People in Holland drive from the left hand side of their cars on the
right hand side of the road, just as in the U.S. and (most of) Canada!
I think he's referring to the driving position in the car, not the
car's position on the road.
This semantics stuff gets confusing. The Dutch have some wonderful
facilities for restoring cars. I saw a restored PV544 over there about
three years ago that was a real jewel. Also, a collector in Holland
owns a grey Morgan saloon (or sedan here on the right hand side of the
road) that was restored in California. That car is one-of-a-kind and
gorgeous. It was at Mog96 last year when I was over there. Mr. Makes
follows in a long line of true old car nuts.
Chip Brown
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Subject: RE: searching for a drinving cheep morgan
Author: "Vandergraaf; Chuck" <vandergraaft@aecl.ca> at nylanr01
Date: 8/19/97 5:33 PM
John,
I'm sure Jan Mekes meant "left hand drive" instead of "right hand drive"
because people there drive on the right hand side of the road (at least
they did last time I was there (1995))
But, no, don't know of any Morgan in this area. Jan might be best off
hunting for one in Europe; I would imagine that shipping one to The
Netherlands from North America would gobble up a fair bit of the 5000$!
Chuck Vandergraaf
'52 +4, P.2473/V.345.ME
'85 Chrysler LeBaron Turbo
'86 MR2
Pinawa, Manitoba, R0E 1L0
Canada
vandergraaft@aecl.ca
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>From: John T. Blair[SMTP:jblair@exis.net]
>Sent: August 19, 1997 3:54 PM
>To: morgans@Autox.Team.Net
>Subject: searching for a drinving cheep morgan
>
>
>Hay, gang,
>
> Anybody know of a "drivable" Morgan in need of a restoration to help
>this fellow out???
>
>John
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>>From: jan Mekes <j.mekes@tip.nl>
>>To: "'jblair@exis.net'" <jblair@exis.net>
>>Cc: "'jblair@exis.net'" <jblair@exis.net>
>>Subject: searching for a drinving cheep morgan
>>Date: Tue, 19 Aug 1997 22:07:17 +0200
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>>Dear John,
>>
>>Since a few years i'm looking for a cheep Morgan which is well able to
>drive. After driving it a little bit of time i would like to restore it. I
>have restoring experience with a Citroen traction avant of the year 1953.
>This car I bought in 1985 for Dfl 5.000 ($ 3.000) and after restoring it
>it's now taxated at Dfl 23.500.
>>Because there is a lot of work and fun in the car i don't want to sell it.
>But if there is no other way to get a Morgan i'm willing to do that,
>because the Mog is my lifewish.
>>But fingers are useless now since the Citroen is restored and my favourite
>car always was a Morgan. Tried everywhere to get a cheep driving one, but
>didn't succeed. It seems that all Morganeers hold her cars and never there
>is a car brought too a car-chemetry.
>>I wish i was a lucky as you by finding such a nice car, I bought all books
>i can get to look in advertises for a cheep car, but didn't succeed so far.
>>By searching the web I noticed your very good articles and my thought was
>"why don't ask a Morganeer if he is aware of a cheep Morgan to sell?"
>>The price I have in mind is about $ 5.000 but therefor the car must be
>drivable and restorabele. Bevcouse i live in Holland it must be a right
>hand drived one, but a left hand would be no care.
>>
>>I hope you succeed in finding such one and that the overtake to Holland
>isn't too much money....
>>
>>I thank you in advance,
>>
>>
>>Jan Mekes
>>Rozemarijntuin 12
>>5103 CM Dongen
>>Holland
>>
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>John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair@exis.net
>Va. Beach, Va Phone: (757) 495-8229
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