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Re: MG History?

To: british-cars@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: MG History?
From: phile@stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 1994 16:10:51 -0500 (CDT)
> This one's news to me, though; it's not in Porter's book, or McComb's,
> or any of the other marque histories I've read.  If the U and M in umr
> stand for University of Michigan, you might try calling John Twist at
> University Motors in (um...) Ann Arbor (I think; any Michigander SOLs
> have his number?)  John is pretty much the Pope when it comes to M.G.
> history, lore, and knowledge, or at least the Cardinal... :-)

And his wife knows all the colors, having made a full study of them.  John
worked in England with Lindsay Porter, and has written some chapters in
Porter's books, notably about electricals and reversing polarity on cars.

John Twist
Carolyn Robinson
University Motors
614 Eastern Ave SE
Grand Rapids, MI   49503


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