One of our long-term members, Chris Cooke has decided that the time has come to downsize his vintage car fleet and is selling his rare M.G. 18/80 saloon, the very original M.G. 14/28 tourer and the time warp Morris Six.
The saloon is the only metal panelled one in existence; Geoff Radford reimported this over 30 years ago, selling it on to Bill Grudgings who restored it, then sold it on to Chris. This car has the carburettors fitted to the cylinder head, which in Chris's view is a vast improvement!
To discuss further please contact Chris directly on 01938 590272 or 07805 980825.
The car is a Morris 6 first Registered in 1928. Morris 6's were only made for 2 years before being superseded by the Morris Isis in 1930.
They were introduced by William Morris as a step up from Flatnose Oxfords and Cowleys which were becoming dated, having been introduced in 1920.
The car has had an interesting career having apparently been up-graded to a continental touring model in the pre-war years. It is said to have had a large Bentley type petrol tank instead of the standard tank, the marks on the rear of the car reach almost to the back window. The car was parked at a Cafe off the Fosse Way for some time and had the tank removed for repairs but fell a victim to a scrap man when left outside.
It was owned in the 1950's by John Strange who was a stonemason in Chipping Campden and then having lost its petrol tank, sold to William Davies in Shipston on Stour, he was a keen collector of commercial vehicles and eventually sold it via a Walton and Hipkiss sale at the National Agricultural Centre in Stoneleigh, where it was bought at auction in December 1989.
It was used regularly for about 6 years but then sidelined in favour of the Vintage M.G.s. It has had re-painted wheels, new tyres and various other routine work over the years but no major work so that it is oily rag condition and it almost deserves to be kept like that.
It has matching numbers and when last on the road it was running well.
To discuss further please contact Chris directly on 01938 590272 or 07805 980825.
The 14/28 is even more rare, and very original, even down to the side screens.
M.G. 14/28 was inherited by Dr. Roger Parks in the 1980s and acquired by Chris in 2011, when Geoff Radford re-commissioned it for him, getting it running, and bringing it up to scratch. In Chris's ownership this car is regularly used and is running well.
The 14/40 was the first model of M.G. as a make in its own right. This example is in excellent condition, well known to the Society for many years and has recently benefited from a full service.
This superb M.G. is for sale reluctantly, due only to ill health and is located in Norfolk, UK.
Fred Body has decided that after 28 years of ownership, it’s time to part with his
Salonette, which is one of only two surviving examples of this model – and the only
one actually “on the road”.
1930 M.G. 18/80 Mk II 2-seater
A well-known car which has appeared in many books on the M.G. marque
and in period magazine articles and Road Test reports.
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