{"id":43715,"date":"2018-04-14T00:00:21","date_gmt":"2018-04-14T00:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGAR2020\/?p=43715"},"modified":"2018-04-14T00:00:21","modified_gmt":"2018-04-14T00:00:21","slug":"quarter-size-mg-magnette-found","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/quarter-size-mg-magnette-found\/","title":{"rendered":"Quarter Size MG Magnette Found"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGAR2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/MagnetteModel1a-420x280_cropped-250x215-1.jpg\" alt=\"Quarter Size MG Magnette Found\" width=\"250\" height=\"215\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43716\" \/>One of the latest additions to the MG Car Club\u2019s comprehensive archive is a 1\/4-scale MG Magnette \u2018styling\u2019 model, and the Club is now appealing for more information about this remarkable discovery.<\/p>\n<p>The model appeared, quite unexpectedly, in a Bonhams auction catalogue last December, where it was wrongly described there as a ZA model from 1953. Particular thanks are due to Peter Cadman who saw the catalogue and alerted the Magnette Register. Chairman Paul Batho then investigated to establish its provenance, and MGCC management quickly agreed that the Club should try to acquire the model for its archives. Finally, board member Dave Saunders was able to successfully bid for it at Bonhams on 6th December.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGAR2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/MagnetteModel1b-420x280_cropped.jpg\" alt=\"Quarter Size MG Magnette Found\" width=\"326\" height=\"278\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/MagnetteModel1b-420x280_cropped.jpg 326w, https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/MagnetteModel1b-420x280_cropped-300x256.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/>It\u2019s thought the factory would have produced the model prior to making minor alterations for the ZB model, and since it\u2019s unlikely any others survive from that time, it\u2019s an exciting and very possibly unique find.<\/p>\n<p>It is hoped that more information can be discovered about the model, which measures over three feet long. It\u2019s now proudly displayed at the Club\u2019s Kimber House headquarters for interested parties and visitors to take a look.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any information about the model to share please email the <a href=\"mailto:mgcc@mgcc.co.uk\">MG Car Club<\/a> with details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the latest additions to the MG Car Club\u2019s comprehensive archive is a 1\/4-scale<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international-mg-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43715"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43715\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}