Morris Minor Owners Club

Hi all

I've been asked to help source British classic cars for display at the splendid new event on the Goodwood estate, Vintage at Goodwood, on August 13-15. For this event, display cars should be absolutely standard or mildly period-modified, and Goodwood would particularly like a 1950s Morris Minor saloon or convertible (we already have a Traveller in the 1960s section), to be represented - so I'm hoping you can help us locate a suitable car...
Vintage is not strictly a car event - it's a Music Festival + Celebration of British Style, Music, Culture and Design from the 1940s to the 1980s and is the brainchild of leading British designer Wayne Hemingway.
There will be sections set aside for each decade with many big-name artists performing in each, a whole High Street of 'period' shops will be created specially for the event, there will be fashion shows, art, design... take a look at www.vintageatgoodwood.com for the full picture.
For someone keen on the style and atmosphere of the time, it's unmissable and it seems likely it will become as much of a success as the Festival of Speed and Revival Meeting at Goodwood.
We are still looking for cars along the lines of the shortlist below, which I'm including in case you know owners of other marques that might like to join us (the shortlist is quite flexible, so please be free with suggestions but the emphasis is on mainstream not exotica). Cars should be brought down on the Thursday night to be on display in front of the 1940s/50s/60s/70s/80s areas until Sunday night/Monday morning: in return, Goodwood will provide with each car two tickets for the whole event (normal price £135 each!) and campsite passes. The idea is to park the car in a group of 10-12 outside the entrance for each decade zone and leave it there for the weekend while you go and enjoy the rest of the event, or head home and pick it up later if you prefer. The cars will be displayed much as the cars are for the Cartier concours at the Festival of Speed.

Please email me via MMcKays (at) aol (dot) com - I can't promise to check here very often, so an email would be best... Thanks!
Malcolm
Malcolm McKay
Motoring Writer & Photographer
Tel 07711 901811

Vintage at Goodwood: Cars Shortlist

1940s
Austin A40 Devon/Dorset
Austin A90 Atlantic
Bristol 400
Ford Popular
MG TC
Morris Eight
Sunbeam Talbot
Standard Vanguard Phase 1
Triumph 1800

1950s
Austin A50
Austin Metropolitan
Bedford CA
Ford Anglia 100E
Hillman Minx
Jaguar MkVII
Morris Minor
Rover 90
Wolseley 1500

1960s
Austin A55/60 Farina
Austin-Healey (big)
Bristol 407/10
Daimler Dart
Ford Cortina Mk1
Hillman Imp
Lotus Elan
MG Midget
Rover P5 or P6
Triumph Herald/Vitesse
Vauxhall PA Cresta

1970s
Austin Allegro
Austin Maxi
Bond Bug
Ford Escort Mk1 or 2
Ford Transit Mk1
Hillman Avenger
Range Rover
Reliant Robin
Triumph Dolomite Sprint
Vauxhall Viva HC

1980s
Austin Ambassador
Austin Maestro
Austin Montego
Aston Martin Lagonda
Jaguar XJ40
Lotus Esprit
Metrocab (taxi)
Morris Ital
Triumph TR7
Triumph Acclaim

Why isn't Rose older!!? D: I would love to go to this! Alas, £55 a day/£135 for the weekend is.. a bit out of my price range, even for one day.

Same here

Hello Malcolm,

rather disappointing with that title you are not looking for vintage cars to display?

Alec

Fair point, Alec. I'm not part of the organising team but I would guess that the explanation lies in the fact that this is not primarily a car event, it's a music and style event. The word Vintage means something very specific to a British car enthusiast, but outside the UK car world it can mean something quite different.
As the event focusses on British music and style from the 1940s, 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s, it's cars from those decades that they are seeking.
Come on, folks - we've signed up a gorgeous MM for the 1940s section now - where are all the 1950s saloons and convertibles?! A convertible would be ideal, in fact, as we now have a Minor saloon for the 1940s and a Traveller for the 1960s...
Malcolm

I heartily voulunteer Rose for the 70's anyways! She was born Feb 1970 and is a Morris 1000 4door deluxe.

Thanks, all

We now have all the Minors we're allowed -
1940s MM saloon
1950s 803 splitscreen convertible
1960s 1098 Traveller

A good representative selection, I'd say - look out for them outside the 1940s/50s/60s sectors at Vintage at Goodwood, August 13-15.

Cheers
Malcolm