AN array of Morris Minor and other British Motor Corporation vehicles are set to be on show this weekend as part of a Christmas in July event at St Anne’s Winery at Myrniong.<\/p>\n
The get-together is being arranged between the Morris Minor Car Club of Victoria, and the Ballarat, Bendigo, and Geelong, branches.<\/p>\n
Morris Car Club of Victoria president Tim Christie said the free event will entail a relaxing day of mutual car appreciation.<\/p>\n
“There’ll be about 80 members attending on this free day so we’ll get together, have lunch at St Anne’s, and chat about Morris cars,” he said.<\/p>\n
“There’ll be a display of Morrises of different varieties like Morris Marshalls, and Oxfords and everyone’s welcome to come down, have a look, and chat to the owners on the day.”<\/p>\n
Mr Christie estimated some 30 Morris Minors, which were in production from the early 1940s until the 1970s, will be on display for the event between the different groups.<\/p>\n
He said the event is a great opportunity for the organising clubs to get more involved with the community.<\/p>\n
“It’s a way of bringing everyone together for one event,” he said.<\/p>\n
“In that part of Victoria, I know there’s lots of car collectors around and different types of British cars. There’ll be a lot of variety there, and who knows, we may even get some new members.<\/p>\n
“Clubs have a lot of members at the moment but not a lot that participate, so the whole idea is to bring all them together to have a bigger event and share our knowledge of Morrises between us.”<\/p>\n
The car meet is set to take place from 12pm on Sunday 21 July.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
AN array of Morris Minor and other British Motor Corporation vehicles are set to be on show this weekend as part of a Christmas in July event at St Anne’s Winery at Myrniong. The get-together is being arranged between the Morris Minor Car Club of Victoria, and the Ballarat, Bendigo, and Geelong, branches. Morris Car […]<\/p>\n