too prefer comfortable saloons. I have to honour my promise to give the chap I bought it off, the first refusal, before offering it elsewhere.

Thank you. My studies are enlightening.

Precisely old bean. It's laughable. Many of my cars were horrifically asthmatic until I woke them up by using them and gradually it breathed new life into them, freeing the engine up. They had hitherto only covered very small mileage/short journeys.

Excellente, I was hoping you'd keep the mechanical wiper drive, no can do fair enough. At least you're keeping it in the family with a Corsa motor, hopefully including knackered park settings.

Some very nice motors you got there Drum. A vehicle for every occasion.

Always admire your dedication to the cause. An amazing collection.

It still amuses me that there are people (not here) literally quaking in their boots at the mere thought of taking an old car a few miles... to me and pretty much everyone here I think its just a matter of course. It will take me a while to get out of that habit of stating the trip mileage.

OK, I drove the MO all of 130 miles to the premises in South Snowdonia, a lovely journey it regularly does, to give some maintenance attention to the other two, viz. Morris Traveller and Austin Allegro. I swapped the MO for the Trav to rotate, and gave the Aggy a good run. I should really sell the A...

Much like. Though I sympathise with your door fitting woes. I hate doing bodywork.

The price of petrol is largely irrelevant to me. I have small cars for local use and a large car for long distance work. But I would expect a car in the 1500 class, which are always trying to be the best of both worlds, to do better than 21 OMGMPGES. For its engine size, and class of car, that is ex...