PA 1429

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Current Owner: John Hudson, Western Australia

MMM No: 2449

Information:

Built in 1934 and dispatched in CKD form to Lanes Motors, Victoria, Australia.  The car appears to have been sent to Chas. Aspinall and fitted with one of his two-seat bodies with swept guards and his heavy windscreen frame.

History: supplied by Matthew Magilton.

Sold first to John Lawrence Dugdale in 1935 and registered VIC 212 467 on 17/2/35 then cancelled September 1936, reregistered VIC 163 204 on 23/9/38 cancelled 17/12/41, last entry 1/5/42 VIC FA 478.

The only early image of the car appears to show it competing in a rally; Dugdale is know to have entered:-

VSCC Championship trial July 1935
VSCC Midnight Trial August 1935
LCCA Mountain trial December 35.
Dugdale worked for Lanes Motors before heading off to England before the war started and became an aircraft engineer there.
1937- George Winton.
1937- Leslie William Cornish, Melbourne mechanic.
1937- Sheila S. Clarke. St Kilda.
1938- John Moate Elkan. 2nd AIF.
1938- Allen Edward Lord, West Brunswick.
1946 Nigel Boyd-Graham. Rob Roy
Peter Leonard Thomas, Aviation welding, Hawthorn
1960’s? Jeff Dalton, Ararat
1968 Jeff Zillies, Buninyong printer.
1968 Tim Ingham from Ballarat restored the car removing the swept wings and fitting cycle guards.
1992 Walter Magilton, Warrandyte.
1994 Tim Harland WA.
2000 John Hudson WA.
  • Listing ID: 2393
  • Midget: PA
  • Chassis Number: 1429
  • Year of Production: 1934
  • Previous Owners: 1935- John Dugdale.
    1937- George Winton.
    1937- Leslie William Cornish, Melbourne.
    1937- Sheila Clarke. St Kilda.
    1938- John Moate Elkan. 2nd AIF.
    1938- Allen Lord, West Brunswick.
    1946- Nigel Boyd-Graham. Rob Roy.
    Peter Thomas, Aviation welding, Hawthorn.
    Jeff Dalton, Ararat 1960s?
    1968 Jeff Zillies, Buninyong.
    1968 Tim Ingham, Ballarat.
    1992 Walter Magilton, Warrandyte.
    1994 Tim Harland, WA.
  • Current Owner: John Hudson
  • Original Engine Number: 1756AP
  • Date Acquired: 2000
  • Current Reg: 1934 PL, WA. ex-CH 0568 Vic, FA 478, Vic. 163 204 Vic. 212 467 Vic.
Contact details

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