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In the
News & On the Web
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section of the WDMGC web site. In the News & On the Web, or In
the (k)NOW will be your guide to news
items, magazine or webzine articles, television specials, movies, and other items
of interest to British car enthusiasts. At least that's my hope, so once
again I'm asking for your help: if you see, read or hear of anything
that you think might be a candidate for this page, pass it on by
clicking
here.
Scroll down for all the info or click on
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Hail
Spring!
"There is perhaps
nobody else who looks forward to spring more than Colleen Olexiuk. Once
the snow melts, she takes her 1976 MGB from out of winter storage to
enjoy her top-down drives once again..." Read more
here
Friends restore soldier's MGB while he's in Iraq
Here's a real heart-warming story. A soldier returning from Iraq had a pleasant surprise waiting: his buddies
restored his MGB! Watch the news item
here
The full account, with pictures, can be read
here.pdf
Of course, if anyone can help in any way, Lee can be reached at
the number given near the end of the document.
MG and
Austin-Healy Ride Again
"...Great news for lovers of classic sports cars as
two iconic brands rise from the ashes...."
Read more
here
MGs set to roll
out at Longbridge
"... Three new MG TF sports
models are expected to drive off the recommissioned production lines at
the opening ceremony..." Read more
here
The
first Chinese-built MGs roll off the production line
"...The cars have not changed much, right down to the Union flag, which
is still displayed proudly on their bodywork..." Read more
here
According to Nanging,
MG now stands for "Modern Gentleman"!
Yes, Cecil Kimber is likely spinning in his grave but Nanging has
reportedly redefined the MG initials... " Jan. 11, 2007 ... MG's new
Chinese owner has decided to change the meaning of the famous initials
to help promote the brand in its new home market...."
Read more
here
TVR
to move production out of Britain
TVR to become the latest ex-pat lbc. " Oct. 19, 2006...Sports car
company TVR is to cease production in the UK, with the loss of 250 jobs
at its factory in Blackpool..." Read more
here
In praise of old British cars!
March 2006..."If war
returns to northern Sri Lanka, garage owner Raja Durai says it might be
too much for the new Japanese-built cars he repairs. He'd rather trust
veteran British cars half a century old.Morris Minors, Morris Oxfords
and Austin Cambridges -- almost rare now in Britain -- still drive past
bombed-out buildings and mined lagoons, sharing the roads with white aid
agency four-wheel drives and Sri Lankan army patrols..." Read more
here.
Changes to Ontario's Drive Clean Program
Ontario residents please note that the recently announced changes do
not affect our little British cars, which are considered historic
vehicles under the Ontario "Highway Traffic Act", thus exempt from
emissions testing. Many thanks to club member and MPP, Bruce Crozier,
for providing us with the reassuring details. Here are links to the
relevant documents:
Press Release and Backgrounder
note "historical" vehicle exemption in section 2
Drive Clean Program main page
Highway Traffic Act and more
specifically, the
Historic Vehicle definition
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Television |
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Speed TV or elsewhere on the tube
... if you know of something coming up,
let me know and I'll post it here.
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Auction sets record price for an MG
"A
new record high price for an MG sold at auction was set earlier this
month, when a a pre-war MG K3 Magnette sold for 231,000 pounds..." Read more
here
MGB
raffle to benefit British car museum
"The MGB-GT has a
lot going for it: Pretty lines, MG’s torquey 1.8-liter four, excellent
useability and uncompromised parts availability. Now the British
Transportation Museum is making it possible for one lucky person to own
an especially nice example, a restored 1974 model that’s complete with
air conditioning and an overdrive..." Read more
here
Moss
Motors technical videos
The short, helpful videos are posted on the Moss web site under the
"Moss TV" heading and are sorted into five categories: engine; brake and
clutch; cooling system; electrical system; and products. Some
videos are informational with explanations on different types of brake
rotors or thermostats for example, while others are instructional.
The how-to videos cover topics such as rebuilding a wheel cylinder,
installing a Flamethrower electronic distributor and testing an ignition
coil. See more at
Moss TV
Burt Levy in Jay Leno's "Garage"
Burt Levy, author of Last Open
Road (where Buddy Palumbo's adventures began) talks to Jay Leno about
his racing career, his books and more. See the interview by clicking
here
No
new MG TF on this side of the Pond!
"...recently the brand restarted production at its Longbridge factory
and began selling TF LE500 roadsters in the U.K. once again. However
while British enthusiasts are no doubt excited, it's likely American MG
fans will be left out of the party -- previous plans to build TFs at a
plant in Oklahoma for sale in the U.S. now appear to be DOA..."
Read more
here
MG reborn, remarketed
and ready to roll under NAC!
