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Simon Johnston
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 Posted - 04/07/2020 : 21:11:05
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George,
In the thread about Doreen Evans's L2 (L2047) which I linked to you'll see that L0699 apparently acquired an L2 body and cycle wings, perhaps as early as 1934 or perhaps in the 1940s. In that thread Nick Dean said
When I bought the wreck of MG2949 in approximately 1975, it came with a set of old number plates, and was purchased in Malmsbury, Wiltshire. I was told the 2 seater body was fitted in the 1940;s. It came with a full set of swept wings, which as you see I changed to cycle type. It went very well in my 10 years of ownership.
However our mystery car doesn't have swept wings. But on balance I personally think it's more likely to be L0699 which has a continuous history, more or less, than L2047 which as you said is noted in the file to have been wrecked.
Simon J
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Edited by - Simon Johnston on 04/07/2020 21:35:09 |
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KJ1592
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/07/2020 : 14:35:58
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| Thanks for all your replies. I’ve only just noticed the other MMM car in the background of the first photo. The mystery thickens. |
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Geoff.Broadhead
New Zealand
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Posted - 07/07/2020 : 08:45:07
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| George, if you are correct then this is the L Type we were discussing recently - probably the L Type given to Doreen Evans on her 18th birthday. |
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George Eagle
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07/07/2020 : 20:55:35
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Just a thought.
The engine with the Alpine manifold leaning against the tree has been removed from the L2, and the engine being installed has been taken out of the L1 Salonette in the background!
That would fit as the Doreen Evans L2 had been tuned.
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Simon Johnston
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07/07/2020 : 21:16:34
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George,
I’m sure, like me, you’ve wrestled with hauling an engine out using the most rudimentary lifting gear! To me the first photo shows three blokes wondering how on earth to get the engine out. The chap with the checked shirt (nearest the camera) is clearly suggesting by the angle of his left arm, that the engine needs lifted at more of an angle which one could easily imagine when trying to extract the engine from the position it’s in. If, on the other hand, the engine was being installed, surely at the position they’ve got it at it’s almost there and shouldn’t require so much head scratching? And certainly not the degree of angle being suggested.
Can you recall when the note indicating L2047 had been wrecked was made? Certainly the information on L0699 would seem to confirm that it had an L2 body well before this photo was taken (possibly the 1930s but also possibly the 1940s), and presumably it got the bonnet from L2047 at the same time. It really would be too much of a coincidence for it to have got an L2 body from one car and the bonnet from L2047 after this photo was taken (if this car is indeed L2047)
Simon J
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Edited by - Simon Johnston on 07/07/2020 21:20:55 |
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KJ1592
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08/07/2020 : 09:46:54
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Simon,
Following your email off line I had a thought and wondered if the seller on eBay had any other images of the same car listed for sale. It took a while to trawl through his countless items but bingo. I think this is the same car:
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Simon Johnston
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08/07/2020 : 09:56:05
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Well, we were all wrong! It looks to be an L2 all right, but which one?
Simon J
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George Eagle
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08/07/2020 : 10:33:20
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The car in the photo could be either an L1 or L2.
I have looked through my record of the information on the L2 factory files where there is no record of the Registration number MG 2954. The nearest is L2089 which has Registration number MG 2876 and was sold on 22nd November 1933.
As the Registration MG 2954 is later than the one for L2089, which was the last but one L2 produced, I do wonder if the car in the picture was originally an L1 i.e. sold after the L2 production run had ended; the last L2, L2090, was sold on 7th December 1933.
Registration MG 2954 is not recorded in the Register.
George
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Simon Johnston
United Kingdom
5999 Posts |
Posted - 08/07/2020 : 10:44:16
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There are a few gaps in the L2 files where an MG number could have been allocated and perhaps this is one of them? From the first photo the car looks to be an L2 rather than a modified L1 as the body and tank look 'right'. M.G. 2994 on L0699 was registered in February 1934.
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Chris Nowlan
USA
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Posted - 20/07/2020 : 17:53:55
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Interesting pair of pics. As a long term owner of L2002, note that the curved back petrol tank looks correct for L2 as it does not have the extra raises “triangle” seen in curved back J2 tanks. In the second photo, I would expect to see the chassis rail protruding just under the petrol tank. I’ve looked at my L2 from the same angle and the chassis rail is clearly visible. F -type chassis’ do not extend pass the rear cross member just like J2.
The steering box is Adament, not Marles-Wheller as used on L type. Steering wheel is four spoke as per F Type. I agree with other comments about the two engines and the Alpine manifold on the engine on the ground, but my guess is that the engine in the car is the donor.
Cheers,
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