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Reinout
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Ian Grace
USA
655 Posts |
 Posted - 03/09/2016 : 16:21:25
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Here's the original.
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Ian Grace
USA
655 Posts |
Posted - 03/09/2016 : 16:24:51
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| That is LAT image Red8393-116. |
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sam christie
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03/09/2016 : 19:22:08
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Did they succeed? 29/3/30
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Edited by - sam christie on 03/09/2016 19:23:44 |
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PreWarMG
Australia
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Posted - 03/09/2016 : 22:34:42
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There are two references to this event in Australian newspapers - Sunday Times (Perth) 19th October, 1930 - Advertiser (Adelaide) 11 November, 1930.
Searches for further information have so far been unsuccessful.
The Advertiser story contains quite some detail of the planned route - "their point of departure was London, and they are travelling through Europe to India and thence to China. The tourists will then embark for America and will proceed to New York via San Francisco."
The Shell company were organising fuel drops along the route, as the car carried no extra fuel !.
It would be nice to find out how far they went. No doubt had they completed the trip, we would have been well aware today.
We may have to track down living descendants of the two gentlemen to find the answer.
Tony
We are here for a good time, not a long time !. |
Edited by - PreWarMG on 03/09/2016 22:36:29 |
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JCB
United Kingdom
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MaGic_GV
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/09/2016 : 16:05:41
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Actually RX 7367 was red, according to its old chassis file...
Regards,
Graham
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PreWarMG
Australia
395 Posts |
Posted - 06/09/2016 : 01:11:27
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Graham, Does the chassis file contain a chassis number, and has the car ever been on the register ?.
Has anyone contacted the Shell Company Archives to see if they have any records remaining of the journey ?.
They appear to have simply disappeared after the start. No doubt the MG factory would have been involved too ?.
Did the car have any known history with Abingdon ?.
Did they make it to France - any French newspaper archives available online (if they survived the occupation) ?.
Let's not give up searching just yet please.
Tony
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LewPalmer
USA
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Posted - 06/09/2016 : 01:24:00
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The database does contain a number, but I think there must be some kind of error as it is listed as chassis number U151122210829
Lew Palmer
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PreWarMG
Australia
395 Posts |
Posted - 06/09/2016 : 03:25:14
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Thanks Lew - so a bit more mystery !.
Tony
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BobH
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/09/2016 : 07:27:14
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They appear to have made it at least as far as Baghdad:
Note: this image is from a similar recent thread on the Pre-War Minor Network forum and is the result of research by Ken Martin.
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MaGic_GV
United Kingdom
868 Posts |
Posted - 06/09/2016 : 11:20:48
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Originally posted by MaGic_GV
Actually RX 7367 was red, according to its old chassis file...
Regards,
Graham
Whoops - I jumped to a conclusion here and there is actually no evidence that the colour was red. The chassis number does not seem to have ever been recorded, but the registration number RX7367 was listed in close proximity to one car, but not necessarily attached. Thus we cannot say its colour or chassis number. If it has ever been on the register its history was unknown...
I should also add the the mysterious chassis number referred to be Lew above is what the system creates for cars we wish to record but for which we cannot give that all important detail!
Regards,
Graham
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PeterL
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/09/2016 : 13:40:08
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| Does the model maker know it was blue? |
Edited by - PeterL on 06/09/2016 13:40:46 |
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Reinout
USA
222 Posts |
Posted - 06/09/2016 : 16:49:54
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Thanks for making this such an interesting thread. With new (to me at least) information form the early 30's motor magazines. In the mean time I have contacted Shell and the seller of the model in the hope that more information might surface.
MGreetings,
Reinout Vogt
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PreWarMG
Australia
395 Posts |
Posted - 06/09/2016 : 21:58:18
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I contacted the Model Maker yesterday, and the Blue was just a random choice.
I have directed the model maker here, so he may be along shortly to see the trouble he has caused - just kidding, love this thread !.
Tony
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Reinout
USA
222 Posts |
Posted - 07/09/2016 : 05:11:02
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Thanks for all the contributions of this most interesting MG M-type.
Here is the link to a newspaper report form Singapore from September 30, 1930
http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19300930-1.2.51.aspx
To BobH
I can't find the tread on the pre-war Minor forum. Could you please be so kind and post the URL or exact title of the tread?
To Tony in Australia
Would you be able to post the articles from the Sunday Times (Perth) 19th October, 1930 and the Advertiser (Adelaide) 11 November, 1930?
There is mention of this also in the Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday 2nd October, 1930.
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/125837871/
The site requires an account to see the actual page. Is there a member on te forum who already has an account
Reinout Vogt
Emma
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