I had not seen this article. I love it. I drove a 1949 MGTC accross the
bridge from Mill Valley to San Francisco State, 1953-1955. I only had the
hood up in downpours; and still got drenched. A great little car and then,
my daily driver. Abingdon Rough Riders were in existance, then. I was a
Square Wheel Touring Society bloke.
cheers, Rj
On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 6:17 PM, Steve Plath <splath@comcast.net> wrote:
> 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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