[Spridgets] Thinking out loud

[Jim Johnson]

On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 8:29 PM, Frank <spritenut at comcast.net> wrote:

> Today at lunch I grabbed a glass out of my cupboard, one of Ed's MG Safety
> Fast  glasses.
> So I was thinking about this MG slogan. Safety-Fast.
> MGs were not the safest cars of their time nor were they very fast.
> So who made up this slogan?
>
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
> My own Fleet of Sprites
>

If I recall correctly from one of my MG history books there is, in fact, a
story behind the factory slogan. I will dig the books out this week and see
where it comes from.  I think it may date back to Cecil Kimber or Sid Enever
but not sure...

Or....

It could have been taken from a condom ad.....

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Cheers!!
Jim
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I am
not sure about the former. - Albert Einstein