Interesting observation, though I have to correct the statement that Cecil
Kimber built MGs out of Rovers. Old Number One was a special-bodied and
tuned Morris. Rover was an entirely separate company and I am not aware of
any recorded history that states that Kimber, Morris or MG ever used Rover
parts in any of their cars..
Lawrie
British Sportscar Center
----- Original Message -----
From: <MGMagnette@aol.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 11:32 AM
Subject: CLASSIC MG STUNT!!!
> Is John Towers the next Cecil Kimber? Kimber, like Towers, spent tons of
> money on racing, builds his cars out of Morrises (well, rovers, same point
> though). His small dedicated team of employees made some super and
> outrageous cars in their day. Kimber surely was surely the rare
combination
> of manager, enthusiast, and entrepreneur. Tower shows more than just
signs
> of this, and what brings this up is the latest MG-Rover stunt...
>
> Remember that MG-Rover was bought for a tenner? Well on the first
> anniversary of the take-over, John Towers gave all 3,500 employees a
tenner
> to mark the event!
>
> --John
>
> (source: AutoExpress)
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