I've been posting here for years with hardly a reply to an interesting
and informative comment or opinion regarding Britains greatest little
car... As soon as I start drinking Mr Hardys finest red Plonk from
that other great country down under and make an admittedley inebriated
reply to a perfectly reasonable question I get two responses!!
Fantastic.... Think I'll be a troll in future, much more fun.....

Anyway Ray, if you were in the UK I would advise you to buy a late
Mini Cooper... The best you could afford... as you are in an
Antipodean situation this won't be an option, and frankly from my
experiences in travelling in Oz there are'nt a great deal of cars for
sale and most that are for sale are overpriced rubbish (Hence my
inebriated comment). Best thing is to employ an expert to either
accompany you when you go looking for a car or better still trust them
to find a good car for you, after all they won't be blinkered by your
understandable enthusiasm to get a car to get started restoring. It
will cost you more money to start with, but could save you a fortune
in the long run.

Now then where's that wine glass gone? Ooh, by the way it's not that
I'm thick headed, but I did have a thick head the following morning

Alan