Apologies if this shows up twice, had a minor problem with my computer, so I
had
to resend.
David Macedona asked who or what MOWOG stood for. I replied Morris Wolsley and
MG. Apparently others felt that it stood for Morris Wolsley Group. I have no
written authority for this, but Mike Allison, the author of "The Magic of the
Marque" informs me that the G stood for MG. He worked for the factory for man
years and is a reknown authority on the marque.
He also informs me that the MOWOG designation appeared when the Nufield Group
was formed in 1936-37. The designation was first applied to spares and then
appeared on TA's and TB's. Thus MOWOG did exist on some pre-war cars. If
anyone
has any written authority on MOWOG I would be interested in the source.
As an aside I obtained this information over a fifteen minute transatlantic
call. I'd like to get Mike Allison on the net as he is a master mechanic as
well as an authority on MG. He's just not there yet.
Mike Leckstein
New England MG T Register
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