Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Moss Motors to Aquire Victoria British

From: Ron Soave via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2020 07:48:45 -0600

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=E2=80=9CMore than 30 years=E2=80=9D - I remember my first car had a VB cata=
log on the seat when I picked it up - 1978 MGB in 1984.=20

Ron Soave

> On Nov 21, 2020, at 6:05 PM, Rick Fisk via Spridgets <[email-masked]=
.net> wrote:
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> =EF=BB=BFKinda makes sense seeing as how Victoria British was already Moss=
' biggest customer accounting for about 40% of their sales.
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> Sent from my keyboard
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>>> On Nov 21, 2020, at 1:00 PM, Howard Collins via Spridgets <spridgets@aut=
ox.team.net> wrote:
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>> =EF=BB=BF
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>> After more than 30 years, Victoria British Ltd., a division of Long Motor=
 Corporation, has decided to pass the baton to Moss Motors Ltd. (Moss Motors=
) to carry on the tradition of supplying car parts and accessories for Briti=
sh car owners around the world.
>>=20
>> President of Victoria British, Becky Hanrahan said, "It was not a decisio=
n that we made lightly. We were Victoria British before we were LMC Truck, b=
ut we know we have not been giving the British market the attention it deser=
ves. We feel our customers would be better served by a company whose primary=
 focus is the British car market."
>>=20
>> Victoria British has for many years been a key resource for British sport=
s car owners and their mission to =E2=80=9CKeep=E2=80=99em On The Road =C2=AE=
=E2=80=9D. The Moss Motors acquisition of Victoria British is aimed at maint=
aining the same spirit of supporting the British sports car industry and com=
munity.
>>=20
>> "As a long-standing name in the British sports car community, we recogniz=
e the rich history of Victoria British and will do our best to carry on thei=
r legacy.=E2=80=9D, said Ed Moss, President, Moss Motors. =E2=80=9CIt=E2=80=99=
s an exciting chapter for Moss Motors and we look forward to bringing togeth=
er the best traditions of both companies to continue serving the industry by=
 supporting car owners, restoration businesses and British sports car enthus=
iasts alike."
>>=20
>> In the coming weeks, both companies will be posting news and reaching out=
 to customers, suppliers, and other contacts regarding the details of the tr=
ansition.=20
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">=E2=80=9CMore than 30 years=E2=80=9D - I re=
member my first car had a VB catalog on the seat when I picked it up - 1978 M=
GB in 1984.&nbsp;<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Ron Soave<img src=3D"cid:601E34F6-=
4F9F-4172-B478-0398697C361F"></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"=
cite">On Nov 21, 2020, at 6:05 PM, Rick Fisk via Spridgets &lt;spridgets@aut=
ox.team.net&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><=
div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/h=
tml; charset=3Dutf-8">Kinda makes sense seeing as how Victoria British was a=
lready Moss' biggest customer accounting for about 40% of their sales.<br><b=
r><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my keyboard</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquo=
te type=3D"cite">On Nov 21, 2020, at 1:00 PM, Howard Collins via Spridgets &=
lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote=
 type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" c=
ontent=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"><div><div style=3D"orphans: auto; wido=
ws: auto;"><i style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></i></=
div><em style=3D"font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; back=
ground-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div style=3D"orphans: auto; widows: a=
uto;"><em style=3D"font-variant-ligatures: normal;">After more than 30 years=
, Victoria British Ltd., a division of Long Motor Corporation, has decided t=
o pass the baton to Moss Motors Ltd. (Moss Motors) to carry on the tradition=
 of supplying car parts and accessories for British car owners around the wo=
rld.</em></div><div style=3D"orphans: auto; widows: auto;"><br></div><font><=
div style=3D"orphans: auto; widows: auto;"><em style=3D"font-variant-ligatur=
es: normal;">President of Victoria British, Becky Hanrahan said, "It was not=
 a decision that we made lightly. We were Victoria British before we were LM=
C Truck, but we know we have not been giving the British market the attentio=
n it deserves. We feel our customers would be better served by a company who=
se primary focus is the British car market."</em></div></font><div style=3D"=
orphans: auto; widows: auto;"><br></div><font><div style=3D"orphans: auto; w=
idows: auto;"><em style=3D"font-variant-ligatures: normal;">Victoria British=
 has for many years been a key resource for British sports car owners and th=
eir mission to =E2=80=9CKeep=E2=80=99em On The Road =C2=AE=E2=80=9D. The Mos=
s Motors acquisition of Victoria British is aimed at maintaining the same sp=
irit of supporting the British sports car industry and community.</em></div>=
</font><div style=3D"orphans: auto; widows: auto;"><br></div><font><div styl=
e=3D"orphans: auto; widows: auto;"><em style=3D"font-variant-ligatures: norm=
al;">"As a long-standing name in the British sports car community, we recogn=
ize the rich history of Victoria British and will do our best to carry on th=
eir legacy.=E2=80=9D, said Ed Moss, President, Moss Motors. =E2=80=9CIt=E2=80=
=99s an exciting chapter for Moss Motors and we look forward to bringing tog=
ether the best traditions of both companies to continue serving the industry=
 by supporting car owners, restoration businesses and British sports car ent=
husiasts alike."</em></div></font><div style=3D"orphans: auto; widows: auto;=
"><br></div><font><div style=3D"orphans: auto; widows: auto;"><em style=3D"f=
ont-variant-ligatures: normal;">In the coming weeks, both companies will be p=
osting news and reaching out to customers, suppliers, and other contacts reg=
arding the details of the transition.</em>&nbsp;</div></font></em></div><spa=
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From: Billy Zoom via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2020 07:42:27 -0800

VB carried parts that Moss didn’t.

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