You guys are too kind. The Abingdon pillow refers to that ugly
monstrosity of a dash that came out starting with the 1968 MGs,
replacing the sleeker metal dash.
David Councill
IT Server/Network Administrator
Montana State University-Billings
dcouncill@msubillings.edu
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From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Aeseeyou@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 6:52 AM
To: mgs@autox.team.net; sumton@sbcglobal.net
Subject: Re: abingdon pillow
In a message dated 2/1/2005 10:18:36 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
sumton@sbcglobal.net writes:
what's an abingdon pillow? would that be abington? but pillow?
Nick name of first padded dash. Built to provide for American Import
safety
requirements. Abingdon on Thames was where MG's were built beginning
with the
first post war MGTC's to the very last MGB's built on Oct. 22, 1980
(RIP)
Albert Escalante Owner 1978 MGB
The Central Coast British Car Club (CA)
Ventura, CA
(_www.ccbcc.org_ (http://www.ccbcc.org) )
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