Just an after thought: I remember a landscape gardener, Herman Heine, who
worked in Marin in the 1940's - 50's; He told me an MG was not just a car,
it was a "way of life." So true, isn't it, my friends??
On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 7:57 PM, Robin Jackson <apexbrit2@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Nobbc mailing list
>>> Nobbc@autox.team.net
>>> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/nobbc
>>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Nobbc mailing list
>> Nobbc@autox.team.net
>> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/nobbc
_______________________________________________
Nobbc mailing list
Nobbc@autox.team.net
http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/nobbc
|