RECORD-BREAKING CAR ON DISPLAY.—This M.G. racing car is on display in the window of a Christchurch motor firm. Built originally in 1934, the car is owned by Lieutenant-Colonel A. T. Goldie Gardner, O.B.E., M.C. At its first run in October, 1934, it attained 128.7 miles an hour, and from then till 1952 it made many successful record attempts. The top speed attained by the car on record attempts was 204.2 miles an hour.
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Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28536, 15 March 1958, Page 10
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73RECORD-BREAKING CAR ON DISPLAY.—This M.G. racing car is on display in the window of a Christchurch motor firm. Built originally in 1934, the car is owned by Lieutenant-Colonel A. T. Goldie Gardner, O.B.E., M.C. At its first run in October, 1934, it attained 128.7 miles an hour, and from then till 1952 it made many successful record attempts. The top speed attained by the car on record attempts was 204.2 miles an hour. Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28536, 15 March 1958, Page 10
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