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Keep Your Wheels Alive – We Visit Austin Morris Services at Freshwater, on the Isle of Wight

6th March 2020

Kim Henson makes the Wight move and heads to Freshwater to see how Frank Phillips helps the owners of BMC/BL classics (plus other makes and models) to keep their prized vehicles on the road and looking good… (Words and photographs all by Kim, except the Escort Harrier shots – courtesy Frank Phillips). In the course of my work I visit a multitude of vehicle workshops, and it is always cheering … [Read more...]

Mini – Collectors’ Gold

11th June 2014

Early BMC Minis, including unrestored examples, commercial versions, Coopers and special editions are all of particular interest to enthusiasts in the 21st Century says Dave Moss. Despite a high profile career spanning over 40 years, it’s perhaps rather surprising that almost all of  today's most valuable and collectable Minis were sold in the 1960s. Though the next three decades produced … [Read more...]

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