Current Owner: Graeme & Shirley Davies

MMM No: 3443

Built at Abingdon on 2/12/1931.  Sources suggest the car was bodied as either a Salonette or a Carlton Coupe.

History: supplied by Peter Auld in 2016, he owned the car in 1957.

First sold to Mr. J. C. Thurnburn in the UK in August 1932.  The years 1932 to 1954 not yet accounted for.

Purchased by Mr. Malcolm Short in Port Pirie, South Australia in 1954.  There are photos supplied by him.  Traded-in on a Jaguar XK120 in 1957 at Warmings Used Cars, Goodwood Road, Wayville, South Australia.

Bought by Brian Cowling in 1957.  He never drove the car, but started preparing but did not complete repainting the car from red to green.  Lots of parts missing.

Bought by Peter Auld in late 1957.  Registered in S.A. with registration 121-814 and needing a hood and painting in Hawthorn Green.  Many parts were obtained and TC wheels bought from Brundelin & Thomas in Sydney whilst on holidays with his parents.

Hood and trimming done by a trimmer in Payneham, South Australia.  Many attempts were made to get the brakes working by brake specialists without success.  An accident saw the car sold because the lack of money as a second year apprentice mechanic.

Bought by a Uni student in Kurralta Park (unknown name) in 1959.  He scrapped the body with the best of intentions but the car eventually found its way to Don Shinners of Myrtle Bank South Australia.

Don was a collector/dealer/mechanic specialising in M.G.s and amassed a large collection of cars and parts, including a lot of N.O.S. surplus parts from Motors Limited, Morris and M.G. distributors for South Australia.

In 1986 after D.S. had passed away a huge clearing sale was conducted timed to coincide with the M.G.C.C. National Meeting and F0303 was sold described as basically complete with body, spare engine and ENV gearbox, it sold for $3000.

The buyer is not known but other former owners are listed as Gavin Sandford-Morgan, Ray Wertfield and Allan Batten but the dates of their tenure are not known.

In 1994 Andrew Wegener from Queensland purchased the car in South Australia as a basket case with little left of the body work.  Andrew proceeded to build the car up to its current configuration with a fabric covered boat tail body, hydraulic brakes and aero screens, 4.88 diff, ENV gear box.  Andrew used the car mainly as a road car with some regularity events.

Graeme Davies purchased the car from Andrew via ebay in 2007 and tasked Ray Skewes with bringing the car up to scratch including removing the original F-type instrument cluster and replacing it with new period style instruments also new wheels and tyres were fitted.

• Listing ID: 1881
• Magna: F Type
• Location: --Victoria
• Chassis Number: 0303
• Year of Production: 1931
• Previous Owners: J C Thurburn 8/32, Malcolm Short S.A. 1954, Peter Auld 1957, Don Shinners ?-1986, Gavin Sanford-Morgan, Ray Wertfield, Allan Batten
  Andrew Wegener Qld, 94-2007,
• Current Owner: Graeme & Shirley Davies
• Original Engine Number: 564A
• Current Engine Number: 564A
• Date Acquired: 30/4/2007