[Mg-mmm] KD race car for sale

[taterry at aol.com]

This car was the subject on a new channel of Dish network this morning...the
guy also has a PB Airline.
Vehicle Comments
This is a very rare factory alloy-bodied, Supercharged 1934 MG ND Magnette
Two-Seater Roadster with documented history. One of just 24 fitted with an
alloy body.THE ND was the most successful MG racing models of its era, most
notably winning the 1934 tourist trophy. This ND Magnette was immaculately
finished in black over polished aluminum. This vehicle was featured in the
September 2009 edition of MG Enthusiast, as well as being pictured and
recognized in numerous books, notably Joseph Wherry's MG: Sports Car Supreme.
Much of the vehicles ownership history is documented beginning with its
original keeper, Bernard Clifton of Wimbledon, who acquired the car in
September 1934 via MG agents Jarvis & Sons. The next year Clifton sold the ND
to Thorold G. Jones of Surrey. Copies of letters from the MG works in Abingdon
with both these owners are included, as is a copy of the original delivery
slip and warranty card. The trail picks up again in the 1960's, when it was
reportedly in the hands of J.C. Waddams of Solihull. Next, the car was sold at
the estate auction of George C. Waddams in 1975, (misidentified in the catalog
as a KN), whose collection included several other automobiles and motorcycles,
including an early Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, a 4 1/2 Litre Bentley and two
Sunbeam motorcycles. The file includes the Bill of Sale from auctioneers
Grimley & Son. Acquired by vintage racer Miles Fenton of Vancouver, BC, who
became an enthusiastic competitor and active participant in the historic
racing scene, the ND was notably featured as the cover car for the 7th Annual
Monterey Historics event program after an admirable showing in the 1979 event.
The ND, no 6, finished 6th overall against big displacement machinery such as
4 1/2 Litre Bentleys, a Bugatti Type 57 and a Maserati 8CL. In 1987, the car
was sold to prewar racing enthusiast Peter Fino of Illinois, who kept
meticulous records, including parts invoices, race prep specs, and full
description of competition features such as NE-spec camshaft and valvetrain,
lightweight pistons, a ported, polished and flowed cylinder head, a lightend
flywheel and more. Records are included indicating that Fino achieved an
impressive result at the 1997 Elkart Lake Vintage Festival at Road America,
where the ND finished First in class and Second overall. The next and most
recent owner of the ND was Dick McClure who acquired the car in 2003 and ran
it in the 2006 California Mille. McClure did some further research into the
car's history, adding copies of the factory records obtained from the MG Car
Club. This is an amazing looking prewar event car with race history and
competition prepared but retaining remarkable originality. The Brooklands
windscreens, cycle fenders and K3 racing bucket seats are augmented by its
Marshall supercharger and racing radiator cap, as well as the delightful
addition of period-correct Rudge wire wheels. This Magnette represents the
limited-production, race-ready cars that were available directly from MG
during the 1930's. As described by MG Enthusiast, the ND Magnette spelled the
end to niche car manufacturing at MG and to the construction of MGs for sale
to the public as dedicated competition cars. Abingdon's next sports car, the
TA of 1936, would be aimed at a mass market and there would be no
fire-breathing special factory editions for the favored few. The N-Type was
the last of its kind, for better or for worse, and the ND was the last of the
last. MG ND #NA 0484 is ready to be vintage raced, rallied ,or Mille Miglia
entrant.
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