I’ve driven same Morris Minor for 50 years – and I’ve found new home for it

LOYAL Greg Hoar is still driving the family Morris Minor in which he passed his driving test — in 1976.

The classic two-door motor was bought by his gran in 1967 for £628, the equivalent of £10,000 today.

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Now 64, Greg has clocked up almost 200,000 miles in 47 years of trips across the country.

Nicky, his wife of 41 years, also learned to drive in it, as did the couple’s two children.

And Greg’s 14-year-old grandson is already “eyeing it up” for later.

Greg said the dove grey car, affectionately called Moggie, still “puts smiles on people’s faces” on his weekly drives.

He added: “My grandmother was 78 years when she bought it and drove it until her eyesight went.

“I was turning 17 so she let me learn to drive in it then I borrowed it indefinitely.”

He has lovingly maintained it and it was given a major restoration in 2017.

But Greg, a heritage consultant from Corfe Mullen, near Poole, ­Dorset, went on: “It still has a lot of original parts, including its core frame.

“The Minor is a part of British heritage and we will keep it running as long as it goes.”

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