Where did FG5585 go? UPDATE II : a 25 GBP gift...

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This is the time of the year we're getting a bit sentimental. Alvin Smith is checking magazines and the web to find back his love from 50 years back: a special bodied 1934 MG M-type. All technicalities and #-numbers on the next page.... Please let us know when you know or remember anything of the whereabouts of this nice little buzzer. [email protected]
UPDATE II by Alvin Smith who came back with a few memories:'Turning to my notes I see that the car was bought for me from Woottons a secondhand car dealer in the lower part of the High Street, Cheltenham for £25.00 by my father, later than I had thought in 12 March 1960. This was on condition I sold my other two cars - a 1933 Morris Minor special whose body I had created from the scuttle back and a more original 1932 Morris Minor with curved back 2 seater bodywork; the first cost me £3.50 and the second a more expensive £4.50. I think I got £15 and £35 for them respectively but they had had many hours work on them with body off rebuilds both. M650 came with a sidevalve Morris Minor engine (13933/18840H) but I had acquired a more suitable OHC engine just before I parted with her. Her register book said the original engine as licenced was 482A. I did not know PWard but he paid £45 for M650 again after my father and I had spent a long time renovating her from a truly rusty wreck. M650 was sold to fund my J2 licence No TV 8582 whose chassis was J3266 and whose engine was 2117 although I believe she had a M type block in her at the time. Before I got into restoring the J my A levels appeared on the horizon and it was whilst I was thus engaged revising that my father found a crashed Jowett Jupiter and we decided reluctantly on my behalf to her the J and go modern! My father also said one car is enough for anyone at any one time. I was in no position to argue then and agree with him now though I have neglected his advice for too many years! The J2 went to old friend Graham Little perhaps the start of his car owning career which has gone on to include Bugatti, L.Schneider and other exotics."
UPDATE I by Bob Clare - Registrar of the MG car Club Triple-M Register:"We have you listed as a previous owner and a note in the old files that you sold the car in 1960. Since then, we've heard nothing of the car and it was removed from the published Triple-M Register listing in 2003. If it turns up through your enquiries, please let me know and we will re-instate it and, if it's a complete car still, we'll allocate it a formal Register Number."

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