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OPPOSITE: Given the preponderance of jackets rather than overalls, it is a reasonable assumption that this image of the production lines in 1930 was carefully posed; the 18/80s would be driven to Carbodies in Coventry for their coachwork, whereas the Midgets behind were given their much simpler body at Abingdon. (Mike Allison)
ABOVE: Brake-testing of an 18/80 chassis. In the background, beyond the Midget, can be seen an 18/80 saloon. ‘The whole atmosphere at Abingdon is keen, alert and enthusiastic. It is the sports car atmosphere. I noticed just the same air at Molsheim,’ wrote Maurice Sampson of The Autocar in 1932, making a flattering comparison with the Bugatti factory. (Magna Press Library)
LEFT: Dropping the engine into an M-type Midget chassis; the vertical dynamo, source of much grief, is clearly visible at the front of the engine. (Magna Press Library)
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