Registration: FPH 540 *See Text*
Chassis: VA0391
Odometer: N/A
Transmission: Manual
MOT: Exempt

• Believed to be a Tickford
• A very well put together paused project
• Most of the hard work has been done
• Lots of ‘new parts’ as well as original

Here is a project that is well worth finishing off! You can see the attention to detail that it has enjoyed; new wood, metal work, refurbished wheels, etc. the list goes on. It’s just a pity that it has not been finished off, but there lies the opportunity for you to finish it and put your own stamp on it. The MG comes with lots of parts, some old, some new but we cannot tell you that all the parts are with it, so please take the time to view first hand to make up your own mind as to what is needed to finish it off. The parts we can see look to be in good condition or have been refurbished already, including the wheels, dashboard and dials, and the one seat that comes with it. The vendor has informed us that he has had it running, and looking at the engine it would appear that it has also been overhauled, though we have not tried to start it.

Tickford is an automobile engineering and testing business in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, known for tuning and such products as the 140-mph Tickford Capri and various Aston Martins. Under the original name Salmons & Sons and their Tickford products, the firm has an almost two century-long history of coachbuilding. Tickford Limited grew from the very substantial coachbuilding business founded in the 1820s by Joseph Salmons, later known as Salmons and Sons at Tickford, on the east side of Newport Pagnell. Their products bore the brand-name Tickford. With the advent of the internal combustion engine, Salmons & Sons progressed into developing coach-built cars as early as 1898 and prospered. In 1925 they announced their Tickford ‘All Weather’ body, a drophead with the hood mechanism operated by inserting and turning a handle in the rear quarter-panel. During the 1930s Salmons built standard catalogued Tickford drophead bodies for BSA, Daimler, Hillman, Lanchester, MG (which this example is believed to be), Rover, Standard, Triumph, Vauxhall, and Wolseley. By the late 1930s, 450 people were employed producing 30 car bodies a week. Their London showrooms were at 6–9 Upper Saint Martin's Lane WC2.

This is no ordinary MG and really does need to be preserved for the future. We think it would be a lovely project to finish and would keep you entertained over the winter months. It is a bit light on paperwork but does come with the original buff logbook, although it is not recorded on the DVLA system so an application for a V5/C would need to made.