Read about the Berkshire restorer who saw a heap of old iron in the bushes and realised it used to be a 1926 bullnose Super Sports, and the seven year old boy in Norfolk, Virginia, who read a book called The Red Car and knew that, one day, he would have to have a TC, and the Dutch boy who saw an MGB on his way to school and knew something similar. There's the French boy aged nine whose nana gave him a model kit to assemble, and the USAF fighter pilot who saw his first MG in Britain during the war and was in love forever. A Canadian took 32 years to restore his TA, while a Swiss professor installed space-ship electronics in his TD. An aeronautical engineer was left some money and bought a 1929 18/80 Tourer that he thought had been restored. An Australian 17-year old happened across a second-hand MGB, was done for speeding and lived happily ever after. A Swedish boy walked out one Sunday morning into the middle of an MG rally. Each of these, and many more, has a story. All the stories are different, but the story tellers have something in common. They would all rather love - and sometimes despair of - a wonderful vehicle with faults in its character, than have no feelings about one that has no character at all. SELLING POINTS: In-depth details of several different types of MG car. Full of personal stories of unique people and their relationships with their MG. International stories with international appeal. AUTHOR: Gordon Thorburn is the author of the best-selling "Men and Sheds". Already published by Remember When is his practical guide to growing your own. "The Classic Allotment". "The Classic Herb Garden" is due in June 2010, and the "Pocket Guide to Pubs and their History" in October 2010. Other books have included "Cassius, the True Story of a Courageous Police Dog", and "No Need To Die" about American volunteers in RAF Bomber Command in WW2. ILLUSTRATIONS: 200 b/w & colour photos *

Author Biography

Gordon Thorburn is the author of almost thirty books, including best-sellers Men and Sheds and Cassius: The True Story of a Courageous Police Dog. This comprehensive new title follows the success of Luck of a Lancaster, published to great acclaim in 2013 by Pen and Sword Aviation.