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robert
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 10/07/2020 : 22:16:27
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Cooperman
United Kingdom
754 Posts |
Posted - 11/07/2020 : 09:21:39
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Is one of then an oscifer of the law? 
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robert
United Kingdom
15 Posts |
Posted - 11/07/2020 : 12:45:16
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| "Monte Carlo you say sir?You're taking a gamble in that little car" |
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Ray Masters
United Kingdom
563 Posts |
Posted - 11/07/2020 : 20:31:43
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| R A C man surely |
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sam christie
United Kingdom
3056 Posts |
Posted - 11/07/2020 : 21:35:32
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RAC, or a very incompetent plain clothes policeman.
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tjackson
Australia
105 Posts |
Posted - 13/07/2020 : 05:43:13
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Two of the people in the 1933 Monte Carlo Rally photo are William Platt and Arthur Archer, the photo was taken at Folkestone prior to them crossing the Channel. Platt had recently purchased the J3 after visiting Cecil Kimber and Archer was a test driver for Morris and MG, sent by the factory in support and to keep the works 'adjustments' under wraps. They set off from Abingdon to start the Rally at John O'Groats in some of the worst recorded weather seen in the UK.
During Ron Grant’s ownership of J3755 he contacted the grandson of Arthur Archer who had letters that Archer had written home during the event from stopovers in Glasgow and Monaco. The freezing weather was experienced across all routes being used for the Monte Carlo that year, with the J3 finishing 4th in the 1,500cc class and ahead of G.Wright in the prototype K3 (K3751) which struggled in the winter conditions. Platt then took part in the associated rally competitions around Monaco and was successful in winning the 750cc class at the Monte de Mules Hill Climb.
Good things, J-types.
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Cooperman
United Kingdom
754 Posts |
Posted - 13/07/2020 : 08:54:03
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Goodness it must have been freezing for them with no heaters or screen defrosters. I remember what it was like driving around in the winter of 1962/3. Our office was in an old Georgian house in Gentlemans Row in Enfield and it was heated with coal fires, those of us juniors with old cars would fight for a place next to the fires to thaw out, as for the screens frosting I use to drive with the screen down it was the only way to see, brrr it was cold.
John Cooper M 628 |
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coracle
United Kingdom
1875 Posts |
Posted - 13/07/2020 : 09:26:27
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| Freezing fog was the worst; no option but to drive with the screen flat. |
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Colin Butchers
United Kingdom
1481 Posts |
Posted - 13/07/2020 : 10:18:54
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To carry the story on a little bit more, Nev has made contact with A W Archer's grandson Peter who has visited Gosport to inspect Nev's workmanship and subsequently Peter and his wife came along to The Leather Bottle to see the MMM cars which used to have a monthly meeting there in the good old days ! Peter works abroad in the oil industry but he is delighted to have renewed contact with J3755 and is looking forward to having a ride in the car in due course.
On the subject of cold weather, immediately before I got my first MMM car, in 1956, I spent 18 months of my young life in Berlin driving around in open Jeeps and Land Rovers and winters in Berlin are long (three months) and very cold (ice and snow everywhere). Fortunately we were provided with U.S. Army tank crews fleece lined suits and ear protectors to prevent frostbite. Eventually we were supplied with a few Austin Champs which were not pleasant to drive (all round i.f.s. plus a high centre of gravity) but we discovered a
small inspection hatch on the transmission tunnel which if unscrewed allowed a tiny a mount of warmth to seep up into the driver/passenger area. Made life almost bearable at 4.0 o'clock in the morning.
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tjackson
Australia
105 Posts |
Posted - 13/07/2020 : 11:17:34
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A photo from Motorsport showing one of the British competitors, perhaps the skinny tyres on the J3 were an advantage ...
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coracle
United Kingdom
1875 Posts |
Posted - 13/07/2020 : 12:32:45
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| The softies have the hood up; you can't do that with the windscreen down! |
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Robin Macmillan
United Kingdom
415 Posts |
Posted - 13/07/2020 : 14:34:44
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I an pleased to see my travel trunk is almost the same as an original fitting, I have not shown it before fearing ridicule from the Originality Police but now feel empowered to do so
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Simon Johnston
United Kingdom
5999 Posts |
Posted - 13/07/2020 : 18:14:22
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I wonder did they actually use antifreeze?
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John Brinkmann
USA
151 Posts |
Posted - 13/07/2020 : 21:11:27
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Countess Pamela Moy, J3752, Paris-St Raphael Rally, February 1934.
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thecollingburnboys
United Kingdom
574 Posts |
Posted - 17/07/2020 : 13:27:18
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It was an absolute pleasure in producing the seats and most of the interior trim for Nev. He is going to try and cover the easier panels himself, despite losing his sight. I'm in reserve if he can't quite manage it.
The crisp MG motif embossed in leather here is thanks to Rich Hardy's hardware. I produce anybody's door pocke5s like this, message me.
Nev is a lovely, old school gent and we've had many phone conversations, mainly about non MG matters :-)
He speaks very fondly of you Colin and those who have helped him :-)
Regards James Collingburn |
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