Page 38 - Sample pages "Kim: A Biography of M.G. Founder Cecil Kimber" by Jon Pressnell
P. 38
280
Chapter Thirteen: Reconstruction and Disintegration
Editor of The Autocar Ernest Appleby4 and his old friend Russel Chiesman, Kimber was taking a break from an increasingly tense domestic situation: his marriage to Rene was now on the rocks.
4 Not to be confused with his son, cartoonist Barry Appleby, best known as creator of the Daily Express cartoon strip ‘The Gambols’ and a longtime contributor to The Autocar magazine.
ABOVE: The final style, created by Cowley’s design department, was tautly drawn and suitably sporting. (Author’s collection)
LEFT: The SA engine was initially based on that of the 2062cc 16hp Wolseley Super Six but ended up being of 2322cc, as in the Wolseley 18/80. (Author’s collection)
© DALTON WATSON FINE B
© DALTON WATSON FINE BOOKS © DALTON WATSON FINE BOOKS DALTON WATSON FINE BOOKS TON WATSON FINE B
