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by bodgerbloke52
Mon Jan 02, 2023 6:54 pm
Forum: The Specials, Maurauders,convertibles,Pininfarina,Graber, Kitcher and ...
Topic: Maurdauder
Replies: 12
Views: 16634

Re: Maurdauder

Many thanks Rob I have had an shuffle though the Archives but will have to leave it for a bit until I have a bit more time. I know the Butts in Worcester very well, I bought my first Vincent motorcycle from a little shop owned by John Skellern. I used to work in Pier point St Worcester I will let yo...
by bodgerbloke52
Sat Dec 31, 2022 6:22 pm
Forum: The Specials, Maurauders,convertibles,Pininfarina,Graber, Kitcher and ...
Topic: Maurdauder
Replies: 12
Views: 16634

Re: Maurdauder

Rob All this is most interesting. I have forgot a lot of my English nomenclature. What is the difference twixt Coupe and Saloon? What does 4 light and 6 light indicate? I think my car had a longer sloping back but it was a LOONG time ago. Worcester County and city understood. I think that I collecte...
by bodgerbloke52
Thu Dec 29, 2022 6:23 pm
Forum: The Specials, Maurauders,convertibles,Pininfarina,Graber, Kitcher and ...
Topic: Maurdauder
Replies: 12
Views: 16634

Re: Maurdauder

Rob It really would be really nice to find what happened to my old SPEED 14. Alas I have no record of the guy I bought it from or sold it to. All I know is that all transactions were conducted in Worcester county. The fellow I bought the car from purchased it new prewar, I bought it off him circa la...
by bodgerbloke52
Wed Dec 28, 2022 4:57 pm
Forum: The Specials, Maurauders,convertibles,Pininfarina,Graber, Kitcher and ...
Topic: Maurdauder
Replies: 12
Views: 16634

Re: Maurdauder

That is the same car. Most od that the logbook and the invoice from the seller had it as a Maurdauder.
Many thanks for sorting it out. Wonder where my old car is now. It was still in excellent condition and low miles.

Roger
by bodgerbloke52
Tue Dec 27, 2022 9:41 pm
Forum: The Specials, Maurauders,convertibles,Pininfarina,Graber, Kitcher and ...
Topic: Maurdauder
Replies: 12
Views: 16634

Re: Maurdauder

PS
The one shown is a Birmingham registration OE
by bodgerbloke52
Tue Dec 27, 2022 9:27 pm
Forum: The Specials, Maurauders,convertibles,Pininfarina,Graber, Kitcher and ...
Topic: Maurdauder
Replies: 12
Views: 16634

Re: Maurdauder

Going on my 86 year old memory the one in the photo is not the one. The back profile was one long slope. It also had splined knock on wire wheels, the soft head hammer was in the tool kit. only the front of the car was standard prewar Rover. The car was in Worcester so it likely had Worcester county...
by bodgerbloke52
Mon Dec 26, 2022 7:59 pm
Forum: The Specials, Maurauders,convertibles,Pininfarina,Graber, Kitcher and ...
Topic: Maurdauder
Replies: 12
Views: 16634

Maurdauder

Hi everyone from the Pacific NW of Washington State. I followed my dads love of Rovers, I have owned many pre and post war versions. After emigrating to the USA in 1980 I had my lovely 110 shipped to Montreal. I flew from San Francisco to Montreal, got it out of customs and drove it all the way home...