50th Anniversary of the Forgotten Classic 1948-1998: A Companion Publication to Morris Oxford Series M.O. (ARMP-0128)

Product No.: ARMP-0128

Title: 50th Anniversary of the Forgotten Classic 1948-1998: A Companion Publication to Morris Oxford Series M.O.
Author(s): McNicol, Steve
Illustrator(s): N/A
Publisher: Railmac Publications Australia
ISBN: 1864770015

Condition: New 

Binding: Softcover
Dust Jacket: No Jacket
Edition: 1st Edition
Publication Year: 1999

Features: 48 Pages with Black/White Photos.

We couldn't let the -50th Anniversary of the introduction of the Morris Oxford Series MO pass without making some small contribution to mark this important milestone. Early in the year we produced a 50th Anniversary postcard and this was distributed at the Morris Registers National Rally in Australia during April, the 6/80 & MO Club's combined rally with the Morris Minor Owners Club in the UK two months later and the 6/80 & MO Club's first Australasian Branch National Rally in September.

We then decided to produce a small book depicting a selection of the surviving cars, but as time progressed this project was amended slightly and we have added a little more text to make the book a companion to our 1991 publication Morris Oxford Series MO. With a number of events planned for 1998 we delayed publication until the latter part of the year additional research further extended the publication date into 1999. Although the Morris Minor received a great deal of publicity for its 50th Anniversary the Oxford received very little from the motoring press.

In fact it was totally ignored by most commercial publications in the UK and overseas. with only a couple of the dedicated `enthusiast' magazines giving any mention at all. This was further motivation for us to produce this book !