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Within the club we have a wide range of vehicles dating from the thirties right up to present day. This page is dedicated to showcasing the members cars and their stories.
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| Adrians Car- Merryl |
 Back in the sixties I was a young lad with hair.
At that time I used to see all these wonderful cars going about town.
As I was at school I knew I could not afford these wonderful vehicles. However,
in July 2004 a friend in work had an MGB for sale and I convinced
my wife to have a test drive. Well, she liked the make and model
but not the colour of the one we drove. We decided we would look
around and see what was on offer. Just browsing around I thought I
would try and see if there was anything on Ebay. We saw our car
there and decided to see what it was like in the flesh. So we drove up to Birmingham to have a test drive. What else can we say.
It was love at first sight. We decided we would buy it but were
aware we did not have any knowledge about buying cars. Still, he
looked honest. The owner told us that he purchased the car without
his wife knowing, he then spent time and money doing the car up at work.
When it was ready he bought it home to his wife. Amazingly neither
she nor her children liked the car as it was bright yellow. |
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loss, our gain. We paid the money and took her home. Our
garage had never seen a car inside it but we had to clear it to allow
her to be put away in dry comfort. The next problem was what to
call her. We decided on the name Merryl, we called her that
because she is Streeps ahead of the rest. |
| Davids TA |
 I purchased the TA in 1999 from Brown & Gammons in Baldock who were
selling it on behalf of the previous owner. I do not have too much
history of the car, other than the fact that it left Abingdon at the
end of December 1938 and was destined to become a police patrol car
with the Lancashire constabulary in March 1939 when it was first
registered. It still has its original engine and its original
registration number. The previous owner before me had bought the car
at a Sotheby's auction and had kept it for several years but was
forced to sell it as he needed room to garage his Bugatti! Prior to
being put up for sale at auction, it had been on exhibit at a museum
for a number of years. |
 Also attached is a photo taken when we lived back in Sussex showing
the TA together with our other MG - my wife's ZS120+
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| Davids MGB "Maddy" |
She's called Madeline, or Maddy for short! First registered in May 1974 and I am the fifth owner. The first owner kept her for 20 years and covered just 30k miles! She has a full 34 year documented history and details all the previous owners. She is totally original, right down to the LW/MW radio, which still works very well! She had major restoration work done in 1998 in all the usual areas, the previous owners having spent about £4k in total. We hope to do more in 2008. Mechanically, there is no evidence of any major work having been done on the engine, gearbox or transmission. But this year the engine was fitted with a proper unleaded head, thus improving performance and economy. Again we shall be thinking of more work in 2008. The indicated mileage is 72.5k, although the odometer has a recurring fault which means the mileage is more like 80k. About 6k of the mileage is mine in the 3.1/2 years of ownership. Overall, she has become part of the family, we would be lost without her! |
| Ritas MGF "Alf" |
< p class="maintext">Why alf? Because he's red! Alf Red.
I've owned Alf now for 16 months. My husband Adrian came home and said that somebody in work had an MGF for sale. I said he should change his Laguna for the MGF but he was reluctant to do this. I had an Astra at the time and didnt feel I could manage a flash sports car. We did buy it but it took a further two months to get the confidence to drive Alf. We have now sold the Astra and I only use the MGF and I love driving him. He's got an older sister called Merryl that you can see above. She is an MGB but I wouldn't dream of driving her, she belongs to Adrian. She is called Merryl because she's yellow. The yellow peril. |
 By the way, I have included this photo as its the view most of you see of Alf. At least you can now recognise him. |
| Trevors Collection |
 I purchased KAF 718E in February 1990 from a colleague at work and drove it regularly through the summer until nearing Tetbury one day after hitting a pothole, smoke began pouring from beneath the dashboard. An urgent call to my son resulted in the car being towed back to Dursley where I live and an examination was made of the wiring, to my horror the loom was a write-off. For some time I had been concerned about rust bubbles appearing over the wheel arches so a decision was made to REBUILD the MGB. Seven years later, thousands of pounds spent and hundreds of hours hard labour KAF 718E hit the road once more. The Roadster has now covered in excess of 10,000 miles, mainly with the Club and has proved to be of great benefit to the wife and I, used as a catalyst to make new friends. |
 On the 31 July 2007, for reason yet to be explained, Sue and I purchased NUD 656. We trailed this MG ZB Varitone 1959 back from Surrey to Dursley where it now resides awaiting a full REBUILD One or two problems immediately became apparent, for example, where is this new acquisition to be worked on? answer extend existing garage to provide workshop. So here we go again. Watch this space ............ |
| Marks A |
 This MGA is a 1959 Roadster 1500cc. I have the original sales invoice from when it was exported to the USA.,where the original engine was blown up in its early life replaced with an 1800cc.The car was reimported in the mid 90s and had a complete body off restoration recorded on video! Unfortunately the mechanics were not restored at the time so this has been done gradually since I bought it in 2003. The car is lovely to drive greatly appreciated. |
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Steve’s MGA (1960, 1600 Mk1 Roadster)
Marion and I call the car Poppy because it is red on the outside with a black interior!
The photographs were taken professionally for an article on MGAs that appeared in the Practical Classic magazine in September 2008.
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Having spent my student years in the early sixties driving dodgy old bangers my entry into the world of work was heralded by the purchase of a pretty little black saloon MG Y type. She was a great car and served me well for a couple of years until I was eventually attracted by the modern lines of a smart MG ZA. Unfortunately this luxury was soon halted when the family started to expand and economy took over in the form of Mini Van.
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