F-f-f-fetch your cloth

I've wanted a Morris Minor for as long as I've been aware of what one is, I think since I was about seven or eight. I'm not sure how I was first exposed to them. It might've been reruns of Open All Hours that the BBC showed at the time (I remain a fan of that programme), although my parents are both into old cars so it may just have been through them. I distinctly remember once running around with friends at school pretending to drive cars and I specifically chose a "souped-up Morris Minor". Over the years I've doodled probably thousands of Moggies, amassed a small collection of toys and models, gone back and forth on whether I'd prefer a Traveller (the woody estate) or a saloon, and of course looked at many on Ebay! Which is where I did eventually find mine.

But why though?

I really can't put my finger on why exactly the Minor has become a favourite car of mine, but here are a number of things I like about them.

They're kind of cute, with a happy little face, but not too cutesy and a modified one can still look a bit purposeful, a bit "mean and moody".

They were one of the best small cars of their time and remain a very useable vehicle.

A-series engines: a generally fairly reliable, solid little motor - and tuneable too!

People love 'em, they make people smile, and because they were so popular pretty much anyone of a certain age (older than me) has some memory attached to them.

I like how a Greek man took inspiration from American cars and created something very British!