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gb

United Kingdom
205 Posts
Posted - 29/04/2019 :  21:27:59  Show Profile
There is a 1933 J1 Special Sports for sale at auction:
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1101265.

The Text seems to indicate there was a factory option for a J1 Special Sports 2 seater!?, surely this was a J2?

Any comments?

GB..

Edited by Nick Feakes to make the link work correctly

KevinA

New Zealand
671 Posts
Posted - 29/04/2019 :  23:33:50  Show Profile
You need to remove the final full stop for the link to work

Or this will take you straight to the auction site

http://www.silverstoneauctions.com/1933-mg-midget-j1-special-sports
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LewPalmer

USA
3243 Posts
Posted - 30/04/2019 :  01:19:58  Show Profile
Looks like a J1 someone (surely not the factory) that put a J2 body on and called it a special.

Lew Palmer
PA1169, PB0560
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Simon Johnston

United Kingdom
6131 Posts
Posted - 30/04/2019 :  06:14:24  Show Profile
J0490 is listed in the factory records as a black four-seater tourer with green upholstery. No mention of a 'Special Sports' body. The body looks like a J1 body that has been shortened and a J2 fuel tank fitted along with J2 wings all round. It was apparently owned by a J. Cheeseman from Oct 1934

Simon J
J3437
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KevinA

New Zealand
671 Posts
Posted - 30/04/2019 :  07:45:12  Show Profile
If the surname is actually Chiesman then that would possibly be much more interesting
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Cooperman

United Kingdom
760 Posts
Posted - 30/04/2019 :  18:25:26  Show Profile
If it is Chessman was he from Tunbridge Wells as I seem to recall a gent of that name being involved with Kimber during earlier days? Haven't time now to trawl through O to A just now.

John Cooper M 628
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Simon Johnston

United Kingdom
6131 Posts
Posted - 30/04/2019 :  18:31:40  Show Profile
quote:
Originally posted by KevinA

If the surname is actually Chiesman then that would possibly be much more interesting


I’m curious - why?

Simon J
J3437
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KevinA

New Zealand
671 Posts
Posted - 30/04/2019 :  19:45:33  Show Profile
John is correct except for his spelling. CRB Chiesman was a frequent driver for the works MGs in the pre MMM years. With such a distinctive surname i wondered if J. Chiesman might be related.
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Simon Johnston

United Kingdom
6131 Posts
Posted - 30/04/2019 :  20:35:47  Show Profile
The spelling I have is 'Cheeseman'. Whether or not that's a correct transcription from the factory records I couldn't say.

Simon J
J3437
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Cooperman

United Kingdom
760 Posts
Posted - 30/04/2019 :  21:35:57  Show Profile
My Cheesman must have been predictive spelling as I had typed Chiesmsn and I originally had the i and e transposed.

As Kevin says he was very active in pre MMM days and I say Tunbridge Wells as I believe his family owned a big department store there, which was still there when I lived there in the early 70's.

John Cooper M 628
Edited by - Cooperman on 30/04/2019 21:38:57
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KevinA

New Zealand
671 Posts
Posted - 30/04/2019 :  22:24:36  Show Profile
Ah well, might be a line of possible research for the car's next owner. It might even explain the "mods" but that is pure speculation

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Richard Hardy

United Kingdom
2159 Posts
Posted - 03/05/2019 :  15:59:00  Show Profile
It's not a J2 body as it is fitted with J1 doors. Not sure what it is apart from, as pteviously mentioned, possibly a shortened J1 body

Richard

Vintage MG Parts
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sam christie

United Kingdom
3101 Posts
Posted - 04/05/2019 :  18:28:35  Show Profile
Is that a J2 windscreen on the "Special Sports" ?





Sam
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Richard Hardy

United Kingdom
2159 Posts
Posted - 06/05/2019 :  20:19:35  Show Profile
Looks too tall to me Sam.

Rich

Vintage MG Parts
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