Fantastic responses guys and lots to think about .
John Harris - loved your comment re getting in the plus 8. A direct comment that I would expect from a northerner , albeit from up market Lytham St Annes to a ‘Sandgrownun’ from a few miles north of you ! I could have used BlackpoolBoy but I left for university and never went back to live . Driving down the prom, along seven miles of golden sands hood down, obviously are happy memories . Also I had a new full knee replacement last week, so it will be an another week or so before I try to get in the car....

I did think the Ash, Ali body would be OK but now worried about the chassis aspect mentioned above . . Thankfully it was the red plus 8 that did the seaside salty runs, the black one didn't.
Assume the Morgan Club is still going & this more modern form of communication immediacy supplements it. I will Google it.
More advice still welcomed. Best Michael