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Beschreibung

A 1938 Land Speed Record breaking 'MG Magnette' sterling silver trophy, presented to Major A T 'Goldie' Gardner, in the form of the Reid-Railton bodied streamlined MG 'Magic Magnette' EX 135 Class G record breaking car as driven by Gardner achieving an average speed over two runs of 186.6mph, and overseen by the NSKK on the reichsautobahn on the outskirts of Frankfurt on 9th November, hallmarked 1938, and produced by the Wilmot Manufacturing Co. of Camden St, Birmingham, with painted enamel 'MG' badges to bonnet and either side of rear of driver's cockpit and Union Flag enamel badges to both sides, 14cm long, mounted on a black wooden plinth with silver plaque engraved:

'PRESENTED BY - VISCOUNT NUFFIELD - TO MAJOR A.T.GOLDIE GARDNER,M.C. - In commemoration of his record speed of - 186.6 MILES AN HOUR - ON HIS 1086 c.c."M.G." 9.XI.39'

the trophy, including base, measuring 20cm long overall, offered together with a 1951 1st edition of Gardner's autobiography Magic M.P.H. (with photocopied cover) and a page from the book by Sallon: Motor-Racing Drivers Past and Present, depicting a caricature of Gardner holding a model of his car.
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