Re: [British-cars] MOWOG: Group, garages or arbitrary G?

[Mark Mason <mason@postdiluvian.org>]

pethier@comcast.net wrote:

> Some say MOWOG stands for
> MOrris WOlseley Group
> 
> Some say MOWOG stands for
> MOrris WOlseley Garages
> (citing the formation of a company with that name in 1938, others claim there 
>was no such formal name)

Neither.  It stands for Motor Oil Went On Ground.