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There have been some absolutely breathtaking sunsets here recently and Saturday night was no exception. A thirty mile evening run through the local lanes, taking in the villages of Gislingham, Cotton, Stanton, Thelnetham and Redgrave saw just one other vehicle competing with us for road space and that was a tractor. Daytime temperatures have been reaching 29 degrees Celsius and the sun has done a good job of ripening the crops. The fields of rye and barley look ready for harvesting now and the wheat won't be too far behind. The car behaved impeccably and was a credit to its designers - a truly memorable evening!
3rd July: If you are looking to buy a pre-war Morris Minor there are six such vehicles advertised for sale in our members area.
28th June: A new 'Mac friendly' Cars For Sale page has been launched within the members area.
24th June:Thanks to Garry Waiting, our quest to source a 32 two seater hood frame has born fruit - all this within hours of the plea being posted here and on the VMR website. Thanks again Garry.
Also congratulations to member Stefan Gemlin from Germany who has just purchased his first Minor - co-incidently a 1932 two seater. Pictures of this car here soon.
23rd June: Wanted extremely urgently for a very worthy cause - a hood frame to fit a 1932 two seater or access to drawings for same. If you can help contact the PWMN.
21st June: The first of a series of articles & photographs scanned from early editions of Motor Sport and featuring M.G. M Types and Wolseley Hornets can be found here.
20th June: A new PDF document listing Morris Minor colour schemes can be found here. Its permanent home is at the foot of 'The Cars' home page.
13th June: The PWMN Forum pages are probably inaccessible to members currently using Internet Explorer as a web browser, particularly after downloading the recent large batch of updates from Microsoft. A quick solution is to download Mozilla Firefox and use this alternative. You may also find that you need to download a free version of Adobe 'Flash Player'. After this any Forum 'log in' issues simply go away. Any members experiencing log in problems please contact the PWMN. A solution to the I.E. issue is being sought.
8th June: The VMR Dutch Rally at Leidon will now take place on Saturday 12th September. Those planning to attend please contact Halbe Tjepkema for details. A good time is guaranteed to be had by all!
Also welcome to new members Simon North and Andrew Kitscroft.
5th June: Welcome to member number 100 - Ewan Lambess from Lochinvar, New South Wales, Australia.
31st May: The PWMN is currently on 'Tour'. Any Cornish pre-war Minor enthusiasts looking for an impromptu noggin should leave a post on the forum!
26th May: This week COTW celebrates its half century. Finding cars to feature here is of course becoming increasingly difficult. Any submissions from members or non-members for this spot will almost certainly guarantee publication!
20th May: The 'Wolseley Hornet Page' is launched today in recognition of that cars close ties with the pre-war Morris Minor. Any images of these early cars will be gratefully received by the PWMN and will be published on this website.
19th May: KJ 4483 the black 1931 (32 season) Minor two seat tourer sold yesterday within 24 hours of being advertised for sale!
17th May: A number of emails have recently reached the PWMN indicating that members are having difficulties accessing the Forum. Please bare with us for a few days whilst the 'IT department' get to grips with the problem!
14th May: There are now at least six Minors currently for sale on the internet and elsewhere. Find the majority of these on the PWMN Forum. Just click on the blue button above right.
13th May: No website updates for a few days as the PWMN moves to Beaulieu for the weekend. Please look us up if you are visiting, Stand R310. Also a warm welcome to new member Tony Ward.
8th May: A very warm welcome to new members Tim Murfin, David Wood & Mark Sellick (who owns a 1946 MG TC and bits of both an M and D Type M.G!) They become the PWMN's 95th, 96th & 97th members respectively!
4th May: DF 9053, the 1929 Minor Coachbuilt Saloon previously owned by David Brown and Jeremy Evans, has now been offered for sale in Northern Ireland. See the Auto Jumble page in the Members Area for details.
3rd May: The Dutch VMR Rally in September this year, based around the picturesque town of Leidon, is in some jeopardy unless those intending to participate make these intentions known to the organisor. See the Rally Page for full details.
