COOL CLASSIC CAR SPOTTERS POST! (Vol 3)
Discussion
DickyC said:
The ZA and ZB Magnettes were designed by Gerald Palmer who, in 1936, drove a car of his own design to MG at Abingdon to show Cecil Kimber. Kimber arranged for Palmer to be taken on at the Drawing Office in Cowley where he later led the design of the MG Y-type.
The third and fourth Magnettes were not ZC and ZD, but MkIII and MkIV and were styled by Farina.
Surely the fifth and sixth Magnettes were the MkIII and MkIV, as the ZA was the third, after the K and N types [/pedant]?The third and fourth Magnettes were not ZC and ZD, but MkIII and MkIV and were styled by Farina.
Penny Whistle said:
DickyC said:
The ZA and ZB Magnettes were designed by Gerald Palmer who, in 1936, drove a car of his own design to MG at Abingdon to show Cecil Kimber. Kimber arranged for Palmer to be taken on at the Drawing Office in Cowley where he later led the design of the MG Y-type.
The third and fourth Magnettes were not ZC and ZD, but MkIII and MkIV and were styled by Farina.
Surely the fifth and sixth Magnettes were the MkIII and MkIV, as the ZA was the third, after the K and N types [/pedant]?The third and fourth Magnettes were not ZC and ZD, but MkIII and MkIV and were styled by Farina.
Landlubber said:
Friend of mine had one of these, lovely inside with solid wood capping and leather seats, the smaller guages were octagonal in shape and looked the part.
I think it was the pre-war Magnette that had the octagonal gauges. The ZA and ZB had a distinctive six-sided speedo however Escort3500 said:
Landlubber said:
Friend of mine had one of these, lovely inside with solid wood capping and leather seats, the smaller guages were octagonal in shape and looked the part.
I think it was the pre-war Magnette that had the octagonal gauges. The ZA and ZB had a distinctive six-sided speedo however 
DickyC said:
The ZA and ZB Magnettes were designed by Gerald Palmer who, in 1936, drove a car of his own design to MG at Abingdon to show Cecil Kimber. Kimber arranged for Palmer to be taken on at the Drawing Office in Cowley where he later led the design of the MG Y-type.
The third and fourth Magnettes were not ZC and ZD, but MkIII and MkIV and were styled by Farina.
He also went on to design the Jowett Javelin, a very advanced car for it's time. The third and fourth Magnettes were not ZC and ZD, but MkIII and MkIV and were styled by Farina.
I'm in Paris for a meeting next week so thought I'd Streetview where I was heading; came across this delightful sight!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/4+Quai+de+la+M...
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/4+Quai+de+la+M...
Dapster said:
I'm in Paris for a meeting next week so thought I'd Streetview where I was heading; came across this delightful sight!
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/4+Quai+de+la+M...
Talking of Streetview (and no, this isn't a 'classic'):https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/4+Quai+de+la+M...
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