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Moth eaten
Australia
956 Posts |
 Posted - 02/05/2019 : 09:30:28
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Does anyone know if the car is still extant?
Such a great provenance!
N.D.Willey |
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George Eagle
United Kingdom
3300 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2019 : 10:09:43
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I seem to recall reading somewhere that Badger owned a T type, the car in the picture is a T type and would be either a TA or TB?
I like the passenger!
George
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Ian Bowers
United Kingdom
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Moth eaten
Australia
956 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2019 : 10:21:48
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I have just found out that the car was up for auction 2015? at 80,000GBP.
Looks like a beautiful restoration.
But where is the car now.
N.D.Willey |
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Moth eaten
Australia
956 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2019 : 10:24:19
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Good point Ian, so where is the original car?
N.D.Willey |
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Ian Bowers
United Kingdom
964 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2019 : 11:21:21
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The Bonham's advert says that their car has the original dumb iron and tested by a metallurgist (no less) as correct for the Bader car. What else is original would appear to be open to serious question.
The dumb iron would make it eligible for the MMM register. I am not sure it would be sufficient for a court of law though.
Ian Bowers
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JCB
United Kingdom
384 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2019 : 11:35:36
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Dear N.D. Willey and Forum:
John James did a very well research article on this topic,
see link below.
Car was withdrawn form auction and not been heard of since.
All the best.
http://ttypes.org/ttt2/?s=Douglas+bader&submit=Search
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Moth eaten
Australia
956 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2019 : 12:56:20
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Thankyou John, a very interesting story, and you are to be congratulated for the research you did..
N.D.Willey |
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Matthew Magilton
Australia
179 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2019 : 05:09:36
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Is that a radiator mascot in the first photo?
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JCB
United Kingdom
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MaGic_GV
United Kingdom
868 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2019 : 12:09:20
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Looks like a rapid release filler cap left open to me,
Regards,
Graham
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JCB
United Kingdom
384 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2019 : 12:39:13
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Graham and Forum:
This is one that even Google can not settle.
All the best.
John Bakewell
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tonym
United Kingdom
661 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2019 : 14:54:39
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Was Douglas Bader ever a "Sir" ???
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Malcolm Eades
United Kingdom
383 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2019 : 14:59:39
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He was, but for the work he did post-war to help the disabled. Wikipedia: "Bader campaigned for the disabled and in the Queen's Birthday Honours 1976 was appointed a Knight Bachelor "for services to disabled people"."
Malcolm
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JCB
United Kingdom
384 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2019 : 16:19:02
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Malcolm and Forum:
Not surprising in the air he was a maverick.
Lucky to have survived the war.After the war he did a lot of good for
what was a very overlooked group of people.
Strange how some people have two very different sides to there personality.
All the best.
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leafrancis14
United Kingdom
323 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2019 : 16:50:50
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Re. the radiator cap, looking at the photo and another on t'internet showing the same scene from a different angle, I'm pretty sure it's a mascot. My guess is a swooping bird (appropriate), possibly a swallow.
Barny Creaser
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