Young Marilyn taking a close look at a MG TD

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  • February 24, 2015 at 4:57 pm #235603
    Rosebud and Bill
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    She really looks young in this pic, anyone know the vintage of this photo?

     
    Bill
     

     

    Bad Bill

    February 24, 2015 at 9:14 pm #263351
    edward ericson
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    OK, so I’m not sure that’s her. If it is she was about 25-26 there.

    In “Monkey Business” with Cary Grant, MM was 26 years old. They used a ’52 TD in that one (supposedly it sold at auction a few years back for $210k, but I’m not convinced it was the same car–the rear tail light plinths were not molded in on the car sold out of Debbie Reynolds’ estate, marking that car as one of the rare late-’52 models that came just before the new round tail lights for ’53. Yet on this clip (about 10 seconds in) you can clearly see the plinth is molded in just before Grant kneels down behind the car. And anyway, the film premiered in September ’52, just weeks after the first of the few plinthless late ’52 cars left Abingdon. So either someone really did “take off the fenders” or that ain’t the car from that scene in the movie.)
    In the clip you can see MM was made up as “Marilyn.” Of course, she only looked like that for money, but the shot you’ve found (above) also looks like a model shot. So it’s a little odd that she doesn’t have her Marilyn on in it. If it is MM, she could not be younger in that shot than about 24, because that is how old MM was when MG TDs started coming with slotted wheels.

    edsnova2015-02-24 21:26:03

    February 24, 2015 at 9:48 pm #263352
    Paul Mossberg
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    Who knew Ed was such a Marilyn expert?

    Paul Mossberg
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    February 24, 2015 at 9:49 pm #263353
    Rosebud and Bill
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    Thanks for the info, seems like you got Marilyn nailed.

     
    Bill

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    February 25, 2015 at 11:41 am #263354
    Paul Mossberg
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    In his dreams.

     

    Nailing Marilyn, that is. Embarrassed

    Paul Mossberg
    Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
    2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

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    February 25, 2015 at 11:51 am #263355
    edward ericson
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    @edsnova

    I just googled her is all

    February 25, 2015 at 12:34 pm #263356
    Rosebud and Bill
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    Ed,
     
    Did you Google her or oogle her?
     
    Bill

    Bad Bill

    February 25, 2015 at 11:18 pm #263357
    edward ericson
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    @edsnova

    right!

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