MG History

[Sally Carroll]

Hey guys. . do you suppose the cost of sheet metal and shortage of supply might have anything to do with the making of Roadsters in the MG Midget series? Remember the first few cars had fabric in some of the body panels. . just as aeroplanes did at that time. And if I were changing from a bicycle to a motorcycle to a small car, a bonnet would be just icing on the cake. . A good idea but we Brits were/are hardy folk and weather isn't high on the list of concerns. I spent 2 weeks in London last year and was reminded that city dwelling isn't for sissies. . . first of all its often wet. . but not particularly cold. And then the distance to the underground station or bus stop requires stairs climbing frequently and several blocks of walking as well. But it works very well to move a mass of humanity from place to place. . . If on the weekends we want to go for a drive then lets enjoy it. And if you really want to be aggravated try getting from . . say Docklands to Heathrow in rush hour in your car. . . about 2 hours by car and about 40 minutes by rail. Qwitcher Bitchin and see what they produce before you condemn the publicity and the attempt. Sally Carroll ---------- My scanner says No virus has been found in this outgoing message. I try to update frequently. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.1/389 - Release Date: 7/14/2006 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[SANDY SANDERS]

MG first on D-Day ? It's a little known fact that on D-Day, June 6 1944, the first to arrive in occupied France, was an MG. An MG? Sure, but the story is a bit complicated. In 1941 Cecil Kimber, Managing Director of MG, obtained a contract to manufacture the front end of the Albemarle bomber aircraft at the Abingdon factory. The Albemarle was Britain's first nosewheel bomber. It could be built in sections by different factories. The front end of the bomber contained the cockpit with all its controls. To manufacture this nosepiece proved far more complex than any car ever produced by MG. Yet the workforce at Abingdon succeeded to construct 653 of these nosepieces. On D-Day the fast Albemarle planes were the first to drop airborne troops on the Continent so it seems fair to say that MG arrived there first. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]