1932 Wolseley Hornet EW Special. When Morris took over Wolseley in 1926 he pushed for the continual development of the Hispano Suiza-based overhead camshaft engine. This Hornet featured one of these engines and proved so popular that it almost proved to be the end of Morris' MG firm. This resulted in the end of the Hornet range as Morris pushed the focus of sports cars onto MG.

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1932 Wolseley Hornet EW Special. When Morris took over Wolseley in 1926 he pushed for the continual development of the Hispano Suiza-based overhead camshaft engine. This Hornet featured one of these engines and proved so popular that it almost proved to be the end of Morris' MG firm. This resulted in the end of the Hornet range as Morris pushed the focus of sports cars onto MG.

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