Current owner: Bob Somerville, Vic. MMM No: 2873 Information: Built at Abingdon in late 1935 as a 2-seater. History: Early history unknown. Bought by B.S. through an online auction 26/1/23 and imported from the USA to Australia. The seller was Gene Ponder a well known collector of classic cars with a preference for...
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Current owner: Morgan Family, Vic. MMM No: 3198 Information: Built at Abingdon in 1932 as a 4-seat tourer for the home market registered AGY 967. History; Early history unknown. Built in the style of a K3 by Peter Gregory, UK. Bought by George and Marguerite Morgan in 2012 and shipped...
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History: The MG NE 'Ulster' Magnette pictured is one of only seven of this model manufactured. Known as the 'Ulster' model, the Magnette engine was modified to comply with the regulations of Britain's most important motor sport event in 1934; the Ulster Tourist Trophy. The development programme instituted on this...
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Current owner: Arthur Ruediger, South Aust. MMM No: 3367 Information: Assembled in 1934 as a 2-seat ND model; one of only 24 built. Utilising surplus K2 bodies on regular N-type chassis with a tuned engine. History: Unfortunately no UK history has emerged as yet. Imported into Australia by Phil Vickery,...
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History: This NB was purchased by Peter Harper, of Adelaide in 1979 from Barry Walker (UK). The car was complete but required a full restoration which was carried out in the early 1990s. Its high standard of finish and the attention to detail is much admired and a credit to...
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Current owner: Jennie and Graeme Jackson, Vic. MMM No: 774 Information: Built at Abingdon in late 1935 for the home market and registered BPO 53 on 10/12/35. History: Early history unknown. Rebuilt in the UK in the style of a K3 by Peter Gregory. Imported into Australia by Ross Kelly...
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History: John acquired this NB in 2004 during a visit to the UK, from his old friend Barry Walker, who was selling pre-war parts at Prescott Hill Climb. Previously the car had been in the same family for 40 years, MMM Register Number 1698. Since arriving in Australia in February...
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Current owner: Doug Gordon, South Aust. History: None provided. First appeared on the Register in 2005 owned by Georg Leitl in Victoria. Believed to have been acquired by Peter Coombe in S.A. shortly after that date. P.C. passed away in 2009 and the car remained in the family shed until...
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Current owner; Peter Cundy, South Australia MMM No; 2487 Information; Built at Abingdon in 1934 as a rolling chassis for export to Australia. History; Imported by John Snow who commissioned the local construction of a body however the body took too long to emerge and Snow did not use the...
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Current owner: Eric Kerr, Qld. History: The MG was only used sparingly by the previous owner. Peter Kerr fully sorted the Magnette, and has had a long and successful racing career with it. Lloyd Hagaman maintained the MG, and Bruce Blakeley and his boys acted as pit crew mechanics at...
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Current owner: David Hall Information / History: This 1935 NA Magnette carries an attractive aluminium two seater body, built by an unidentified Australian coachbuilder, and is finished in traditional MG cream and brown colours. The MG was imported new by Lanes Motors in chassis form, together with another Magnette, one...
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Current owner: Ray and John Abikhair, Geelong, Victoria. MMM N0: 1674. Information: Built in 1935 as a 2 seat roadster for the home market and registered AAD 666. History: An image of this car appeared in the April 1935 issue of Motor Sport recording that N.A. Pinegar made Fastest Time...
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Current owner:- Ryan Thompson, Vic. MMM No: 521 Information / History: NA0303 — Can anyone help - did this car ever compete??? Fortunately the factory files for this NA are reasonably comprehensive for its early years. NA0303 was supplied to University Motors as a green 2 seater in April '34...
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Current owner: Andrew Fock, Victoria. Information: NA 0279 was imported into Australia in September of 1934 by Lanes Motors of Melbourne as one of the first batch of N types brought to Australia (NA 0278-0281). Of the batch of four cars, two were imported with CKD UK bodies and two...
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