[Spridgets] UNIVERSITY MOTORS RESTORED

[robertduquette at sympatico.ca]

Forwarding from the Healey list ...

Robert Duquette
Ottawa ON Canada
1965 RHD BRG Austin-Healey Sprite ( project )
1967 RHD MG Midget ( aka: Miss Marple )
1955 Austin-Healey 100 BN1 ( aka: Carmen )






> From: MG Toronto

> Subject: UNIVERSITY MOTORS RESTORED
> Received: Thursday, March 11, 2010, 12:14 PM
>
> FYI - Cut & Paste from the the MG Experience.
>
> UNIVERSITY MOTORS RESTORED
>
> John Twist
> Ada Michigan, USA Mar 09, 2010 07:32AM
>
> When, nearly one year ago, as the Michigan economy was collapsing and my
wife
> Caroline's health failing, we had no option but to cease fulltime business.
> During the following seven months I cared for Caroline as the cancer sapped
> her strength, but never her will. Spending increasingly greater time with
her
> at home, I simply could not attend to business. We sent notices to our
> customers thanking them for their years of support. We sent notices to our
> suppliers; we discharged our employees with severance; we had an auction to
> sell off shop equipment and MG memorabilia.
>
> Caroline died in January. As I pondered my future, I could not escape the
> undeniable fact: MG is my destiny. We are now re-awakening University
Motors.
>
> My son, Brooks, has taken his mother Caroline's place in the office, we
have
> two of our original mechanics back at work, and we are working to
> re-invigorate University Motors. We offer bench, line, and restoration
> services, as well as MG education via DVDs and technical seminars, on-site
and
> off-site. Our new website will be online soon. We are not yet at speed but
we
> are on the entrance ramp to full time business.
>
> Our old advertisements read: A lifelong dedication to the marque. That
> statement is as true today as it was when we first used it. Thanks to all
who
> have supported us through this very dismal and heartrending time. We hope
to
> be of service to you during your MG ownership.
>
> John Twist
> Brooks Twist
> University Motors Ltd