Paul Root wrote:
<<<Interestingly, the first TC imported and the last MGB imported were sold
to a Ford. Both are found at the Museum in Deerborn. I wonder if Ford will
buy the first X80, ZT or MGTF that comes over? He'll probably have to lay
someone off to buy it...>>>
Actually the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn sold both of these cars off some
years ago. It was an M-Type purchased by Edsel Ford, which was probably the
first MG imported to the US, in about 1930. The last North American spec LE
was donated by BL to Henry Ford II for the Museum. They were both sold to the
Gast Museum in Pennsylvania which liquidated its collection about 4 years ago
at auction. The M-Type was purchase by someone in Vermont and the LE by a New
Yorker. The LE was driven away from the auction and unfortunately, suffered a
fuel leak (timely warning - check those old fuel lines!) and burned. I saw an
ad a couple years ago for this car and it was supposed to have been restored.
The individual advertising the car did not reply when I inquired about doing
a story on the car in 'MGB Driver'.
Kim Tonry
Downers Grove, IL
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