I like the looks of the "Abingdon Pillow" dash. Unfortunately, the years
have not been kind to all that vinyl!
IMHO, MG did a good job maintaining the aesthetics of the MGB in the face of
U.S. safety requirements. I bet it wasn't easy making the rubber bumpers
look that good.
By the looks of today's cars, I think the feds have finally succeeded in
making good looking car design illegal!
Bob Donahue (Still Stuck in the '50s)
Email - bobmgtd@insightbb.com
Cars: 52 MGTD - #17639
71 MGB - #GHN5UB254361
Member: NEMGTR #11470
NAMGBR # 7-3336
Hoosier MGB Club
Olde Octagons of Indiana
----- Original Message -----
From: "Councill, David" <dcouncill@msubillings.edu>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 10:00 AM
Subject: RE: abingdon pillow
> You guys are too kind. The Abingdon pillow refers to that ugly
> monstrosity of a dash that came out starting with the 1968 MGs,
> replacing the sleeker metal dash.
>
> David Councill
> IT Server/Network Administrator
> Montana State University-Billings
> dcouncill@msubillings.edu
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of Aeseeyou@aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 6:52 AM
> To: mgs@autox.team.net; sumton@sbcglobal.net
> Subject: Re: abingdon pillow
>
> In a message dated 2/1/2005 10:18:36 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> sumton@sbcglobal.net writes:
>
> what's an abingdon pillow? would that be abington? but pillow?
>
>
> Nick name of first padded dash. Built to provide for American Import
> safety
> requirements. Abingdon on Thames was where MG's were built beginning
> with the
> first post war MGTC's to the very last MGB's built on Oct. 22, 1980
> (RIP)
>
> Albert Escalante Owner 1978 MGB
> The Central Coast British Car Club (CA)
> Ventura, CA
> (_www.ccbcc.org_ (http://www.ccbcc.org) )
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