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MG R type's postwar career. (UPDATE II: ex Malcolm Campbell)
Paul Creed (UK) sends this photo that immediately was ID-ed by Bas de Voogd as MG's R-type. According to the writing on the back of the photo it was shot in 1951. There is also the name of a John Coundley. We googled the name and found various racing associations attached to this name but not in conjunction with the famous R-type. Any MG-connoisseurs around who know where and with whom MG's R was back in 1951.. ? You may remember the car from earlier postings, like this controversial one by Bas de Voogd!
UPDATE II by Colin Butchers: "This car is almost certainly RA0260. Originally owned by Malcolm Campbell, it was used extensively by Reggie Tongue and George Symonds in the thirties. Bought by John Coundley in 1951, he raced it at MGCC Silverstone in 1952 and 1953 and also at Ibsley (near Beaulieu) on 18/4/52. Coundley sold it in the mid fifties and it eventually was found in a scrapyard at Frankfurt, Germany in the late fifties. It was rescued and found its way to Gary Schonwald in U.S.A. but it is now back in Germany where it is being extensively rebuilt."
UPDATE I MG expert Bob Clare is stumped by this R-type. He has no clue as to the identity of the car and suggeste that it may be worth contacting Colin Butchers for an opinion.
MG R type's postwar career. (UPDATE II: ex Malcolm Campbell)
Paul Creed (UK) sends this photo that immediately was ID-ed by Bas de Voogd as MG's R-type. According to the writing on the back of the photo it was shot in 1951. There is also the name of a John Coundley. We googled the name and found various racing associations attached to this name but not in conjunction with the famous R-type. Any MG-connoisseurs around who know where and with whom MG's R was back in 1951.. ? You may remember the car from earlier postings, like this controversial one by Bas de Voogd!
UPDATE II by Colin Butchers: "This car is almost certainly RA0260. Originally owned by Malcolm Campbell, it was used extensively by Reggie Tongue and George Symonds in the thirties. Bought by John Coundley in 1951, he raced it at MGCC Silverstone in 1952 and 1953 and also at Ibsley (near Beaulieu) on 18/4/52. Coundley sold it in the mid fifties and it eventually was found in a scrapyard at Frankfurt, Germany in the late fifties. It was rescued and found its way to Gary Schonwald in U.S.A. but it is now back in Germany where it is being extensively rebuilt."
UPDATE I MG expert Bob Clare is stumped by this R-type. He has no clue as to the identity of the car and suggeste that it may be worth contacting Colin Butchers for an opinion.
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:] "This car is almost certainly RA0260. Originally owned by Malcolm Campbell, it was used extensively by Reggie Tongue and George Symonds in the thirties. Bought by John Coundley in 1951, he raced it at MGCC Silverstone in 1952 and 1953 and also at Ibsley (near Beaulieu) on 18/4/52. Coundley sold it in the mid fifties and it eventually was found in a scrapyard at Frankfurt, Germany in the late fifties. It was rescued and found its way to Gary Schonwald in U.S.A. but it is now back in Germany where it is being extensively rebuilt."[/QUOTE]
yeah... I wuz gonna say that...
sure, uh-huh. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/devilgrin.gif
WHERE did you come up with that, Pat?!?! Talk about OBSCURE!
yeah... I wuz gonna say that...
sure, uh-huh. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/devilgrin.gif
WHERE did you come up with that, Pat?!?! Talk about OBSCURE!
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Undoubtedly an MG R-Type. There are several photos of them on this page: https://www.mgnuts.com/mg/historicalearly/ including one with a twin-cam head.
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i don't know what it is but i'd hate to race on those tires!