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Dolts
United Kingdom
1129 Posts |
 Posted - 09/08/2018 : 08:25:57
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HI all, can anyone tell me what the original Slogans and Fonts used by M.G. In 1929.
M.G. Car company etc
or any sales lines / slogans..
Or post any photos?
Thanks
Mark Dolton
www.triple-mracing.com
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graham holdsworth
United Kingdom
424 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2018 : 11:18:04
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The book 'MG Collectables ' has many illustrations of early MG catalogues and brochures.
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Edited by - graham holdsworth on 09/08/2018 11:18:48 |
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Foz
United Kingdom
769 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2018 : 11:49:58
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Example of MG font...... stamped into the clutch plates of the Rat.....
wonder how much the efficiency is reduced by them?
FOZ
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Edited by - Foz on 09/08/2018 11:53:55 |
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Dolts
United Kingdom
1129 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2018 : 15:50:43
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Nice little addition there Foz thanks.
Any photos at any race would be the perfect find...anything from Brooklands?
Bit like the factory photos like the one I just googled below!
Mark Dolton
www.triple-mracing.com
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Cooperman
United Kingdom
760 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2018 : 16:39:28
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quote:
Originally posted by Dolts
Nice little addition there Foz thanks.
Any photos at any race would be the perfect find...anything from Brooklands?
Bit like the factory photos like the one I just googled below!
Mark Dolton
www.triple-mracing.com
One thing to note in the above lettering is that the M and G are joined at the top and bottom.
ETA Oxford to Abingdon has a lot of information about early advertising, brochures etc with somewhere mention of the different typeface (fonts) used.
John Cooper M 628 |
Edited by - Cooperman on 09/08/2018 16:43:27 |
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Cooperman
United Kingdom
760 Posts |
Posted - 09/08/2018 : 16:47:44
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Didn't M.G. use Grace, Space and Pace or something very similar prior to SS and Jaguar nicking it.
Surely M.G.'s most famous slogan was "You can do it in an M.G."
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Mark
United Kingdom
128 Posts |
Posted - 10/08/2018 : 20:20:49
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| Am surprised that the MG logo is still visible in the Fox clutch plate. Would have thought that they would have been worn flat a long time ago. ?! |
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Mark
United Kingdom
128 Posts |
Posted - 10/08/2018 : 20:21:44
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| Even the FOZ clutch plate. |
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George Wilder
United Kingdom
91 Posts |
Posted - 11/08/2018 : 10:43:30
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Mark
Have you tried Peter Neal the Club's Archivist @ Kimber House?
George |
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Ross Kelly
Australia
227 Posts |
Posted - 12/08/2018 : 00:39:27
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Hi Mark,
A couple of poster I have put together on various model MGs maybe what you are looking for. I can send by Dropbox if required. Also have posters on MMM Models, T Types, MGA, Midget etc
cheers
ross kelly
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PreWarMG
Australia
427 Posts |
Posted - 12/08/2018 : 00:42:39
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This one hangs over my study door.
We are here for a good time, not a long time !. |
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Dolts
United Kingdom
1129 Posts |
Posted - 12/08/2018 : 07:17:14
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Wow thanks guys these are fabulous and just what I was looking for..
Ross I would love a closer look, especially the third set you have posted.
Also love the M Type ad, certainly very relevant with next years 90th.
George, yes I ve dripped Peter a line too.
Thanks all
Mark Dolton
www.triple-mracing.com
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KevinA
New Zealand
671 Posts |
Posted - 12/08/2018 : 09:10:21
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Not quite what you asked for but.....
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PreWarMG
Australia
427 Posts |
Posted - 12/08/2018 : 10:21:47
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And one more from 1929 (I think).
We are here for a good time, not a long time !. |
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KevinA
New Zealand
671 Posts |
Posted - 12/08/2018 : 11:28:10
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| Must be 1931 at the earliest Tony looking at the events won |
Edited by - KevinA on 12/08/2018 11:28:49 |
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PreWarMG
Australia
427 Posts |
Posted - 12/08/2018 : 12:33:39
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Yes, you are right, but somewhere I found an earlier version of the ad that did not talk about earlier racing seasons. The text was updated but the same drawing used.
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