ONE OF THE FAMILY

Julia James was just a child when her early Clipper Blue Morris Mini Minor was manufactured. It was bought from new in 1960 by a wonderful, eccentric lady called Norah Parker who later became Julia’s aunt through marriage. It has stayed in the family ever since. Julia’s plan is to eventually pass the Mini - who she now lovingly refers to as “Norah” - down to her daughters and grandchildren.

Julia’s late husband’s aunt Norah was a real character, full of life and a spirit of adventure. “She was wonderful.” Julia recalls. “But she was a truly terrible driver. The car was kept in a garage, but it was pretty damp and dismal. After Norah died no one in the family wanted the car. My husband, Roger, said that we could buy it out of the estate and we bought it for