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Yes, I gave up on early British cars and went with the 2CV
If you want primitive and slow, but comfortable, it did the trick. I’ve had more than a dozen; when we lived in the UK ’91-92 we had these:
the first Slough-built car I brought over from the US
the second Louis Barbour-built car I had constructed in the UK - High Wycombe I think
It came with an explanatory tee-shirt to save time at campgrounds
Besides that we had a couple BXs and a Visa. No, I didn’t work for Citroen, in Slough (or was it Maidenhead)
but for Glass’s Guide, in Weybridge, if you remember them.
I ordered this vanity plate in Calif and took it over to the UK and bolted it on our MD’s car. He was horrified (loved it but fearful of police) and made us take it off. Here our Vanden Plas wears the plate for the camera.
Anyone here like the MG TD?
I know it’s not a supercar, or even a barnstorming canyon carver, but it’s the quintessential British Sports Car of the postwar period. I had one me-self and today I was faced with another being sold by my pal Steve… but I don’t think I want another. As t...
I hope you got the TC as well - Turbo en Cabulator
PS - Say Bill, can this reader count be right? ...
Here’s the Morris Garages aka MG Family tree
There’s an MG expert in town who had some of the older ones. TA in 1936 or so. TB about when the war started 1939 but few made as production stopped TC 1945-55 “Drive Like Sterling Moss and still not get a speeding ticket" TD - this is the one I had. Noti...
Nice memory lane!
My uncle restored from ground up TA's and a 'racing' TC in his home garage. I remember him fabricating new ash frames from raw timber. Later he had a chrome bumper MGB (GT?) as a daily run around too. My other uncle had a 50's TF whilst in Paris that attr...
These cars were totally out of (their) time
Pre-war technology produced post-war, underpowered for today's pace and not particularly comfortable. Long journeys are a real challenge. I would go anytime for a MGA instead which turned up only a few years after: beautiful shape and you can travel anywh...
Yes, I gave up on early British cars and went with the 2CV
If you want primitive and slow, but comfortable, it did the trick. I’ve had more than a dozen; when we lived in the UK ’91-92 we had these: the first Slough-built car I brought over from the US the second Louis Barbour-built car I had constructed in the U...