Hi Ian
Have attached some more pictures of the Morris when i did her up in the winter of 1983/4 and also the day for the off to France in 1984.
I also did the 40th Jersey trip in 1985 with the Morris, which was fun as the roads were so narrow, she never let me down in all the miles that i drove around the south coast to shows from Brighton to Yeovil right up to Cobham, i used to do between 3-4 thousand a year........... petrol was cheaper then, 70p a gallon!
Round about the year i sold the vehicle the new legislation came in about free road tax and MOT exemption but you had to have the age related number on the vehicle, so the new owner must have re-registered the vehicle. Up until that point it was a case of going to the local garage and the MOT tester would sit in the vehicle press the break pedal and turn the lights no and say "I drove one of these in Korea" and a certificate would be issued.
Have you got used to the Morris dancing at 30-35? i found that loosely holding the wheel and letting it wobble in your hands stopped the vehicle starting to sway, until you drove through it to about 38-40. My friend Gerry who had a wooden bodied C8GS would hang on to his wheel for grim death with the whole vehicle moving all over the road, until the wobble stopped about 40.
I have some of the Factory Photos from 1944 which i will also scan and post
I hope to see the old girl around at some shows in the near future, as you are only a little way up the road, and next year funds permitting i am looking to get another 15cwt myself
Regards Derek