Classic Car Mart June 2020

Welcome… CLASSIC CHALLENGES Regardless of the means by which this issue of Classic Car Mart managed to reach you – whether traditional ink on paper or as an electronic download – then rest assured all of us here are glad you made the effort to keep up with your weekly fix of buying, selling and generally messing about with old cars. During the years I’ve been riding what boss Phil Weeden has been heard to refer to as the rollercoaster of magazine publishing, I’ve experienced many unexpected challenges… the fuel crisis of 2000 while trying to do a photo shoot on a group of V12 cars, the water being turned off during the 2007 floods which meant cleaning cars for photo shoots was out of the question… and now a…

Regardless of the means by which this issue of Classic Car Mart managed to reach you – whether traditional ink on paper or as an electronic download – then rest assured all of us here are glad you made the effort to keep up with your weekly fix of buying, selling and generally messing about with old cars. During the years I’ve been riding what boss Phil Weeden has been heard to refer to as the rollercoaster of magazine publishing, I’ve experienced many unexpected challenges… the fuel crisis of 2000 while trying to do a photo shoot on a group of V12 cars, the water being turned off during the 2007 floods which meant cleaning cars for photo shoots was out of the question… and now a global pandemic which has…

CHECK OUT LOADS MORE NEWS AT WWW.CLASSICSWORLD.CO.UK PLUGS&LEADS CLASSIC FIRMS PROVE THEIR WORTH Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures, and that’s just what’s been happening behind the doors of classic car specialists and businesses in the UK. Many have been doing their bit by making and supplying vital equipment to the NHS during the fight against coronavirus, showcasing their skills and resourcefulness in the process. It takes a vivid imagination to make the jump between carburettor jets and the fight against Covid-19, but Burlen has made that leap. The Wiltshire firm, which is the sole manufacturer of Amal, SU and Zenith carburettors, has supplied MGPS Services, an independent medical gas pipeline consultancy, with Amal jets for use in testing of essential hospital equipment. Each jet is used to fit a probe…

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures, and that’s just what’s been happening behind the doors of classic car specialists and businesses in the UK. Many have been doing their bit by making and supplying vital equipment to the NHS during the fight against coronavirus, showcasing their skills and resourcefulness in the process. It takes a vivid imagination to make the jump between carburettor jets and the fight against Covid-19, but Burlen has made that leap. The Wiltshire firm, which is the sole manufacturer of Amal, SU and Zenith carburettors, has supplied MGPS Services, an independent medical gas pipeline consultancy, with Amal jets for use in testing of essential hospital equipment. Each jet is used to fit a probe into oxygen outlets on hospital wards, an action that simulates load and enables the supply…

Morgan has finished building the first four of its limited-run Plus 4 70th Anniversary Edition models. The quartet was completed just before the company’s decision to close its Malvern factory for a month to help halt the spread of coronavirus – the first time its doors have been closed for an extended period since WW2. Celebrating 70 years of Plus 4 production, Morgan will build 20 anniversary editions in all, with each individually numbered and built to a unique specification. Not only will they be the swansong for Morgan’s traditional steel frame chassis – a version of which has been in production since the Morgan 4-4 was introduced in 1936 – they will mark the end of the Plus 4 in its current guise. The all-new Plus Four was launched earlier last…

MORE CLASSIC NEWS IN CLASSIC CAR BUYER ON SALE EVERY WEDNESDAY MORGAN BEGINS FINAL PLUS 4 RUN Morgan has finished building the first four of its limited-run Plus 4 70th Anniversary Edition models. The quartet was completed just before the company’s decision to close its Malvern factory for a month to help halt the spread of coronavirus – the first time its doors have been closed for an extended period since WW2. Celebrating 70 years of Plus 4 production, Morgan will build 20 anniversary editions in all, with each individually numbered and built to a unique specification. Not only will they be the swansong for Morgan’s traditional steel frame chassis – a version of which has been in production since the Morgan 4-4 was introduced in 1936 – they will…