MOTORSPORT TRIVIA - Q17 & 18

Q17. When production stopped in 1971, how many Morris Minors had been produced?

Q18. What car has been in production for the longest time, and is still built today?

Q17; No idea,but they are a fun car. Did I see somwhere that they are starting to build them again?
Q18; VW Bug, they are still building them in Mexico I think.

Hans,

Q17. They are indeed. Err... I think they've been making Moggies again in India for about 15 years...

Q18. Nope. When did production start on Beetles - '38 or '39 wasn't it?

Quote: "I wasn't very happy with the final version of the Morris Minor. So I went to the shop one evening and told the mechanics to cut it in half." Unquote.
---Sir Alec Issigonis---

Answer to Q17: 1.619.857, including 326.627 vans and pickups.

Gerard.

Chaps,

Q17. Gerard's right about the Moggies but either he or I am one Moggy out. Here's what I have : 1,619,858

Q18. Car in longest production and still made today is : Morgan 4/4. Production started in 1935.