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On occasion, the MG marque supplied a bare chassis to outside coachbuilders such as Salmons or Charlesworth to receive a custom body. Charlesworth, known for their work on Alvis and Rolls-Royces, was commissioned to create open bodies for 90 SA chassis.
This 1937 Charlesworth Tourer is the only known example known to exist. It is believed that just 18 examples were originally built in 1937. This car was first registered in England and by 1943, it had joined the Pacific Auto Rentals collection in California, a company that rented unusual automobiles to Hollywood studios for use in films. The car remained in the collection for 4 decades and was used in many feature films. It was in Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca starring Lawrence Olivier and Joan Fontaine. It also appeared in The Invisible Man with John Carradine, iCluny Brown with Charles Boyer and Peter Lawford, Love Letters with Joseph Cotton and Woman in Green with British Sherlock Holmes duo Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce.
Years later, the car was in the care of Alton Walker, the first Chairman of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. It was purchased in the late 1980s by a CCCA member and Pebble Beach judge. Between 1990 and 1994, the car was given a body-off, bare frame, nut-and-bolt restoration.
In 1994, the car was put on display at the Pebble Beach Concours where it was awarded First in Class. It later won a First in Class at Meadow Brook, a first prize at the Gathering of the Faithful and CCA Senior Premier badge. It has won an AACA Grand National First and the President's Cup. The car returned to Pebble Beach in 2004 where it participated in the Tour d'Elegance.
In 2011, the car was offered for sale at the Gooding & Company auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. It was estimated to sell for $175,000 - $225,000. As bidding came to a close, the car had been sold for the sum of $209,000, inclusive of buyer's premium.By Daniel Vaughan | Feb 2011
This 1937 Charlesworth Tourer is the only known example known to exist. It is believed that just 18 examples were originally built in 1937. This car was first registered in England and by 1943, it had joined the Pacific Auto Rentals collection in California, a company that rented unusual automobiles to Hollywood studios for use in films. The car remained in the collection for 4 decades and was used in many feature films. It was in Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca starring Lawrence Olivier and Joan Fontaine. It also appeared in The Invisible Man with John Carradine, iCluny Brown with Charles Boyer and Peter Lawford, Love Letters with Joseph Cotton and Woman in Green with British Sherlock Holmes duo Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce.
Years later, the car was in the care of Alton Walker, the first Chairman of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. It was purchased in the late 1980s by a CCCA member and Pebble Beach judge. Between 1990 and 1994, the car was given a body-off, bare frame, nut-and-bolt restoration.
In 1994, the car was put on display at the Pebble Beach Concours where it was awarded First in Class. It later won a First in Class at Meadow Brook, a first prize at the Gathering of the Faithful and CCA Senior Premier badge. It has won an AACA Grand National First and the President's Cup. The car returned to Pebble Beach in 2004 where it participated in the Tour d'Elegance.
In 2011, the car was offered for sale at the Gooding & Company auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. It was estimated to sell for $175,000 - $225,000. As bidding came to a close, the car had been sold for the sum of $209,000, inclusive of buyer's premium.By Daniel Vaughan | Feb 2011
2018 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $175,000-USD $225,000
Sale Price :
USD $165,000
2011 The Scottsdale Auction - Gooding & Company
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $175,000-USD $225,000
Sale Price :
USD $209,000
1937 MG SA Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the MG SA
(Data based on Model Year 1937 sales)
1937 MG SA Drophead Coupe in the style of Reinbolt and Christé Chassis#: SA 1912 Sold for USD$154,000 2022 RM Sothebys : Gene Ponder Collection | |
1937 MG SA Saloon Chassis#: SA 2248 Sold for USD$67,200 2020 RM Sothebys : Scottsdale Arizona | |
1937 MG SA Tourer Chassis#: SA 1407 Sold for USD$165,000 2018 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | |
1937 MG SA Tickford Drophead Sold for USD$104,500 2015 Morphy Auctions : Premier Automobile Sale | |
1937 MG SA Tickford Three-Position Drophead Coupe Sold for USD$45,100 2013 Auctions America - Auburn Fall | |
1937 MG SA Tourer Chassis#: SA 1407 Sold for USD$209,000 2011 The Scottsdale Auction - Gooding & Company | |
1937 MG SA Drop Head Coupe Chassis#: SA 2018 Sold for USD$63,800 2010 Gooding and Company - Scottsdale Auction | |
1937 MG SA Tickford 3-Position Drophead Coupe Chassis#: QPHG2313 Sold for USD$62,700 2007 RM Auctions The Ponder Collection | |
1937 MG SA 2-litre Sports Saloon Chassis#: SA1893 Sold for USD$66,983 2004 Bonhams - Important Collectors Motor Cars | |
1937 MG SA Saloon Chassis#: SA 2037 Sold for USD$29,700 2004 The Monterey Sports and Classic Car Auction |
MG SAs That Failed To Sell At Auction
1937 MG SA's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1937 MG SA Saloon | SA/1857 | 2017 H & H Auctions Imperial War MuseumDuxford | $18,000 | $22,000 |
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