Upon rereading the section on the N-type Allingham, in the same book I
referenced in my previous e-mail. I again see Carbodies listed as the
producer of the Airline.
Is it possible that Allingham, as an MG agent, contracted with Carbodies for
the manufacture of the Airline body? Allingham instigated the design, but
Carbodies did the manufacture?
Regards,
Lew Palmer
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From: owner-mg-mmm@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mg-mmm@autox.team.net]On
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Sent: Friday, March 31, 2000 8:15 PM
To: lpalmer@mn.mediaone.net
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Subject: Re: Airline Coupe Info
Good evening Lew,
Looking in Malcolm Green's MG Sports Cars, it looks lik the bodies were
definitely Allingham bodies.
Green states:
"The Airline Coupe was built at the instigation of MG dealer W H Allingham
of
Stanford Place, London W1, but unlike other special bodied cars, these
models
were offered as stock MG products alongside their other catalogued cars."
>From this, I would say that Carbodies would NOT have produced any Airlines.
Included are three great pictures of a blue PA Airline TH 6498, including a
good interior shot, but alas, not showing the interior light.
As for the rear fender reflectors, these would NOT have been fitted
originally, and would certainly detract from the flowing rear lines today.
Good luck with the rebuild and the Airline Register.
Ian Grace
Vintage Morris Minor Registrar
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