Hi Peter,
Many thanks for the advice, in particular the application of ACF 50. When the car was up on the ramp I did notice quite a liberal application of oil to the leaf springs which could well have been ACF 50.
By the way, we met very briefly at Wilton Classic & Supercar last June and I am sure that a month or so later I passed you on the A30 between Sherborne and Shaftesbury (but not in my Morgan).