25th Apr: On Monday 27th April the PWMN celebrates its 1st birthday. With nearly 24,000 visits in these first 12 months, landmarks have come and gone very quickly. Plans are afoot to enlargen the site over the coming months with more interactive elements but it is your input that keeps the content fresh and relavent. Please keep it coming. Thank You!
25th April: Clive Hall has devised another fiendishly cunning puzzle - try your luck here.
22nd Apr: This Sunday 26th April is 'Drive it day' here in the U.K. Owners of historic vehicles are encouraged to take their prized posessions out from their garages and use them as their designers intended. The VMR is holding 3 lunchtime pub meets to enable Minor owners to meet up with kindred spirits. Why not come along?
18th April: The spring pub meet season starts tomorrow at the Four Horseshoes public house in Thornham Magna, Suffolk. Kicking off at about noon, all are welcome (with or without Minors). Look forward to seeing you there!
16th April: Price inflation hits the Minor! After a U.K. dealer advertised an MG M Type for sale at £37,000 recently another dealer has just placed a 32 two seater Minor tourer for sale at a whopping £11,750!!!!! Full details on the Auto Jumble page and also on the PWMN Forum.
12th Apr: A warm welcome to new member Bob Worthington from Northampton U.K. Bob is very close to completing the seven year long restoration of his 1934 Minor two seat tourer. Images of this car can be found on the Forum.
11th Apr: Next Sunday, 19th April, the first spring pub meet of the year convenes at the Four Horseshoes, Thornham Magna in Suffolk. All are welcome and a record attendance of Minors is hoped for! (K.O. Noon)
9th Apr: HVA's next auction is on Wed.15th April. There are 713 lots many of which will be of interest to Morris fans in general while some are of particular interest to Minor enthusiasts - see lots 3,6,9 & 18.
7th Apr: Orchid Cars of Amesbury, Wilts have announced that they are just about to place a '1928 OHC Minor Saloon' for sale. The car is in fact a steel paneled New Zealand import so watch this space for more news and pictures as they become available.
Also note that the PWMN email account is now functioning correctly once again.
6th April: Please note that the website email account is currently not functioning - to contact the website in the interim please email chrisd.lambert@googlemail.com
MU 3272 was sold on Saturday for £440 by Keys Auctioneers of Aylsham, Norfolk. U.K.
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Car of the week................No.52
A regular feature to spotlight the unusual, interesting or just new to us........(if you would like to see a specific Minor here - email the PWMN)
1930/1931 Wolseley Hornet Saloons. This short article is dedicated to a very close relative of the (similar vintage) pre-war Morris Minor, and is written more as an appeal than a straight forward model summary. When the car was first launched in April 1930 the similarities with the Morris Minor were clear for all to see. From the 'A' pillar to the back bumper bar the cars looked identical. It was only the extended bonnet, when viewed from the side, that gave away the Hornets identity as a six cylinder car. Under that extended bonnet was a 1271 cc OHC power unit, in effect a Minor engine upon which another two cylinders had been grafted. Levels of trim differed from the Minor as did the inclusion of hydraulic brakes. It also carried a distinctive Hornet radiator surround to differentiate it from the Minor when viewed from the front. Just six months after its launch the car was lightly revised for the 1931 season, more space being provided in the cabin for the rear occupants. A further 12 months later the early models effectively disappeared with the launch of a new Hornet saloon model. This car was provided with a completely new six cylinder power unit with the camshaft no longer being driven via the dynamo armature shaft, but more conventionally via a chain. The body was of a completely new design and the previous models lightweight appearance vanished; the cars interest to Minor enthusiasts probably diminishing at this point. The author has for some time been attempting to track down surviving early Hornet saloons, not only to provide an alternative spiritual home for their owners via the PWMN, but also to enable a close examination of the car for the purpose of placing the resultant photographic record on the website for posterity. Sadly, despite emails and appeals to the Wolseley community, nothing has materialised from that quarter. The only responses received have come from PWMN members Paul Harris and Stuart Clark who have both provided images of surving cars, Paul's from 1971 and Stuart's from much more recently. There are no guarentees that either car survives in its original form today. Therefore if anyone reading this knows of a surving early Hornet saloon, please contact the PWMN to assist us in enabling an important piece of automotive history to be properly recorded and archived.
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