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MG MGA - Jacks, Jacks & more Jacks!!

Have a look at this lot Mr Gyles! Set the heart racing?
Everything but the elusive Shelley! I did look carefully at each and every one.

Found them at a Steam engine Rally in the bush while on a trip in the motorhome. Not one Shelley! For a brief moment I thought I had made a fortune.

Barry


BM Gannon

And again!
Barry


BM Gannon

Hi Barry

Good to see you back from the outback & bush.

The jacks look like the Australian version of the Chinese Terracotta Army!!

Cheers

Steve
Steve Gyles

And did you remember to look for King Dick too? There is one on the floor back against the bank (1st photo) about third from right that looks a lot like it could be a K-D.
What was the average price for these?

Cheers,
Matthew.
Matthew Magilton


Barry,
Good to see you are back in time for the Chilly Willy Run on 9 Aug
Regards
Mike
Mike Ellsmore

Barry,
What kind of Shelley jack are you looking for? I have three origional jacks that came with my cars. Two are King Dick and one is a Shelley. They are all almost identical. Have a good day!

John
John Progess

Barry, You may have created a new collective noun for jacks - a Gannon of Jacks! Mike
m.j. moore

Thanks Steve, I really did get excited - at first!

Matthew, I forgot about the King Dick. None were for sale - just a great display from a bushie bloke in Barooga.

John P, thanks for the offer, but I have a reliable jack.

m.j. or perhaps a 'Jumble of Jacks'?

Barry
BM Gannon

Here is my Shelley tool and jack collection.

Cheers,
Matthew.


Matthew Magilton

Matthew

The one on the right looks like an LJ31, not an MGA jack but an excellent jack with the right height for getting under an MGA with a flat tyre. It was normally issued with the Morris Minor GPO van and possibly other Minor variants.

I am interested in the 2 on the left. Could you supply me with some more details and preferably individual photos for my website: http://www.mgaroadster.co.uk/shelley_jacks.htm

The one on the left is unknown to me and the one in the middle looks like a Shelley 8 inch, neither MGA.

Cheers

Steve
Steve Gyles

No problem Steve, will get some snaps in the next few days. Markings are as follows:

Left Jack.
Facing camera:
Shelley. Patent applied for.
Other side:
9" Commercial
CBS (trademark)
Where handle connects:
R T Shelley
Oil Jack Freely

Centre Jack.
Facing camera:
20 (?? small, hard to read)
Shelley.
Other side:
8 Inch

Right Jack.
Facing camera:
Shelley LJ31
1955.
Other side:
1.

Cheers,
Matthew.
PS. Here is a picture of my King Dick adjustable spanners.



Matthew Magilton

Thanks Matthew, brilliant.

Gordon will drool over the tools.

Steve
Steve Gyles

Steve, can you contact me. The "contact owner" button on your website link does not work for me.
mbmagilton
At
msn
.com


Cheers,
Matthew.


Matthew Magilton

Look out Matthew, they will be in your garage soon!!
Barry
BM Gannon

Matthew

This is it in header.

Cheers

Steve
Steve Gyles

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