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Simon Johnston
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 10/01/2021 : 21:54:36
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Here’s a nice one. Taken sometime around the end of 32 or very beginning of 33. Certainly no later than the end of January 1933.
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Westbury
United Kingdom
1973 Posts |
Posted - 10/01/2021 : 22:18:18
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Fantastic photo, Simon, and beautifully clear.
Where do you get them from ?
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Simon Johnston
United Kingdom
6026 Posts |
Posted - 10/01/2021 : 22:20:15
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Ah, that would be telling, Chris 
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Teifion
United Kingdom
136 Posts |
Posted - 11/01/2021 : 03:52:25
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Great pic Simon, d'you have any of the competition dept. around that date?
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Simon Johnston
United Kingdom
6026 Posts |
Posted - 11/01/2021 : 08:33:44
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'Fraid not, Teifion!
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George Eagle
United Kingdom
3230 Posts |
Posted - 11/01/2021 : 09:38:03
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Very interesting picture. The car on the left front must be a special order as it has a bonnet strap fitted? I think it has the early weaker windscreen supports as fitted to my L2 which was produced in May 1933.
The J1 looks lonely amongst all those J2s!
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Simon Johnston
United Kingdom
6026 Posts |
Posted - 11/01/2021 : 09:45:07
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That’s a J1 immediately behind the J2 with the bonnet strap.
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George Eagle
United Kingdom
3230 Posts |
Posted - 11/01/2021 : 09:57:59
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Well spotted!
I guess the cars might be waiting for the bonnets which were being individually sprayed, hence the reason all bonnets bore the chassis number and letters to indicate colour e.g. GR for green, BK for black etc.
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Simon Johnston
United Kingdom
6026 Posts |
Posted - 11/01/2021 : 10:03:32
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That’s a good point, George. It would explain very neatly why all but the cars in the first lane have no bonnets. And in fact you can see the bonnets sitting in the background, painted and ready to fit.
They also don’t seem to have wiper motors fitted
Hands up all those who've spotted the J3
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Westbury
United Kingdom
1973 Posts |
Posted - 11/01/2021 : 10:43:35
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It must have been galling to most of the workforce to be daily working on beautiful sports cars which they could never afford to buy themselves.
( I note there is a salonette in the centre background.)
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Ian Bowers
United Kingdom
938 Posts |
Posted - 11/01/2021 : 11:13:11
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Interesting that a search on this image turns up with it fronted by a green SMEG fridge.
There is more to this story Simon; tell!!
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sam christie
United Kingdom
3060 Posts |
Posted - 11/01/2021 : 12:03:15
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Presumably the original print has survived somewhere. Does anyone know what has become of it?
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Simon Johnston
United Kingdom
6026 Posts |
Posted - 11/01/2021 : 12:27:54
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That’d be this picture, Ian
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Cathelijne
Netherlands
744 Posts |
Posted - 11/01/2021 : 12:56:19
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I believe the MGCC have the original. They've enlarged it and placed it on the back wall of the John Thornley Suite. And a fridge too  !
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Simon Johnston
United Kingdom
6026 Posts |
Posted - 11/01/2021 : 13:39:29
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You’re a spoilsport, Cathelijne
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sam christie
United Kingdom
3060 Posts |
Posted - 11/01/2021 : 13:40:10
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I wonder if the MGCC wall picture is also low resolution.
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Another factory photo
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