Dr. Frans Henskens wrote:
"The car was imported to Australia in about 2011, and my friend purchased it in 2020. We now have it in pretty nice condition, and enjoy it a great deal! It is so different to the pushrod cars we also have. -- I have more information on the car, including a letter I received from Sir Boyd in response to my contacting him, and a photo of the car fully airborne at the top of a grass hill climb in the late 50s".

On 2/13/2024, Prof Frans Henskens wrote:
"The owner of the TC is Prof Leo Pinczewski - he lives on the NSW Central Coast.

I have collected some more photos, as attached. I also knocked up a couple of pages of the TC's history, as attached. It does contain the owner history, and some of the motorsport achievements during Boyd Tunnocks custodianship.

BTW, Tunnocks comment on the hill climb photo was ‘You can see I was trying".
-- Frans

Edinburgh Hill Climb		Original Safety Fast cover photo
1961 Highland Rally start shot (his family owns a biscuit factory!!)		Starting line photo

MGA Twin Cam YD1.700 (SVD878) History
Production started 6 October 1958
Production finished 22 October 1958
Dispatched 31 October 1958
Home market car:
    - Orient Red
    - Red trim
    - Black soft top
    - Competition seats
    - Heater
    - Radiator blind
    - Sliding side screens
    - Black tonneau cover
    - Windscreen washer
    - Oil cooler
    - Chassis number YD1.700
    - Engine number 16G/U/320
    - Body number 61190
Ownership History:
  1. First Registered 10 November 1958 To Thomas Tunnock Ltd of Lanarkshire
    - Fitted close ratio gearbox and 4.55:1 competition diff with 10 spline half 
      shafts
    - Scottish Sporting Car Club Champion 1959 and 1960
    - MGCC Scottish Champion 1960
    - Highland Rally 1961 Driving Test Award (sea-front at Aberdeen)
    - Three times California Cup winner in Scottish Centre Team (of MGAs) - with 
      Duncan Paterson (1959, 1960, 1961), Kenny Moore (1959, 1960) and John Sword
      (1961) - event held at Longbridge, Birmingham
    2. 1 October 1961 to James Waddell MacGregor of Perthshire
    3. 15 January 1963 to James Gilbert Davidson of Edinburgh
    4. 1 May 1966 to Peter Augustine Ratcliffe of Edinburgh
    5. 31 May 1967 to Keith Michael Mart of Saltburn
    6. 17 May 1968 to Brian George Loster of Durham
    7. 20 November 1968 to William Ralph Walker of Leeds
    8. 7 July 1969 to George Geoffrey Holt of Lancashire
    9. 16 August 1976 to Peter John Crisp of Lancashire thence Warwikshire
   10. 18 November 1985 to David Bryant of Southport10. 
          a. Bryant restored the car and it was first MOT’d on 19 January 1996
               a.i. Fibreglass factory hardtop came with the car
              a.ii. Changed interior colour to black with red piping
             a.iii. Fitted front anti-roll bar (taken from chassis 2275)
              a.iv. Fitted seat belt anchor points
               a.v. Reverted to 4.3:1 diff with 25 spline half shafts
              a.vi. Fitted twin Weber carburetors but retained original SUs
             a.vii. Changed to negative earth
            a.viii. Added drip tray under bell housing
              a.ix. Removed valves from front shock absorbers and fitted
                    telescopic shocks
               a.x. Changed tail lights to MGA 1600 style
              a.xi. Fitted spin-on oil filter
             a.xii. Fitted brake booster under LH front guard
            a.xiii. Fitted front badge bar
   11. Imported to Australia by Nick Stipis of South Mission Beach Queensland 
          a. Approved 2 June 2011, registered SVD878
   12. In about 2016 sold to Trevor Bassett of Queensland Australia
          a. Reverted tail lights to original MGA 1500 style
          b. Removed heater pipes and blanked off engine connections
          c. Removed and re-painted body (not the best job)
          d. Brake and clutch master cylinders incorrectly re-fitted (brake MC
             wedges fitted one to each cylinder!)
          e. Removed brake booster
          f. Removed fog lights and reversing light that had been on car since
             1950s and fitted them to his blue Twin Cam coupe which he
             subsequently sold. Grr
   13. 29 November 2020 sold to Prof Leo Pinczewski of Pearl Beach NSW Australia
          a. Sourced (in Belgium) and installed original steel pipes to oil
             cooler system –at some time a PO had replaced them with MGB-style
             rubber pipes, apparently more reliable for motor sport
          b. Removed telescopic front shock absorbers and reverted suspension to
             original
          c. Reconnected heater pipes
          d. Replaced poorly fabricated splash panels, performed many minor panel
             and paint repairs (note body was rust free and no rust repairs
             required)
          e. Repaired & restored leaky water pump
          f. Reverted oil filter to original
          g. Re-built brake and clutch master cylinders and fitted the wedges
             correctly so no more unnecessary pressure on pistons
          h. Replaced rear wheel bearings and seals to fix oil leak
          i. Re-upholstered interior using Bob West-supplied components and
             reverted the colour to original red. Also replaced carpets
          j. Restored original SU carburetors, removed twin Webers, and restored
             the original carburetors – however soft-mounted them to the
             manifold to hopefully avert piston meltings
          k. Replaced later-model high pressure SU fuel pump with correct
             restored original SU pump
          l. Fitted period Pirelli Cinturato tyres
          m. Re-chromed bumpers and most brightwork. Did not re-fit badge bar