Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Villagers in Bonsall, Derbyshire were attending a 21st birthday party with a difference. The celebrations were for a much loved Morris Minor 1000 which was still going strong, and apparently wanted to visit France.

Clip taken from Midlands Today, originally broadcast on BBC One (Midlands), 26 August 1980.




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