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Re: Never meet your heroes
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2022 5:16 pm
by AMCrebel
There was a Bangers and Cash on recently with Joe Brown's Morgan Plus 8 - he said he's 6 foot and struggled to fit in the fucker so I'd be fucked.
Re: Never meet your heroes
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2022 5:48 pm
by LynehamHerc
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Scruffy Bodger wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 4:45 pm
It can't be coincidence I'm sure as in such close relative proximity to Malvern but
https://www.grinnallcars.com/grinnall-cars do a slightly* more modern 3 wheeler. A very expensive toy and how the heck is it 30 years since they've been building them
I always associate Grinnall with modified TR7s and 8s.
Re: Never meet your heroes
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2022 6:08 pm
by Scruffy Bodger
LynehamHerc wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 5:48 pm
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Scruffy Bodger wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 4:45 pm
It can't be coincidence I'm sure as in such close relative proximity to Malvern but
https://www.grinnallcars.com/grinnall-cars do a slightly* more modern 3 wheeler. A very expensive toy and how the heck is it 30 years since they've been building them
I always associate Grinnall with modified TR7s and 8s.
They used to be based on a small country lane where a mate of mine used to live and that's where a lot of them got tested* Local legend has it that there's been a Grinall thru the hedge on every bend on that stretch of road at some point in time.
Re: Never meet your heroes
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2022 10:09 pm
by fraser
My friend, now departed, did all of the erection of the new buildings there about 20 years ago, and all maintenance. We took our girls aged about 5 at the time for a tour. It was with the owner, and the girls got to clamber all over the cars that were roped off.
Keith was a BMW guy, 7 series, and refused a free Morgan in front of me, telling the owner they are shit cars for him.
I turns out the owner had been trying to give him a car for years.
He came to Keith's funeral in a prototype Morgan.
Also Keith named his daughter Morgan!
Keith is not his rwal name BTW.
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Re: Never meet your heroes
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2022 2:19 am
by Broccoli
So how’d it go?
Re: Never meet your heroes
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2022 9:42 am
by AutoshiteBoy
Booked Wed 23rd Feb 2pm until Friday 25th 2pm.
Re: Never meet your heroes
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2022 11:39 am
by holbeck
A friend bought one brand new about 5 years ago. I went with him to the factory and watched it being built and again to see it finished. I quite enjoyed the experience at once removed.
Since then I've been a passenger in it and if was OK, not great but OK.
That was enough for me to realise that it's definitely not my cup of tea.
Re: Never meet your heroes
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2022 4:38 pm
by AutoshiteBoy
I don't believe I will enjoy it enough to buy one, but we'll see (not that I can afford one).
My father-in-law was the custody Sgt there and lived in that area for nearly 80 years, so he'd well versed with them. I had a factory tour when I first started going out with my missus over 20 years ago now. But I really bought into the idea at the Goodwood Festival of Speed about 15 years ago, when they were affordable. They aren't now.
Re: Never meet your heroes
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2022 4:40 pm
by paulplom
Remortgage man. Live a little.
Hang on you have a new boiler looming.
How much could I buy one cash?
Re: Never meet your heroes
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2022 4:41 pm
by AutoshiteBoy
15 years ago, less that £30k got you into one, a lot less. Now you can't put your name down without £80k to hand.