FIRST OFF THE LINE
With show season solidly devoting itself to Mini 60, the oldest surviving Morris off the production line is part of the action and it all started with a trip back to Cowley.
Five years ago, Lars Søe-Jensen made a promise to himself. He would take his Morris back to the Oxford Plant on the anniversary of its build date. On 15th May, Lars was filled with an immense sense of pride as he found himself and his flawlessly refurbished car outside the Cowley plant, exactly 60 years after it rolled off the production line.
After this symbolic occasion, Lars returned home to Denmark, leaving the car at Cowley. The car has spent the summer at the Oxford Plant, where it has been celebrated as part of various internal events and proudly displayed at the Visitor Centre. Lars and his wife, Helle, were reunited with the beloved Morris at the start of August, taking it to the National Metro & Mini Show and IMM, making an impression at both events as part of the 1959 Mini Register stand.
Morris 131 is the 29th Morris built at Cowley and the
