It's hard to know what he's referring to - the model he calls "the first" in
North America was introduced a decade after the end of WWII, and by the time
the MGA was introduced in 1955, three models of MG sportscars had already
"invaded North America."
> Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 12:27:50 -0400
> To: redscirocco@hotmail.com; don@napanet.net; mgs@autox.team.net
> From: barrie@look.ca
> Subject: Re: [Mgs] MG makes the list
>
> 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:
> > >
>
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> >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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