Current owner: Tim Perrin, Victoria Information: Built in 1935 as a black pillarless saloon for the home market. History: An original Extract from Registration Particulars exists showing the date of registration was 7/10/1935, the number was ADG 409 and has continuous license stamps up to 1963. The car was purchased...
History: Before being brought to Australia by John Snow, this car had been raced extensively in Europe by Thai (then known as Siam) Prince Bira. Its first Australian outing was at Victor Harbor in 1936, when Lord Walerin retired early.  The car changed hands several times before the Second World...
History: K3002 was prepared for the 1933 Mille Miglia being driven by Henry Birkin and Bernard Rubin. It was the pacesetter for the MG team and retired at Sienna after setting a new class record for the distance travelled. The car was retained by the factory and raced in the...
Current owner: Marguerite Morgan, Victoria. Information: Four-seat tourer, KD engine, ENV pre selector gearbox, restored to original factory standard. Engine No. 624 AKD (on Engine and Plate) Body No 139/9799 Body Type B224. History: Imported from the UK by Clifford (Ross) Kelly. The car required considerable work to bring it...
Current owner: John Noble, Victoria. Information: Built in Abingdon in 1933 as a 4-door saloon for the home market. It was painted black with a green interior. History: Delivered to Duthie & Sons, Montrose, Angus, Scotland on the 6th of November 1933. The car was then sold to the first...
Current owner: Ray and John Abikhair, Victoria. MMM No: 1620 Information: Built in 1934 as a pillarless saloon; 0434 was the 5th last - 0438 being the last and replaced by the KN model. History:Â Recorded by Michael Carr. The history of the vehicle is well documented with its original...
Current Owner: Greg Nener, Victoria Information: No history provided
Current Owner: Warwick Anderson, Victoria Information: No history provided
Current Owner: Ryan Thompson, Victoria Information: No history provided
Current Owner: Allan Wettenhall, Victoria MMM No: 2478 Infomation: Built 17/10/1933 fitted with one of 98 Continental Coupe bodies, carrying UK registration number AXW 363. An early owner (if not the first) was Charles Ward, a part of the coach building company Park Ward. History: After Ward disposed of the...
Current Owner: James Earl, Victoria History: This car was manufactured on 5th October 1933 and shipped as a rolling chassis to Lanes Motors on the Orsova. It was transferred to Brittania Motors who sold it to 36093 Kennard on 23 November 1933 and it was registered Vic 36093. A close...
Current Owner: Gary Grant, Victoria History: 1934 Winter 100 Winner, later known as Mercury Magna. This Magna was supplied to Les Jennings via Lanes Motors in early November 1933. The car was not even in rolling chassis form with many parts contained in hessian bags. The engine supplied with this...
Current Owner: Graeme & Jennie Jackson, Victoria Information: After a nut and bolt restoration L0532 won the prestigious 2012 Victorian Concours.
Current Owner: Peter Booth, Victoria Information: The vehicle is located in East Gippsland where it has been since we moved here in 1983. L 0481 was purchased in the early 70’s, having been recovered from the roof space of an old foundry in Melbourne, stored in boxes. It has been...
Current Owner: John Gillett, Victoria MMM No: 2472 Information: Built as a 4-seater for the home market in 1933 and registered in the UK OY 6060; the prefix suggests the Croydon area. History: Early UK history unknown. Acquired from Barry Walker by John Gillett in 1978 while visiting the UK.  Originally...
Current Owner: Nigel Willey, Victoria Information: No history provided
Current Owner: Ryan Thompson, Victoria History: Arrived in Australia in November 1932 as a rolling chassis and was fitted with an Aspinall body. It was first registered on 19 December 1932. It was raced by Les Jennings (who worked for Lanes Motors) in the early part of 1933 culminating in third place at...
Current Owner: Philip Battye, Victoria History: F1316 is one of two rolling chassis imported by Lanes Motors in 1931 and delivered to Charles Aspinall in Melbourne for bodying as a four seater fabric bodied sports car. The car carries trade mark Aspinall windscreen and hood bows sourced from American body...
Current Owner: George and Marguerite Morgan History: This car was initially purchased by a Mr. Sherrin Esq. London through University Motors on 2 June 1932 and was in F1, 4-seater configuration. In recent times the car was rebuilt to F2 configuration by Mr. Tony Mowbray, Nottingham UK. Some mechanical work...
Current Owner: Graeme & Shirley Davies History: Manufactured 2/12/1931 Little early history is known of this car except that it started life as a Sliding Roof Foursome Salonette. Records show it was registered in the UK in the name of J C Thurburn 8/1932. Peter Auld of Adelaide owned the...
Current owner: Harry Hickling, Victoria MMM No. 2464 Information: Completed 9/5/1932 for the home market fitted with a Stiles Ltd., threesome body. History:Â Â Sold to first owner Mr Charles B. Currie, Bank House, Haddington, it was sold by Scottish Motor Trading, Edinbugh. Somewhere between 1932 and 1947 the car was imported...
Current owner: Barry Broom, Victoria MMM No. 2195. Information: Delivered in January 1932 with standard F-type tourer body finished in black with brown trim. UK reg. no. PJ 2572. History: F0525 was ordered from Cookes Motors in High Street, Sutton, Surrey, by Mr P.G.A. Smith. Within a month it was...
Current owner: John Batkin Estate, Victoria Information: The first recorded owner of J3767 was Asia Owczarow an aristocratic Russian Jew living in Paris. He is known to have owned this J3, QA0252 and K3011. He used a number of aliases to conceal his motor racing from his parents who were...
Current Owner: Ed Taylor, Victoria Information: MG J3, chassis J3762 – Early history and competition record There are no known records of the cars early years in the UK. It was exported to Australia in 1934 and first registered in Victoria on 14 February 1935, almost exactly two years after...
Current owner: George and Marguerite Morgan, Victoria MMM No: 78 Information: Guarantee plate issued 7/12/32. Standard 2-seat body, painted green, registered JB 1047. Retained by Works and used for Class H record attempts at Montlhery 1932 and then Le Mans 24 hour race in 1933. 7/12/32: Guarantee plate issued. 18-19/12/32: ...
Current Owner: Peter Clark, Victoria MMM No: 2407 Information: Built at Abingdon 5/10/33 as CKD for export to Australia. Early images show it was fitted with an Aspinall 2-seater body. History: Believed to have been bought from a wrecking yard in the S.E. suburbs of Melbourne circa 1960 by Donald...
Current Owner:Â Keir Whitcher, Victoria Information: J4417, the fourth last J2 produced, was built at Abingdon in 1933 as a rolling chassis for export to Australia. History: written by Graeme Jackson, full version appeared in Pre-war Newsletter No. 1/2016 Imported by Lanes Motors in chassis form in May 1933 together with...