Another Survivor of the Original 1968 London - Sydney Marathon
VLT 1 G car 70, the Wilson's Motor Caravan entry, crewed by Wilson, McDonnell & Taylor, once thought 'lost' has been recently purchased and is in the hands of an owner who is going to restore it.
"This is the eleventh Austin 1800 in the event and the only one that most people thought had disappeared forever."
"Apparently, having spoken to all three members of the original crew, the owner has been able to find out that this was the only private 1800 in the event that was built to `works` specs. as it had among other things, aluminimum doors fitted."
We also believe the car participated in the Southern Cross Rally in Australia before being shipped back to the UK.
This information and the pics below are courtesy of Roland Proudlock.
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Correction by Ken Green...
Most of the privateers had the alloy bonnet doors and boot.
I know for a fact that MTB 150G. NAM 616G and UDM 999G had them
The Works at Abingdon were helpful to private owners and most of the cars were built to the same basic specification as subcontracting was done by Downton and Janspeed but there were a lot of minor differences to suit individual requirements.
Information supplied by Ken Green (2005)
Pics taken on 29th October 2004 in Scotland. Is currently undergoing restoration.
All pics (c) Roland Proudlock
More pics of this restoration as they come to hand.
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