Current owner: Mark Alsop, Victoria MMM No: 3071 Information: Built at Oxford in 1929 as a fabric 2-seater for the home market. Bought by an Australian in UK while on honeymoon and shipped to W.A., sans body in 1932. New body built by Boltons in J2 style. History: As written...
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Current owner: Errol Sales, New South Wales Information: No History provided
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Current owner: Errol Sales, New South Wales MMM No: 2385 Information: Built at Abingdon in 1930 as a fabic 2-seat roadster. History: No history provided
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Current owner: unknown MMM No: 3456 Information: Built at Abingdon in 1930 as a fabric 2-seat roadster. History: Well used car when owned by Alastair Clarke however not sighted since being sold via Shannons auction 2010.
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Current Owner: Michael Spruyt, New South Wales MMM No: 2386 Information: Built in Abingdon in 1930 as a fabric 2-seat roadster for the home market. History: No history provided
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Current owner: Ian Heather, New South Wales MMM No: 2383 Information: Built in Qxford during August 1929 as a 2-seat roadster for the home market. History: Ian came across M0580 in 1964 as a result of his father buying M0582 as a complete car two years earlier. M0580 was a...
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Current owners: Morgan Family, Victoria MMM No: 2382 Information: The earliest M-type in Australia, this car would have been built around the end of April 1929 in the Oxford factory before the move to Abingdon. It would have been a fabric bodied 2-seater for the home market. History: The remains...
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Current owner: Col Schiller, Queensland History: M.G. 18/80 Mark I Speed Model built 12/3/31 The M.G. Car Company ordered approximately twenty five bodies from Carbodies to 1930 international racing specifications intended for use on Mk III chassis, known as 18/100 Tigress. Only five of this model were built so the...
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Current owner: Peter Partridge, Western Australia History: The photos showing M.G. 18/80 Mk 1, chassis 2FS6268 engine JA8882, are from the Medlen family who have a farm at Williams, south of Perth in the wheat belt and show the first owner of the car, Doug Medlen. The family claims the...
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Current owner: Robert (Bob) Bazzica, South Australia Information: Oxford built 1929 History: Early history unknown. Appeared in South Australia wearing a locally built body, registration number SA 168 849. Raced in the 1939 Australian Stock Car Road Championship, Lobethal, S.A., driven by Selwyn R. Haig (did not finish). The car...
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Current owner/s: Ray and John Abikhair, Vic. Information: Dispatched from the M.G. factory in Edmund Road, Oxford on 15/5/29. First registered on 9/10/29 the car still wears its original UK license plate; UV8692 and carries its original Carbodies body numbered 6257. History: Info provided by Graeme Cocks. "Very little of its...
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Current owner: Cuthbert Family, Victoria. History: This 14/40 with Carbodies coachwork was bought by garage proprietor Neil Cuthbert circa 1958. Neil restored it to near original condition and used it enthusiastically in M.G.C.C. events. Neil passed away in the 1980s and the Cuthbert Family retained the vehicle. Although it is...
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Current owner: Ray and John Abikhair, Vic. Information: Morris ch. no: 167064. M.G. car no: 164064 (usually 3000 less than Morris no.) Sent to Carbodies to be fitted with 4-seat body in 1927. History: Written by Ron Button when he purchased this car from Jim Marriott in 1987. Jim owned...
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Current owner: Terry and Julie Prodger, New South Wales. Information: The chassis was assembled by Morris Garages in their Oxford factory and dispatched to Carbodies to receive its 4-seat tourer body, the guarantee plate was issued 21/10/25. One of eight Bullnose M.G.s known to have survived out of approx. 336...
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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:...
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Current owner: Ray and John 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...
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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...
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