Mercurial Morris

SIR – In the early 1960s I owned a 1939 Morris Series E (Letters, January 5).

The steering was so worn it would get stuck in double white lines and I would have to jog it back on to the road. Once, it suddenly lurched down at the back and my nearside rear wheel overtook me. We bolted it back on and continued. Thank goodness for the introduction of MOTS.

Fergus Nicolson

Gowdall, East Yorkshire

SIR – I passed my test in 1963 in a beautiful maroon Armstrong Siddeley Lancaster, which had lovely leather bench seats and did about 14 miles to the gallon. I am 5ft 2in and had to sit on a thick cushion to reach the pedals.

My husband later sold it to an RAF corporal who had been posted to the Shetlands. I often wonder what happened to it afterwards.

Audrey Buxton

Kenilworth, Warwickshire