Current owners; Ray and John Abikhair, Victoria. Information; built as a 4-door saloon in 1939, painted black. History; supplied by Robert Smith Vehicle shipped from UK on 26.09.1939 (note on shipping document: “Last car shipped before war commenced”) Vehicle imported by P&R Williams (import #802) Cost ex works: £316.15.0, Landed cost:...
Current owner: Ray Abikhair, Victoria. Information: Built in 1938 as a 4-door saloon for export and imported into Australia by P & R Williams. History: The saloon went originally to Brisbane but the early history is unknown. The first record is when it was seen by Rod Hiley in 1965,...
Information / History: The first third generation ownership of an SVW car began last year with the transfer of SA1882 from Bruce Eyre to his son Scott in Queensland. Bruce has suffered a debilitating illness for some years now and has decided that the time has come to pass the car...
Information / History: Out for a weekend drive with his family is Hans Werner who owned SA 1879. This car is understood to have been imported for the personal use of Lord Nuffield during his tour of Australia in the late 1930's. In January 1940 it was sold by Lanes to Dr Reginald...
Current owner; Paul Williams, Victoria. Information; Built as a 4-door saloon in 1936. History: SA0499 is believed to be the first SA to arrive in Australia, arriving 9/7/1936 aboard 'the Imperial Star' imported by P&R Williams in NSW. Early owners are unknown prior to Graham Nicholls of the S.A. M.G....
Information / History: SA 0945 This is no ordinary MG Saloon Underneath the mild mannered coachwork lies a highly modified pre War MG. It started off life as an early model (694th produced on the line 1936) SA Saloon, and on the outside not much difference, except the hint of extra 30mm...
Information / History: Purchased 0n 14/09/1937 from Sycamore Motors Stamford by a Mr De Braine a surgeon at Stamford Hospital. Restoration begun by Roger Miles and completed by Gary Perry. Car purchased late October 2010 by Aubrey Paverd and after much obfuscation by various authorities and shipping delays finally arrived...
Information / History: In 1937, William Airy, a young well-to-do dentist in Melbourne, Australia, decided that a two door coupe body on the new MG Two Litre (or SA) would be his preferred motor car. As this body style was not offered by the factory, the car was imported as...
History: SA 2337 and the Peking to Paris Rally Built from the ground up from the remains of a burnt-out saloon (SA2337) bought from Morris Pavlinovich in Western Australia, and some more panels and other bits and pieces from another chassis (SA 1885 ex-Ed Ison from Sydney) that Harry had owned for several...
Current owner: John Crighton, Qld. Information: Construction was competed 21st June 1937 as a 4-door saloon intended as one of 23 exported to Australia, arriving on the 29th October 1037. Sold in Sydney by P&R Williams, believed the original colour was blue. The sales blurb read “Out of the hard...