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Sad to report that I had my last drive in my beloved 4/4 today. I drove it over to Morgan France on the other side of Paris through rain, snow, hail and finally glorious sunshine. I have entrusted the car the to Morgan France to find her a new owner. They are confident of shifting her in 3 weeks.

The 5 years since I took delivery has been a really wonderful experience. I've really enjoyed the car and have particularly appreciated the many great people I have encountered, both in the flesh and also on this excellent forum. Thank you all.

The sale is inspired by a rationalisation of the Pandy car fleet; the Mog and the Mini will both go, to be replaced by a single motor which can be used every day of the year. We are about to embark on a massive rebuild of our house which will put the garage out of action for a good 6 months, which has nudged me into getting on with the rationalisation plan. Likely candidates for the new wheels are the new MX5 or the new Mercedes SLC (as the SLK is now styled). As it happens, I can be into a reasonably specced new Merc SLC for about what I should get from the sale of my 5 year old Morgan.

I am confident that I shall return to Morgan ownership at a later date, (who knows, maybe to a 3 wheeler) so it is more of an au revoir than an adieu to Malvern's finest. As to TM - I plan on continuing to lurk in the background. You don't get rid of me that easily.

So long, and thanks for all the fish

Good luck with the sale..... Au revoir and hoping that a Morgan will return to your life soon!

Have a look at the new Fiat 124 as well?

Gosh, didn't see that coming Giles. Good luck with the sale & hope all goes well with the new plans.

The best of luck with the car sale and also the house.

I shall hopefully not miss your letter from Paris every now and then, I have enjoyed your views from France in much the same way I used to look forward to Alistair Cooke's letter from America.

Keep us posted with the next sports car - that new MX5 looks very nice indeed in the metal.

Kind Regards,

Good luck with everything...have always enjoyed your posts.

Yes, I wish you all the best Giles and hope you continue to keep checking in on the madhouse and I sincerely hope you find yourself being a Morganaut again, one day

I wish you all the best for your plans and the future time, Giles. I always read your posts with great interest and I feel very entertained, among others the cultural and political themes which are too complicated for me to participate writing in English language. Your cultural knowledge is at high value and always enriches the forum in my view. So please lurk in the background and come up front often.
BTW a new MX5 seems to be a very cool car...if she is roomy enough for your needs.

Hope you will as pleased with your new car as you were with the Morgan, but somehow I doubt it