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William Cullen
United Kingdom
226 Posts |
 Posted - 09/12/2020 : 22:20:33
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Hi All
Came across this photo I believe it is a M type.
Hope it makes you smile
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George Eagle
United Kingdom
3230 Posts |
Posted - 09/12/2020 : 22:40:25
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Brings a whole new meaning that you can do it in an MG.....!
George
L2023 |
Edited by - George Eagle on 09/12/2020 22:42:34 |
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Hamish McNinch
United Kingdom
108 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2020 : 00:41:58
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Well, it might do if it WAS an MG... I’m no detective but think the absence of rear wheels is a clue.
My guess is that it’s a 3 wheeler. Morgan? Sandford?
Don’t know what type of dog it is either.... |
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Oz34
United Kingdom
2501 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2020 : 08:39:24
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Either way at least they seem to have had the sense not to leave the baby in it.
When, with my Dad away at sea, Mum moved in 1946, the removals men threw the carry cot into the back of the van. "Hey, there's a baby in that" cries Mum. Some people might say that accounts for a lot!
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DickMorbey
United Kingdom
3672 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2020 : 11:04:00
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I always found those quick release pram wheels a boon when transporting our sons' prams and carrycots around back in the 70s..
Dick Morbey
PA-PB 0743
Frieth, Oxon, UK |
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coracle
United Kingdom
1896 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2020 : 13:07:09
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quote:
Originally posted by Oz34
Either way at least they seem to have had the sense not to leave the baby in it.
Dave
You would probably find the dog was there to keep the baby's twin brother warm! |
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JMH
United Kingdom
911 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2020 : 20:02:17
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By the 60s, things were much improved: Baby & carrycot safe & sound in the back of the van!
847cc's of BMC "heavy metal", drum brakes all round & 100% legal back in the day..... |
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Robin Macmillan
United Kingdom
415 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2020 : 20:21:41
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Tail wags dog ...
PB 0527 |
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George Eagle
United Kingdom
3230 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2020 : 23:04:09
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Minimal tyre grip for the poor front wheel drive Mini van. Perhaps the family had to sit on the bonnet to obtain any grip when running up hills.
George
L2023 |
Edited by - George Eagle on 10/12/2020 23:07:03 |
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JMH
United Kingdom
911 Posts |
Posted - 11/12/2020 : 07:52:30
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| Barrow-in-Furness to Silverstone with no Motorway must have taken a while..... We take a lot for granted these days. The J2 had only just been replaced as day to day family transport by that minivan. Luxury! |
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KevinA
New Zealand
669 Posts |
Posted - 11/12/2020 : 08:49:52
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| I suspect you'd have got there quicker the other way round with the mini on the trailer |
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Ray Masters
United Kingdom
563 Posts |
Posted - 11/12/2020 : 09:32:19
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| Jeremy , as a matter of interest was your Dad running with the original ,bent wire , J2 crankshaft in those days or did he have a steel one fitted ?. He did so much mileage and so many competitions from the 1950s onwards l feel he must have had something better than the original . |
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Foz
United Kingdom
763 Posts |
Posted - 11/12/2020 : 10:51:05
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I think the big brakes and fat tyres were more important then than the crankshaft! I know Mike later put the car in a diet and it lost many "unnecessary " bits of metal when I ran the C unblown he could outdrag me from a corner as the weight of my car was much more..... but could out rev him (short stroke 750 V long stroke 847) .... only to have to brake earlier and get passed in the corner.... process repeated many time .... excellent fun!
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JMH
United Kingdom
911 Posts |
Posted - 11/12/2020 : 14:33:26
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Indeed Barry - then as now fat tyres & big brakes make a car look fast....
Ray; Dad fitted a Laystall in 1957 (probably one of the last ones they made). He rode his luck up till then. It cost as much as the car had 5 years earlier. The trade-in for QA0255 had fallen through due to an unplanned 8 weeks in hospital (rugby), so it was better the devil you know & upgrade the J2. It's still in there all these years later, so money well spent. |
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colintf
United Kingdom
1488 Posts |
Posted - 11/12/2020 : 15:21:57
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That's a very early Mini Van Jeremy by the looks of it. :)
Sliding windows. I learnt to drive in a '59 Austin Seven Mini. Sliding windows, push button start, foot dip and no synchro on first.
The the look of the J. :)
Colin Murrell
PA0786 (D0285 previously)
Photographer for MGCC (LeMans Classic, Oldtimer Grand Prix etc) & MG Motor (BTCC 2012-5)
http://www.triple-mracing.com/ |
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Ray Masters
United Kingdom
563 Posts |
Posted - 11/12/2020 : 18:27:28
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I thought it must have had something special in the bottom end. Just wonder how many Laystall cranks are still in use in Triple M cars ?.
All the best , Ray.
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