Abingdon for the MG Enthusiast

[rick_ingram]

Enjoy!

As published in British V8 Newsletter, Volume XV Issue 2, September 2007:

https://www.britishv8.org/Articles/Abingdon-For-MG-Enthusiasts.htm

 

[Simon TR4a]

Thanks, Rick!
I really enjoyed reading the excellent article and studying the photos. Most of us are interested in all of the British marques, not just the one we currently own, I certainly am.

I have never been to Abingdon though I have spent time in the are, a friend of mine ran a classic car showroom and racecar restoration company in Witney, which is or was the home of Benneton/Renault F1. Nice area, lots of yellow Cotswold stone used in walls and other construction, and pretty countryside.

Great article!
Simon.

 

[GB1]

Rick

Thanks for sharing that was excellent.

Patrick

 

[jlaird]

Neat stuff even for a Sprite fan.

 

[vping]

Yes thanks. I'd love to get there and see it one of these days.

 

[BritishV8]

Jack wrote: "Neat stuff even for a Sprite fan."

If you're a Sprite fan, you'll also want to see this article on the building of Sprite bodyshells at "British Motor Heritage" in Witney:

https://www.britishv8.org/Articles/BritishMotorHeritage-Midget.htm
(33 big, sharp photos!)

 

[BritCarFan]

Great article. I actually thought that everything was torn down after the closure, but it relieves me to see that some buildings remain.

 

[PAUL161]

Great article Rick! Thanks for posting it. I swear that the Black Horse Pub looks familiar. Looks like the pub the wife and I had lunch in when we were over there for the kids wedding. That's were I inadvertently jumped in the left side of the car when we were about to leave and was dumbfounded for a second as someone took the steering wheel! Being a creature of habit is a bad thing at times. My wife laughed until tears were in her eyes and even said to a young British couple when walking by, Yup, he's a tourist, cant even figure what side of the car to get into. I still hear about it today.

PJ