The last event in the VSCC’s 2023 calendar was their Winter Driving Tests held in early December under very cold and foggy conditions in Bicester. Here George Rodford in his 1931 Morris Minor Two-seater (TP 9995) reverses his car, the condensation and exhaust gases adding to the fog. Note the miniature bobble hat on top of the car’s calormeter! (Photo courtesy Peter McFadyen https://petermcfadyen.co.uk)https://petermcfadyen.co.uk

Although by no means the only pre-war Minor TV star DG 325, Clive Hamilton-Gould‘s 1930 Gloucester registered Morris Minor Tourer featured in a 2002 epsisode of ITV’s ‘Foyle’s War’.

An appearance on a postage stamp is possibly ‘a first’ for the pre-war Morris Minor. In 2023 The Republique du Niger Post Office released a 650 Franc stamp (.85p Stirling), featuring a 1930 Morris Minor Coachbuilt Saloon. The image is almost certainly of a saloon which is ‘alive and well’ and located in Scotland.

David Rushton’s 1930 MG M Type Midget (PJ 7970) unexpectedly came to a halt while he was taking part in last December’s VSCC Winter Driving Tests at Bicester. Help was close at hand as can be seen in this Peter McFadyen photo. (https://petermcfadyen.co.uk)

George Rodford has entered his 1931 Morris Minor Two-seater (TP 9995) for the VSCC’s New Year Driving Tests at Brooklands on Sunday 28th January. This represents a ‘first’ for a S.V. £100 Morris Minor, as until now no S.V. Minors have entered this event following the model’s VSCC eligibilty acceptance in December 2017.  Are there any other S.V. Minor owners up for the challenge? (Photo: courtesy Peter McFadyen. Website:  https://petermcfadyen.co.uk)

The Network’s 14th annual rally is now less than six months away. Located in the beautiful county of Somerset, home to ‘the Levels’, it’s hardly surprising that the entry list is filling up rapidly. If you are considering joining us over the weekend of  7th-9th June then don’t procrastinate for too long. Just complete the entry form and send it to our Scrumpy Rally hosts. Chris & Sue Hipwood.

 David Dunnell owns this distinctive Morris Minor Properts bodied roadster special. Its body was built in Australia in 1929 and was exported (or should that be re-imported?) from Oz to the UK almost a decade ago, It’s seen here on 29th May 2023 at the Tiefi Valley Vintage Show in Wales with David at the controls. (Photo Barry Adams)

Yuletide is a time for catching up with old friends and making new ones. The Networkers who gathered in Redgrave, Suffolk on New Year’s Day did both, while occupying most of one the Cross Key’s bars…

There are large tracts of the U.K. where the New Year’s Day weather is set fair – certainly good enough to give your car a winter airing. There are pub meets up and down the country so why not clear your head from the effects of the New Year revelries and go for a spin. Don’t forget to take some photos!

The Morris Minor’s centenary is just four years distant…