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[quote="John Murch"]As far as I know the fire was Easter 1923, after which the firm moved from Croydon to London (Elystan St). I don’t recall seeing a definitive list of destroyed or damaged cars but if you run through one of Clare Hay’s publications with a list of all chassis built and brief histories, she does comment which cars she believed were destroyed. I think it likely that some chassis were salvaged too.[/quote]
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<table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="100%" class="forumline"> <tr> <th class="thCornerL" width="22%" height="26">Author</th> <th class="thCornerR">Message</th> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>John Murch</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2024 5:18 am<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Great bit of research, references in various books said 1923, but you are clearly correct on 1924, my car 602, is may 1924 and the destroyed chassis are all slightly earlier numbers!</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>andyfeaver</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2024 6:55 am<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Hi John <br /> <br />Many thanks for your reply. <br /> <br />I think with a bit of lateral thinking, I have answered my own question. From studying local newspaper reports from Croydon in 1923 and 1924, it appears the fire started at about 10pm on Good Friday (18th April) 1924. <br /> <br /><img src="http://www.bdcl.org/forum/userpix/10331_Croydon_Times_1_1.jpg" border="0" /> <br /> <br /><img src="http://www.bdcl.org/forum/userpix/10331_Croydon_Times_2_1.jpg" border="0" /> <br /> <br /><img src="http://www.bdcl.org/forum/userpix/10331_Croydon_Times_3_1.jpg" border="0" /> <br /> <br /><img src="http://www.bdcl.org/forum/userpix/10331_Croydon_Times_6_1.jpg" border="0" /> <br /> <br />Other reports suggest some 20 chassis - including I presume some 3 litres - were destroyed. <br /> <br />On Coachbuild.com forum for Gurney Nutting, they list the following: <br /> <br /><a href="https://www.coachbuild.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22406&start=20" target="_blank">https://www.coachbuild.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22406&start=20</a> <br /> <br />#534, engine #544 <br />#541, engine #546 <br />#550, engine # unknown <br />#552, engine #558 <br />#553, engine # unknown <br />#559, engine #569 <br />#561, engine #571 <br />#570, engine #584 <br />#576, engine # unknown <br />#577, engine # unknown <br />#583, engine #596, rebuilt saloon by factory, reg. PF 7782 (whereabouts unknown) <br /> <br />From an initial check, this list doesn't tie up with the results in Clare Hays "The Vintage Years".. I will need to do some more digging. <br /> <br />AF</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>John Murch</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2024 6:20 am<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">As far as I know the fire was Easter 1923, after which the firm moved from Croydon to London (Elystan St). <br />I don’t recall seeing a definitive list of destroyed or damaged cars but if you run through one of Clare Hay’s publications with a list of all chassis built and brief histories, she does comment which cars she believed were destroyed. I think it likely that some chassis were salvaged too.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>andyfeaver</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2024 4:16 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Gurney Nutting Fire - Easter 1923 or Easter 1924?</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Hello all, <br /> <br />I am doing some research into the Gurney Nutting fire which destroyed the factory, along with a number of Bentley 3 litres. I would value any information on whether there is a definitive list of such chassis, the events surrounding the fire and the impact on the delivery of new cars to customers. It must have caused quite a delay, especially for those customers who had ordered a "standard" body for their car. <br /> <br />All help gratefull received, <br /> <br />Andy</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> </table>
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