Thanks Ron and all,
I met Phil Frank about the time this article was published in R&T for their
April Fool's issue in 2006. Phil, the creator of the Farley cartoon strip
and Nigel Shiftright, passed away two years ago. The TC in the photo was
his and his wife still owns it. Members of the Abington Rough Riders keep
it running for her, no small task as Phil was his own very creative
mechanic. Phil was a great guy and loved his British cars (he also owned a
Jag Mk2 and when I first met him co-owned an MG Arnott). If you can find a
copy of the original article (I have it) it includes Phil's drawings of
Nigel doing his thing.
For those of us who have taken the wheel of a TC and forced it to do things
it was never meant to do such as turning, braking and traveling in a
straight line; this article hits home and just another example of Phil's
great sense of humor.
Steve Plath
'48 MG TC
'64 Daimler SP250
'69 Jag E-Type FHC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Engelhardt" <nobbc@sonic.net>
To: <nobbc@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 3:36 PM
Subject: [Nobbc] [Fwd: [Mgs] Four Angry Cylinders]
> From the MGs list and especially for Marin member Steve Plath ;-0
>
>
> Road & Track drives the Shiftright Special.
>
> http://www.roadandtrack.com/special_feature/1949-mg-tc-four-angry-cylinders
>
> <quote>
> It is nothing short of remarkable that this car even exists today. The
> 1949 MG TC was certainly not built with the idea that it would be still
> running many decades later. It is for this reason, for instance, that
> modern skyscrapers, tunnels and freeways are not made of wood.
> Nonetheless, the TC was certainly built to a purpose - to get a person
> from one place to another as uncomfortably as humanly possible has been
> suggested as the motive. </quote>
>
> Ron
> 58 MGA
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