| History of Car:
First reg. Vic. HDW 373 26/4/60. Bought by P.T. from dealer for $400.00 in
1971, going but tired. Todd is panel beater and has restored car, almost
finished late 80s but still not quite there. Original engine 2098 removed
and sold to Freeman late 70s. Replacement is ex- Castrol test engine. (1 of
6 used for tests then sold) This one was used in a TF 1500 which Todd bought
to obtain engine.
The A Register received the
following email together with the photo above.......
Dear
Geoff,
Some
months ago my wife was organising some old photographs and put up the photo
attached as a screen saver. This prompted me to have a look at the MG Car
Club website and while I was prowling around the MGA Twin Cam register I was
delighted to discover that I once owned one of the cars on the register. I
picked the registration of the car listed as being owned by Peter Todd (HDW
373) as my old car. I can provide an additional bit of history about the car
which may be of interest to you and the owner.
I
purchased the car privately in early 1965 for 700 pounds from a Lew Nyholt
in Geelong, where we both lived at that time. I understand I was the third
owner but have no idea who the original owner was. I was lead believe the
car was not from Geelong but was originally registered in Melbourne. I had
the car until late 1967 when I traded it in for a Mini Cooper, prior to
getting married. I can’t remember what I received for it at that time but
have regretted selling it ever since. At that time there were only two Twin
Cams in Geelong, the other, an orangey- coloured one, was owned by a Michael
Duigan.
I must
point out that the car’s occupants, while still married, don’t look quite as
young any more. I still have a Workshop Manual for the car which is in very
good condition sitting in the book shelf.
If the
opportunity arises I would love to get a look at the car as it is today.
Regards
Graham
Taylor
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