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by Joske Vermeule, September 1
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Yes I'm afraid to say they are alive and well in Dartmouth - you know the type I can't afford nice things so I'll wreck someone else's happiness, luckily they are in the minority.
2009 4/4 Sport Henrietta
1999 Indigo Blue +8
2009 4/4 Sport Green prev
1993 Con Green +8 prev
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Blimey. The provisional wing of the Wurzels.  I wonder if we could get the BBC to use that description? Very good Giles. Unfortunately, such imbeciles exist all over the country 
Graham (G4FUJ)
Sold L44FOR 4/4 Giallo Fly
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Although obviously a bit of status does also fall out of the bag. That's what I meant. Sorry if I offended anyone.
Best Regards
Lang may yer lum reek
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The strange thing about the perceived status of any car is that as far as I can see it's almost entirely in the eye of the owner rather than the observer. We buy Morgans because we value the tradition, the character, the ethos, whatever - but to most people we're just mad old buffers driving wonky old bangers. That's why we get such a positive response, most of it's amused sympathy  . I agree Tim, but I have noticed over the last three years or so an uncomfortable shift. My clients all used to say...what a lovely car. Now there is a growing number who say..... that's worth alot of money...which is not so pleasant and not so good when I present my invoice either! Nick
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I agree Tim, but I have noticed over the last three years or so an uncomfortable shift. My clients all used to say...what a lovely car. Now there is a growing number who say..... that's worth alot of money...which is not so pleasant and not so good when I present my invoice either!
Nick I can understand that. Back when I was about 20 I rather liked, and aspired to, the Porsche 911 that was driven by a life assurance agent, who was not much older than myself at the time, that visited where I worked. I then started wondering how he managed to afford it! Now I drive a Morgan and a new Jaguar, and I am sure some of the locals here wonder how I can afford it. So did the Italian tax office but since I do everything above board that question was quickly answered.
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Interesting article from there BBC here. I was more surprised about the percentages than the Brexit angle.
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Interesting article from there BBC here. I was more surprised about the percentages than the Brexit angle. You mis-typed the link, Richard. this link should work ok. Very interesting statistics, and it opens up an interesting possibility: 1. Following Brexit, UK-built cars no longer count as being sufficiently 'British' so fall foul of the rules of origin 2. Foreign manufacturers are unable to absorb to costs of tariffs so divest themselves of their UK manufacturing facilities So, could we have: 3: A UK consortium led by Dyson gets together, buys all the facilities, and starts building a fully-UK originated car under a resurrected brand name from the past. Which would be nice, especially if they got together with some of the leading-edge vehicle technology companies like Magtec and Potenza. What brand would we like to see resurrected? Armstrong-Whitworth? British Salmson? Hampton (my favourite as they were made in Stroud)?
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Alvis...........
Frazer-Nash.............
Riley..........
DaveW
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Oh dear all those Fords made in Germany with no home to go to. All those BMWs paying 10%
John
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Armstrong Sidley,
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John
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