Posted 3 years ago 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,... Posted 3 years ago Information / History: The car has been in storage since David acquired it part restored in 2004 from Max Mulligan SVW / Queensland / 168 views Posted 3 years ago 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... SVW / Queensland / 163 views Posted 3 years ago 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... SVW / Queensland / 147 views Posted 3 years ago Information / History: SA0499 was purchased by the previous owner from Graham Nicholls of the SA MG Car Club some 35 years ago. A full body restoration and repaint was carried out in the early 1980s by Giovanni Pagnussat who rebuilt the wooden body frame and replaced the sunshine roof,... SVW / Queensland / 159 views Posted 3 years ago 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... Posted 3 years ago 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... Posted 3 years ago 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... SVW / Capital Territory / 144 views Posted 3 years ago 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... SVW / Capital Territory / 155 views Posted 3 years ago Information / History: Harry purchased SA 1885, Eng No 2147 from Don Cairns (e.x. Ed Ison) in 2005. This is now a rolling chassis and will be rebuilt as an SA Tourer with an Australian Body by Robinson Brothers Coach Builders. This car will be used for the 2010 Peking... SVW / Capital Territory / 142 views Posted 3 years ago Information / History: Believed to now be in New Zealand. New owner please advise SVW / New South Wales / 137 views Posted 3 years ago Information / History: The car is the third and last type of Tourer made by Charlesworth for the MG SA. The chassis was made in November 1937 at Abingdon and then passed to Charlesworth for at least 6 weeks for them to build the body. The car was probably used... SVW / New South Wales / 183 views Posted 3 years ago Information / History: This photo was taken when Graham was on the way to Historic Winton. Photos and info provided by Graham Hore SVW / New South Wales / 148 views
