>> The other was a '59 MG Magnette ZB Varitone. Fantastic interior, leather wood, some real
>> bakelite. It was a rocket with a top speed of 86mph and 18 seconds 0-60.
Dad's Uncle Frank (his Mum's brother) who retired to run a tobacconist/sweetshop in Blandford Forum c 1958 had a similar Magnette. He later replaced it with one of the BMC Farina versions in a dark red/grey varitone. Must have been a Mark IV as it was on a C plate.
Similar to your description with wood and leather. Rode in it a bit in 69 when we stayed down there for a fortnight as Mum and Dad were in midst of house move. Certainly a nicer ride than Dad's FD series Victor!!
Uncle Frank kept it going until he died in 1976 and not sure his wife didn't use it for a bit after that.
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