"The MGA was the first MG sports car to invade North America...***"
I will gently disagree with that. As a teenager in the last century I was an
electronic hobbyist (now KA9HEL). I subscribed to Mechanics, Illustrated,
and Popular Science. Naturally I read the whole magazine. One of my favorite
columns in MI was the automobile reviews by Tom McCahil. At the time I had
no interest in cars, but I loved his writing style.. For some reason down
the years I remembered his review of the first MGs in the country and how
they were received. Little did I know that years later I would own an MG
(actually two, and MGBGT & MGC).
Years later I found a copy that that same magazine. I have it somewhere, and
it was great to read the review again with the knowledge I have of what
happened to MGs down the years. It was the T series just after the war that
made the first MGs popular. I still remember his comment about how the tiny
MGs would outrun bigger, more powerful cars on the twisty mountain rads of
California.
Found a copy of his review of the MiniMoke. He blasted it as a stupid,
useless car.
My GT license plate is 4EVRMG, and we all should make sure that happens.
Jack
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