I think he was referring to the soldiers who were stationed in
Germany and other places after the war. Soldiers returning
immediately (1945) after the war would not have had time to have
sussed out and bought one. Also cars were not really available in
quantity until after 1950. My Dad, with lots of clout, wanted a new
car when he was in the Gold Coast (now Ghana) and his choice was a
Standard Vanguard - silver, or a Standard Vanguard - silver, or
..............you guessed it, a Standard Vanguard - and yes! also silver.
At 07:32 PM 9/6/2010, Mike Eldred wrote:
>***5. MG: The MG became a household name on the strength of the number of
>models introduced into North America by soldiers returning home from Europe
>after the Second World War. The MGA was the first MG sports car to invade
>North America...***
>
>As an editor/reporter, I am often embarassed by my younger colleagues' failure
>to do the most basic research. I can't decide if this writer thinks the MGA
>is the "first" MG because of the "A," or if he thinks WWII ended in the mid
>'50s.
>
>-Mike Eldred
>(News Editor, Deerfield Valley News)
>
> > Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 14:17:42 -0700
> > To: mgs@autox.team.net
> > From: don@napanet.net
> > Subject: [Mgs] MG makes the list
> >
> > MG makes the list (in B.C., not sure if that is the case in the U.S.) .
> >
> >
> > The top 10 collector cars in B.C.
> >
> >
> > Boomers fuel collector-car market.
> >
> > Read more:
> >
><http://www.timescolonist.com/health/men/Skinny+male+mannequins+fuel+eating+d
>isorders/3143216/collector+cars/1565281/story.html?id=1565281#ixzz0ymo4bwAi>h
>ttp://www.timescolonist.com/health/men/Skinny+male+mannequins+fuel+eating+dis
>orders/3143216/collector+cars/1565281/story.html?id=1565281#ixzz0ymo4bwAi
> >
> >
> >
> > Don Scott
> > Calistoga CA USA
> > 1966 TR4A
> > 1962 MGA Mk 2
> > 1973 MGB GT (selling)
> > 1965 MGB (seeking)
> > Misc. Japanese cars
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