19-11-2024, 11:35 AM
It seems from surviving cars that the Mulliner fabric saloon body design was updated during 1929 - perhaps when the new 1930 model year designs were introduced in late summer?
The earlier 1929 body has doors hinged at the front and irons. The later 1929 cars have doors hinged at the rear and no irons. The body shapes are subtly different.
YC 5314, sold recently by Robin Lawton, was registered in February 1929.
Mulliner Saloon 1929 1.jpg (Size: 73.84 KB / Downloads: 129)
UY 2999 (briefly mine many years ago) was of the later type with 'suicide doors' and no irons. The chassis number was 100267, from late 1929, though it wasn't registered until May 1930.
Mulliner Saloon 1929 2.jpg (Size: 106.11 KB / Downloads: 128)
The earlier 1929 body has doors hinged at the front and irons. The later 1929 cars have doors hinged at the rear and no irons. The body shapes are subtly different.
YC 5314, sold recently by Robin Lawton, was registered in February 1929.
Mulliner Saloon 1929 1.jpg (Size: 73.84 KB / Downloads: 129)
UY 2999 (briefly mine many years ago) was of the later type with 'suicide doors' and no irons. The chassis number was 100267, from late 1929, though it wasn't registered until May 1930.
Mulliner Saloon 1929 2.jpg (Size: 106.11 KB / Downloads: 128)