Jean Denton
Jean Denton was an international rally driver between 1969 and 1972, after some years as a circuit racer. She did particularly well in long-distance events, such as the 1968 London-Sydney rally, in…
1968 London to Sydney Marathon
24th November 1968
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Rescue
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The car was a private entry which received significant support from the BMC Competitions Department.
The work is being overseen by one of the car’s original builders.
On completion it is planned that the car will be used at displays to further the interest in the MGCC
Found 2015
In The Scrap Yard
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Fiona Bailey – Hugh Boddington – Doug Bond – Roger Boys – Debbie Brading – Bob Burley – Bridgend MGOC
Ginny & Barry Cartmell – David Cato – Aaron Cohen – Robert Connor – Roger Cooper – Carol Edwards – Geoff Edwards
G Ekberg – Rod Elfgren – Nicky & Barry Faiers – Gloucester MGOC – Graham Gibson – Howard Gosling – Ian Gresham
John Griffiths – John Halfpenny – Allan Hayes – Hereford MGOC – Bob Heslop – Richard Homer – Paddy Hopkirk
R Hornsby – Charles Jarman – Edward Kirkland – Derek Love – Lowenhoft – J Lyons – Warren Marsh
Roger Martin – Newbury MGOC – John Neville – George Pethard – Nigel & Janine Pratt – Ian Quarrington
Marion Quarrington – Ian Quarrington – Bernard Rengger – R D – P Rust – Chris & Jo Salmon – Peter Skipper
David Stone – D Stonehouse – The MG Owners Club – John Venables – Andrew Vigor – Basil Wales
John Watson – RC Watts – West Cheshire MGOC – George Wilder – Graham Wilkins – C Wroe
Brian Wyld – Jenny & David Yates
Fiona Bailey – Hugh Boddington – Doug Bond
Roger Boys – Debbie Brading – Bob Burley
Bridgend MGOC – Ginny & Barry Cartmell
David Cato – Aaron Cohen – Robert Connor
Roger Cooper – Carol Edwards – Geoff Edwards
G Ekberg – Rod Elfgren – Nicky & Barry Faiers
Gloucester MGOC – Graham Gibson – Howard Gosling
Ian Gresham – John Griffiths – John Halfpenny
Allan Hayes – Hereford MGOC – Bob Heslop
Richard Homer – Paddy Hopkirk – R Hornsby
Charles Jarman – Edward Kirkland – Derek Love
Lowenhoft – J Lyons – Warren Marsh
Roger Martin – Newbury MGOC – John Neville
George Pethard – Nigel & Janine Pratt – Ian Quarrington
Marion Quarrington – Ian Quarrington – Bernard Rengger
R D – P Rust – Chris & Jo Salmon – Peter Skipper
David Stone – D Stonehouse – The MG Owners Club
John Venables – Andrew Vigor – Basil Wales
John Watson – RC Watts – West Cheshire MGOC
George Wilder – Graham Wilkins – C Wroe
Brian Wyld – Jenny & David Yates
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Tom Boyce
Proudly displaying his finisher plaque in 2015.
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1968 London to Sydney, by Bill Price
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UMD 534F, LA RENAISSANCE
Peter Cook translates the Story published in the French Heritage magazine no:56 French Heritage Magazine #47 – MGB Register Given its limited resources, the team was quickly formed: Tom Boyce, Tony…
Marathon in the Dust
This article was written for the Petrolicious Drivers meeting at Bicester Heritage on Sunday May 12th 2019. The words and photography are by Andrew Coles Next Step Heritage . MG Car…
See The London-Sydney Marathon MGB, Rediscovered After 47 years, At The Petrolicious Drivers’ Meeting!
One of the attractions at the forthcoming Petrolicious Drivers’ Meeting on May 12 at Bicester Heritage, UK, is a club display, wherein each club represented will hand-pick a single star car…
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