There has been many things going on in the J type world but I've not posted the details as I've not had the hard facts.
Most peoples restorations seem to have stalled and it seems the Oz and Nz owners are putting us to shame.
I've been busy doing overtime at work and I've had little time for much else.
The JB van was almost required for some filming but in the end an ambulance got the part.
It was through that enquiry that my Morris Minor was offered a part.
A days work for the BBC, a 1970's spy drama. So at short notice I dug the car out of storage and over two frosty nights I overhauled the brakes as I knew it would failed its MOT, that why I had stored it when the last MOT had expired.
I took the car for the MOT and it passed, so on the same day I applied on-line for its free Tax disc which arrived 4 days later.
So Monday 2nd December saw me fall out of bed at 4am, get in the car at 4.25 am and drive up the motorway to Birmingham, a distance of about 110 miles to the UNIT Base, for a coffee and a small breakfast.
I was then whisked into Hair and Make up, that was a laugh, as the guy said "not much to work with, is there" so after a quick comb I was ejected. Off I drove in convoy with ten other period vehicles to Birmingham airport. A mornings filming and by lunch time they had finished at that location. All the cars were released to go home, then two unlucky ones were selected to be used at the next location and they filmed to 7 PM. I'm glad I was not selected, so half a days work and a full days pay, result.
With the early finish I was able to do the return trip home in daylight.
Here is one picture from the filming with the 1960 Morris minor saloon right in front of the camera.
