Thanks to our volunteer hosts, Janie Maeers and Geof Wilson, we can today announce the launch of our 2023 ‘Welland Valley Rally’ weekend. The rally will be based in the village of Lyddington, Rutland and take place over the 9th-11th June next year. Lyddington boasts two inns, both of which will be utilised over the course of the three days, The Marquess of Exeter being the venue for our annual rally dinner. Between them the inns have 27 bookable rooms, so potentially just a short walk will be required after a glass of wine or two at the dinner. A rally page and booking form will follow shortly. Please note that entry is restricted to just 30 cars, so to avoid disappointment…
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The 8th May 1931 edition of the Auto Motor Journal provided a pre-race build-up for it's readers of the 1931 JCC Double-Twelve Race, despite the fact that the race had…
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Although far from unique, the pre-war Morris Minor was designed with a central throttle pedal and was one of the latest vehicles to feature this arrangement prior to the universal…
Diarise these dates now June 9th-11th 2023...
For 2023 the Network’s annual rally is returning to the East Midlands, or to be more precise the Welland Valley. Our rally base is to be the village of Lyddington, Rutland, its Marquess of Exeter Inn hosting our rally dinner on Saturday evening. The rally’s two tours will visit some of the region’s hidden gems, using roads that are suitable for 90 year old vehicles. A rally page with much more detail, along with a booking form will be coming soon.
This Morris Motors image of the engine used in their newly launched Morris Minor, graced page 444 of the 14th August 1928 edition of The Autocar. The same photo was used in the 1929 and 1930 editions of The Morris Minor Operation Manual for the model despite the production engines possessing slightly visually different features. (Autocar photoscan courtesy of Motorsport Images)
The Triple M series of MG’s all belong to a family of models that commenced with the 1929 MG Midget and continued through to the mid-thirties via a long string of four and six cylinder OHC engined cars that forged the marques identity.
While the big national trials run by organisations such as the Motor Cycle Club attracted huge crowds, the best drivers and the attention of the weekly motoring magazines, many other small club events took place all over the U.K. each weekend. This photo was taken at one such trial run by the Lancs & Cheshire Car Club on 7th April 1934. Neither the location of the hill, nor the name of the driver of MG J2 Midget (XJ 5251) is known, although he is likely to be a local man as his car was registered in Manchester in the early months of 1933. (LATplate C3025 courtesy of Motorsport Images)
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A further batch of high quality enameled club badges are now available. Priced at £24.00 U.K. and £25.00 European Union (p&p included)
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