IT'S A STAR CAR !

The MGCC Star Car put in it's last appearance at the Pride of Longbridge Rally before heading off for it's major transformation courtesy of the MGF Centre. As you can see that transformation has already begun with the addition of body panels donated by MG Motor UK Ltd. slowly turning the 97 F into a TF. With the addition of a Heritage Hard Top, a new hood supplied by BAS International and wheels courtesy of Rimstock the car will soon be a very desirable vehicle. Add to this a diamond from Fraser Hart Jewellers and a watch from Oris watch and the prize package is certainly looking very attractive.  Work has already been carried out by Summit MG in Maidenhead and Sterling Automotive in Eastbourne who have carried out a Head Gasket replacement guaranteed for no less than five years.

All you have to do is sign up new members to the MGCC to have a chance of winning the car, or join the club yourself and you will be entered in to the draw as well.

Look out for the car at MG Live at Silverstone in July when it will be unveiled in it's stunning new guise

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BACK TO

BROOKLANDS

Thankfully there  was none of the snow we experienced in 2008 at Brooklands this year. A lovely day greeted several hundred MGs as they gathered at this ancient racetrack in the lee of the great banked oval. F/TFs were parked on the Finishing Straight as they outgrew their original parking area closer to the Clubhouse. The Register stand tucked behind the Wellington Hanger featured an LE500 and 75th Anniversary F courtesy of Church Square Autos in Shepperton as well as the MGCC Star Car. No less than sic LE500's were present on the day and none of them were in vibrant orange.

The Summer edition  of FasTForward is now out.

Featuring articles on the 85th Anniversary TF, Steering wheel replacement, Recovering your TF seats and reports on Brooklands MG Day, Pride of Longbridge, MG Heritage Royal Review and an up date on the Star Car Project. Mike Froggat is our F person of the quarter and we almost have a full house of UK Regional Reports and a good selection of International write ups. All in all a great read and you can get yours by subscribing now at only £14 for MGCC members.

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85th ANNIVERSARY

TF REVEALED

The brand new model TF was shown to the public for the first time at the MG Heritage Festival held in Windsor in April and certainly drew a lot of attention. Two versions of the car were shown, one in Intense Cassis and the other in Enigmatic Silver, both with contrasting double stripes across the entire car. The car is more than just a paint job though with a completely re configured suspension system including Bilstein Dampers, 05MY comfort springs, new links on the anti roll bar and improved bushes all round. Various other trim changes identify the car such as an 85th gear knob and logo trim plates along with new graphics on the door panels. Just 200 of these cars are destined to be made making this one of the rarest of all the special editions.

Also making a rare appearance at Windsor was the rarest edition of all, just one of these, the Queens Golden Jubilee TF and 1.5millionth MG built. There were many other F/TFs to be seen amongst the 650 cars that took part in the charity road runs and the 220 in the Royal review itself who all received a wave from Prince Philip inside Windsor Castle. The aim was to raise money for the Prince Philip Trust local charity and in this it was a great success with over £50,000 raised. A collection of historic MGs on this scale is unlikely to be seen again for a very long time.

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I DECLARE THIS

ONLINE

 SHOP....OPEN !

So declared chairman Tim Morris at the end of his report to the Annual General Meeting.

It's been a while in development but we  are at a stage now where we can actually take sales from the shop and hopefully reverse the severe downward trend of the last two quarters. We realise that it has not always been that easy to purchase goods from us and we now hope this will solve that problem.

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