My dad owned MRT 308 for most of the 70's only sold it to John Miller later. John wanted to do a straight swap for a 56 oval but dad said no,he returned with a 72 Marathon which at time was very modern:d ,dad again said No as paintwork on it was'nt great,he returned again with Marathon & money for respray! As MRT 308 was our only car used every day,dad let it go.
My dad paid £90 for MRT ,had it 15 years. He got it off a chap called Philip Kett from Walberswick Suffolk,where the small local car garage collected it from a dealer in kent,after it came over to Dover,think Philip was second owner of it in the village.We only live about 10miles from there & the local garage is still going,now run by the son of the fella who collected the bug.
I say to dad often wish you kept it but he always says,kev every year my holidays were spent working on the bug to keep it running through out the year,he used to take it to most shows but when people started bringing them on trailers & he got docked points for having mud,cow s**t under the wings as it was used allways,he said sod it & never bothered anymore.
He still goes to shows now,got a 73 bug,T25 bus,still a few of the old fellas about but not many:( My dads name is Maurice Goldsmith by the way:wink:
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