I received my May copy of Hemmings and was delighted to see that a “British Cars Special” headline was on the front. Guess I expected too much, as the issue might have better been titled MG Cars. No mention of most of the brands that readers would be familiar with; no mention of the only remaining truly British brand, Morgan. Perhaps another try at it with a few more car manufacturers mentioned is due?
Rick Frazee
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That’s our fifth British Cars issue since 2018, and we keep doing them because they’ve proven to be popular. We definitely went heavy on MG this time, but those cars have a massive fan base and it was the brand’s 100th anniversary, after all. Back in the July 2019 British Cars Special, the 1950-’69 Morgan Plus 4 was listed among a roundup of collectible Brits. In July 2018, the 1927-’39 Morgan Super Sports made the list. We’ll do our best to not ignore Morgan in a future edition, though.
on page 42 of the May 2023 The caption states that 1929 was the first year of the Pierce-Arrow V-8 engine. Pierce never produced a V-8 — 1929 was the first year for a
