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Little green car, Appreciation, what's important, Hillman Minx 1950, Car Review Hillman Minx 1950

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  This is my beautiful little (very little) green car.  I love it, I know it is an inanimate object but I just love it.  I guess it because it is a bit like me, past its prime, not perfect, but curvy and fun.   There are things about this car that every driver needs to experience.  It has a column change, some people don't even know what that is, but it's when the gear stick is part of the steering wheel, sometimes it needs a move called a "double-clutch".  Look it up if you have never experienced it, you should!  It has indicators that flick out the side of the door pillar with an almighty clunk when you put them on, often my passengers turn in shock and look out the back to see what has fallen off the car.   They don't turn off automatically.  The biggest issue with the indicators is that you need to remove your hand from the steering wheel (which you are holding on to for dear life as there is NO power steering), and the indicato...