Current Owner: Denis Jury, New Zealand. History: L0658 was delivered by Lanes Motors in 1933 to a V. Maloney and from then until the 1960s very little is known. The only information is that it was raced extensively and at one stage had a bronze head fitted. The motor was...
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Current Owner: Ryan Thompson, Victoria Information: No history provided
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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...
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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...
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Current Owner: Gary Grant, Victoria History: (written by Tony Sloan) 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...
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Current Owner: Graeme & Jennie Jackson, Victoria Information: After a nut and bolt restoration L0532 won the prestigious 2012 Victorian Concours.
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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...
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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...
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Current Owner: Nigel Willey, Victoria Information: No history provided
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Current Owner: Jason Schofield, Qld. MMM No: 223 Information: Built at Abingdon in 1933 and shipped to Lanes in Melbourne, Australia in CKD form together with L0594. The two cars were on-sold to Britannia Motors who opened the boxes and began assembly, unfortunately as noted with other M.G.s they assembled,...
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Current Owner: Rob Everett, New South Wales History: Rob bought the car (or pile of bits as it was then) from a fellow naval officer in 1980. He had purchased it in the UK whilst undergoing submarine training and brought the bits back to Australia on his return. Rob restored...
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Current Owner: Bruce Washington, Western Australia Information: No history provided
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Current Owner: Peter Partridge, Western Australia Information: Now being restored.
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Current Owner: Peter Bail, South Australia Information: No history provided
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Current owner: Charlie Tuckey, South Australia Information: F0546 was dispatched on 5 January 1932 and delivered to University Motors who had it fitted with a Carlton Coupe body. History: Researched by Tony Sloan F0546 was purchased on 16 February 1932 by David Pittendrigh while he was visiting England and exported to...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Current Owner: Neil & Mary-Anne Anderson, Queensland History: F1048 was purchased by Bill Leech in the UK during the 1970s and brought to Melbourne. Bill drove it regularly in a variety of events and found it more comfortable to drive than some of his more exotic vehicles. When Bill died...
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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...
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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: 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...
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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...
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Current Owner: Philip and Marta Redhead, NSW. Information: No history provided
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Current Owner: Ross Alexander, New South Wales Information: No History provided
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Current Owners: Stuart Ratcliff and Robert Smith, New South Wales. MMM No: 2463 Information: Built at Abingdon in 1932; the MMM Register advise that this car began life as a demonstration vehicle for the Jarvis company who were Morris and M.G. agents and also sold M.G.s with body styles of...
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Current Owner: Tim Shellshear, New South Wales Information: No history provided
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Current Owner: Russel Turner, New South Wales Information: No history provided
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Currently located in USA this car was in Australia from 1983 to 2012, it was fully restored by John Hunting in W.A. History: Dispatched from Abingdon 20/7/33 the first owner was Walter E Belgrave who used the car competitively in a variety of events. Shortly after taking delivery he was...
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Currently owner: Bill Fuller, Queensland Information: by Clifford Kelly and Tim Jackson. Known as the "Australian J4". Built in Feb. 1933 and retained by Abingdon initially registered JB 641, the car went to University Motors in May '33 and registered MG 2348. U.M. appear to have sold it to one...
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