In the book are a number of period and more recently taken photographs of many of the Minor models and I was delighted to find one of the 1934 4 seater Tourer. Now I have never seen an image of this car previously and neither have I seen one in the flesh, so to speak. How rare is this car - does any own one, or know of the whereabouts of a surviving example? Two other rare survivors must be the 1931 season Fabric Saloons which were produced in both s/v and OHV configuration for a very short period. Without consulting the register I am fairly sure that there is at least one OHV suvivor, I'm not so sure about the s/v model though.
Another model, thin on the ground, is the OHV Family Eight of which I have only ever seen one, and that is now resident in Japan. I know there are others, in various states of renovation or decay. Some may not mourn their passing, as they believe they are ugly, under powered, stop-gap cars. I don't share that view. How many side valve variants of this model also remain?
I would think that most peoples guess as to the rarest Minor model is the Special Coupe. Manufactured with the OHV engine for 1932 and then the s/v unit for '33 and '34 it is indeed a rarity. I have seen just the one, at Thoresby (pictured below), an OHV model, and saw a s/v model advertised for sale in Classic Car Weekly a couple of years ago. Thats it!
If any body has images of these rare Minors, can we get to see them, either on here or in the magazine? More importantly, if anyone knows of the whereabouts of any such cars and their current state please let the register know so that they can be tracked.
Chris
Mind you I understand that there might be some old Minors running around as M Types!! 
