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**Jive-Bomber** · 07-31-2012, 06:42 AM

This is really a follow up to my original story about Lt. Col. Goldie Gardner from nearly 2 years ago(!) When I posted the article, my buddy...

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Jonneville · 07-31-2012, 11:36 AM

Great photos - especially that atmospheric ones of the car on a run.

A friend and I ran two ex-factory MG Bonneville cars at four meetings on the salt in 2007 and 2008, the "X-15" ZTT wagon built by SO-CAL Speed Shop and "EXF", a turbocharged MGF which was painted in the same colours as Goldie's streamliner. They remain the only two ex-factory MG Bonneville cars in private hands - the rest are in museums.

It was a real privilege to follow in Golidie's footsteps.

MG has a long tradition of breaking records at Bonneville which sadly seems to have been forgotten. Thanks for reminding us.

Regards

Jon'.

**Jive-Bomber** · 07-31-2012, 11:40 AM

Jon- That is amazing! How cool that you got to run those amazing cars in the place where it all happened...

JeffreyJames · 07-31-2012, 01:22 PM

Ill eat up any bit of Bonneville I can get! Those are awesome!

**grander** · 07-31-2012, 01:57 PM

If you haven't been to Bonneville - do yourself a big favor - go there!

Weasel · 07-31-2012, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonneville

Great photos - especially that atmospheric ones of the car on a run.

A friend and I ran two ex-factory MG Bonneville cars at four meetings on the salt in 2007 and 2008, the "X-15" ZTT wagon built by SO-CAL Speed Shop and "EXF", a turbocharged MGF which was painted in the same colours as Goldie's streamliner. They remain the only two ex-factory MG Bonneville cars in private hands - the rest are in museums.

It was a real privilege to follow in Golidie's footsteps.

MG has a long tradition of breaking records at Bonneville which sadly seems to have been forgotten. Thanks for reminding us.

Regards

Jon'.

I remember seeing you guys at B'ville in 2008 and thinking about MG's long history....

**Slim Pickens** · 07-31-2012, 02:26 PM

Love it. Thanks JB.
Slim

Some other links.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/?p=7261
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...+at+bonneville
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...+at+bonneville

**mctim64** · 07-31-2012, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonneville

Great photos - especially that atmospheric ones of the car on a run.

A friend and I ran two ex-factory MG Bonneville cars at four meetings on the salt in 2007 and 2008, the "X-15" ZTT wagon built by SO-CAL Speed Shop and "EXF", a turbocharged MGF which was painted in the same colours as Goldie's streamliner. They remain the only two ex-factory MG Bonneville cars in private hands - the rest are in museums.

It was a real privilege to follow in Golidie's footsteps.

MG has a long tradition of breaking records at Bonneville which sadly seems to have been forgotten. Thanks for reminding us.

Regards

Jon'.

Great! now we have more to talk about when we meet this year. I'm a big fan of MGs. (still have my '69 BGT that I bought when I was 16) If you have any pix I'd like to see them.

Cheers! Tim

rollingbones 1 · 07-31-2012, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mctim64

Great! now we have more to talk about when we meet this year. I'm a big fan of MGs. (still have my '69 BGT that I bought when I was 16) If you have any pix I'd like to see them.

Cheers! Tim

Small world Tim,as Jon is part of the RollingBones Race team,he is a partner on our xfgr.
I will introduce you to him next week.
Oh yea & he comes all the way from England to drive a flathead powered roadster,instead of his 225mph+ factory MG race car..............

**mctim64** · 07-31-2012, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rollingbones 1

Oh yea & he comes all the way from England to drive a flathead powered roadster,instead of his 225mph+ factory MG race car..............

I like MGs but a Flathead land speed car is pretty hard to beat for cool.

**fur biscuit** · 08-01-2012, 12:48 AM

sure wish Farmer would get the rest of those wonderful images online. I have a couple of great books from that period...

flamingokid · 08-01-2012, 09:54 AM

The amazing thing about Gardner was that he was in his mid 60s when he set the record,and probably would have set more if he hadn't had a cerebral hemorrhage.The sly dog was married to a woman half his age,too.Live fast,die old,and leave a young widow.Pretty cool....

07-31-2012, 06:42 AM	#1
Jive-Bomber Alliance Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Moraga, Ca Posts: 2,427	Goldie Gardner at Bonneville 1952 This is really a follow up to my original story about Lt. Col. Goldie Gardner from nearly 2 years ago(!) When I posted the article, my buddy... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.

07-31-2012, 11:36 AM	#2
Jonneville Newbie Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NY and UK Posts: 72	Re: Goldie Gardner at Bonneville 1952 Great photos - especially that atmospheric ones of the car on a run. A friend and I ran two ex-factory MG Bonneville cars at four meetings on the salt in 2007 and 2008, the "X-15" ZTT wagon built by SO-CAL Speed Shop and "EXF", a turbocharged MGF which was painted in the same colours as Goldie's streamliner. They remain the only two ex-factory MG Bonneville cars in private hands - the rest are in museums. It was a real privilege to follow in Golidie's footsteps. MG has a long tradition of breaking records at Bonneville which sadly seems to have been forgotten. Thanks for reminding us. Regards Jon'.

07-31-2012, 11:40 AM	#3
Jive-Bomber Alliance Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Moraga, Ca Posts: 2,427	Re: Goldie Gardner at Bonneville 1952 Jon- That is amazing! How cool that you got to run those amazing cars in the place where it all happened...

07-31-2012, 01:22 PM	#4
JeffreyJames Old School HAMBer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: SUGAR CITY Posts: 16,010	Re: Goldie Gardner at Bonneville 1952 Ill eat up any bit of Bonneville I can get! Those are awesome! __________________ I PLAY WITH TIGERS WWW.SUGARCITYSPEEDSHOP.COM CHECK OUT MY INSTAGRAM IMAGES

07-31-2012, 01:57 PM	#5
grander Alliance Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 49	Re: Goldie Gardner at Bonneville 1952 If you haven't been to Bonneville - do yourself a big favor - go there!

07-31-2012, 02:26 PM	#7
Slim Pickens Alliance Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bloomfield, NJ Posts: 3,316	Re: Goldie Gardner at Bonneville 1952 Love it. Thanks JB. Slim Some other links. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/?p=7261 http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...+at+bonneville http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...+at+bonneville __________________ http://backstreetwheels.blogspot.com/ May, 2013 UPDATED my BLOG My other site. www.rtoonkel.com

08-01-2012, 12:48 AM	#11
fur biscuit Alliance Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: corner of 23rd and Cutting Posts: 7,286	Re: Goldie Gardner at Bonneville 1952 sure wish Farmer would get the rest of those wonderful images online. I have a couple of great books from that period... __________________ "Zounds! Zorched by Zarches, Spaceman Spiff's crippled craft crashes on planet Plootarg!"

08-01-2012, 09:54 AM	#12
flamingokid Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Olathe,Kansas Posts: 1,078	Re: Goldie Gardner at Bonneville 1952 The amazing thing about Gardner was that he was in his mid 60s when he set the record,and probably would have set more if he hadn't had a cerebral hemorrhage.The sly dog was married to a woman half his age,too.Live fast,die old,and leave a young widow.Pretty cool....

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