Excellent post John, I've read almost everything you've had to say on this forum since I joined and some older posts as well.
This thread puts them all nicely into perspective, thanks.
Sad to see her go, with most cars there's almost always something "better" but for strength, resistance simplicity and all round use, I'm not so sure the 80 can be beaten.
I love mine with a passion, no other car I've owned (and theres a lot of them) has had this effect on me, Although my use has not been as extreme as yours, we've had our moments to remember! I hope mine outlives me, that's my plan. So far so good.
Thanks for sharing John.