Though we may never
see the new MGTF on this side of the pond, it's nonetheless exciting to
see the MG marque/brand promoted with such flair. Don't miss the
condensed "history " of the MG while exploring the site
here
Speed
TV's Mike Joy on his MG:
"...It makes me feel like I'm 21 again...."
Read more
here
The
Giant-Hearted Midget
"...Despite the much-heralded arrival of the MG Six in
1929, the smaller Midget defined what a British sports car should be
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Read more
here
Memoir of an MG owner in Newsweek
Magazine
"April 9, 2007 ...It Was Love at First Shift... I loved this car. Was
it because she was a quirky foreigner, or because she was my first?
Bucket seats, genuine four-on-the-floor transmission, wooden dash ...
she hugged the road like a go-cart..." Read the entire article
here
Vintage Road & Track
Talk about classic: a series of articles about the MG-TC that
appeared in the October 1956 edition of Road & Track. Many thanks
to Bob Leinen for sending me the file and making it available for all to
enjoy. Happy reading, and viewing! Click
here .pdf
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NEW Collier Cup 40th Anniversary 1994 Watkins Glen This
is a public access video that was broadcast in the
Watkins Glen area in 1994. It is posted by Joe Tierno on YouTube.
It features the 40th Anniversary all M.G. Collier Cup race and includes
Denver Cornett who raced in the first Watkins Glen Grand Prix in 1948
driving the #7 MG TC that he drove in that race. Wow! It is a six part
video and when I watched it each part auto started in sequence. If not
click on them individually. Part 3 has all 65 MG race cars leaving the
false grid to drive onto the track for the race. This is the largest
gathering of MGs in "forever". Also check out his other videos. Watkins Glen 1994 Collier Cup Denver Cornett's #7 MG TC
Great
MG nostalgia from British Pathé.
Sit back and enjoy... a reminder of why we continue to
carry the torch!
MGs at Abington
(1931)
MG Does it Again
(1957)
The Sports Car of the Year
(1955)
Royal
Windsor MG Heritage Festival, April 2009 "After
a marathon 18 months of planning and preparation, the MG Heritage
Festival at Windsor Castle,
one of the greatest gatherings of classic and historic MGs in recent
memory, took place at Windsor Castle
in glorious sunshine on April 25 2009..."
See more
on YouTube
here
Special
Edition Morgan
To celebrate its 100th year of building sports cars, the Morgan Motor
Company is introducing an open-top, limited production Aero SuperSports.
Yours for just under $200,000...
Read more
here -
photo courtesy Morgan Motor Company
WDMGC
at Erie Shores Winery
They love us, and we love
them! read about us
here
Portuguese Barn Find: Truth or Urban Myth?
I'm sure most of you have seen the widely circulating email
story/PowerPoint presentation about a New York couple who purchase
retirement property in Portugal for very little money. As the story
goes, the original owners were deceased with no heirs and the property
was being sold to pay taxes. Included was an immense sealed barn, the
contents of which were unknown until the new owners unsealed it. You can
just imagine how this unfolds, yes, the barn contained a mother lode:
180 stunning, albeit dusty, vintage cars! While there is no doubt
as to the existence of the barn and the cars, the story surrounding the
original collector of the vehicles, the new owners and how they came to
acquire the property, has never truly been verified. Here are links to a
few web resources dedicated to separating fact from fiction in this
story!
Snopes - the myth busting site
Autoblog
Sports Car Market Magazine
The Pictures
MGs on track at the 2007 Australian Grand Prix
Yes, that's right, Raikkonen, Alonso, and other F1 drivers rode on the
track in an MG. Don't believe me? Click
here and see for yourself. The
link will take you to the first image in the gallery, so be sure to view
all the images (just click the "next" button above each image) to see a
parade of impeccable chrome bumper MGBs.
MG
TD Replicars
"...Following its official
introduction into the UK in June, TD Cars will be displaying its TD 2000
roadster at the Classic Motor Show, NEC Birmingham, on 27-29 October,
2006. The MG TD roadster look-alike, hand-built in Malaysia, has a 2.0
litre Toyota twin-cam engine capable of delivering around 130 bhp
through a five-speed gearbox. It retails from £23,499 according to
specification..." Would you like one? click
here for more info.
MGs in a Wine Blog?
I knew
our long convoy of cars was going to turn heads in Essex County during
our July 23 Sunday Cruise to the Vineyard, but I wasn't expecting to
read about it in someone's wine blog: "...No, I am not an employee of
the winery but they had such a nice open house yesterday I have to
commend them...The fact that the MG club was there made it special to
me. It was like a car show and party rolled into one..."
You can read the rest in the author's July 24 entry of the
Essex County Wine Blog
MGA captured on canvas
German artists
Stephan and Verena were commissioned to paint a 1959 MGA. Click
here to view the painting and to view a
record of the work in progress, including photos of the "subject"
itself.
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