When I moved to Tennessee a few years ago, one of the first things I did was look for a British car club. I have a split personality when it comes to cars – I prefer Italian and British automobiles. The club I found, Southern British Car Club (SBCC) is a group of great LBC (Little British Car) enthusiasts, and they own a wide variety of British cars, most of them very nice. One of those very nice cars is the 1955 MG TF owned by club member Scott MacAllister.
Morris Garages – The Kimber Years
Any discussion of MG cars must start with Cecil Kimber. Without him, there would never have been an MG, and the marque would not have become one of the most recognizable sports cars in history. Kimber was born in 1889, in England, and developed a love for gadgets and mechanical things, including motorcycles. His father, a manufacturer of printing ink, was not pleased with his son’s lack of interest in printing ink or with his interest in motorcycles. After a serious accident on his motorcycle, which left him with one leg shorter than the other, Kimber’s father disowned him. His injury made him unfit for military service in WWI but may have saved his life, since so many men of his generation died in that war.
