MG T-Bar Quiz

OK time for a helping hand.

The five clues above refer to (in no particular order); two names, a drive and a title.

The year of interest can be found from the car below

:slapme: Looks like the MG T-Bar Quiz members are having a very lazy weekend.

Last give away clue to the car.....

I'll give it another few hours if no replies I'll give the answer :slapme:

The question from the previous page was

Find the MG link and then tell us the story

The first five clues were; two names, a drive and a title.....

1) Listen to this..

The Wanderer (name of the car)

2)
Michael Palin famous for amongst other things, his journeys, the one of interest to us, Pole to Pole (the drive)

3)
Derek Batey, as the host of Mr & Mrs (the title)

4)
The Douglas town sign in Arizona, USA. (2^nd name)

5)
26,000 miles[/quote] (the drive)

Next clue was the year from the MG TF registration plate 08, 2008

Finally was a photo of the actual car, made to look old, a MG TC.

Hence you have the 2008, 26,000 mile Pole to Pole journey made by Mr & Mrs Douglas in their MG TC 'The Wanderer'

Not the first time Robert and Lynne Douglas have appeared in the MG Quiz, last time it was their journey from Barnsley to New Zealand. Click here to view the full story

This time it was their Pole to Pole journey from the Southern most road to the end of the Northern most road in the Americas which they made in 2008. Click here to view the full story as covered in the December 2008 issue of Safety Fast

What does a metro can and a pizza delivery van have in common with the mgf??

Thanks for the question Andy, unfortunately the Metro Mule featured last month in the quiz....

PQD44 wrote: I would have said the metro Courier Van but thanks to RB and the MG Quiz, you live and learn.

I like the twin exhaust pipes on the Metro Van F Mule :lol:


MG Rover were sneaky, ...


.... they did the opposite to something people have later thought of doing.

I have seen people ask on forums if a Toyota MR2 engine could be fitted in a F / TF

MG Rover when testing the K-Series mid engine layout used MR2's :lol:

Thank you for a very interesting first question RB, look forward to your input in the MG T-Bar Quiz.

The Metro Mule question also featured in the original MG Quiz, click here to view .


Feel free to set a new question, just use the search facility in the top right just check the question/answer has not appeared in the quiz before

This man likes his guitars and one company produced a limited edition signed by him.



Find the name and this location...



Now name the MGA part they supplied?

The photograph is, of course, of Slash. Gibson made a limited edition guitar.

The second photograph is of Princes Street and the New Town from the Ramparts of Edinburgh Castle.

Scottish MG Distributors, based in Edinburgh, John Gibson & Sons Ltd. produced an occasional four-seater conversion, known as a 'Dickie Seat' that was introduced in 1957; a nice addition to avoid an over-crowded MGA! They made it for an local farmer and the car's registration number was RSF 456.



RSF 456 now:

Tui we've missed you


A perfect answer and a photo of the first car car fitted with the Gibson & Son Dickey seats :woohoo:

For further details Click here to view the full story

Great to see you back on form, over to you for the next question

I forgot I had to set another question! :slapme:

Here goes..



What car is this? What is the story behind this particular car?

1953 MG TD, assumed from the steel wheels and the fact it is left hand drive, so not an earlier T Series.

A spot of googling then turned up the original photo here at:
http://alexcenla.wordpress.com/2012/03/29/1953-mg-td-revisited-confessions-of-an-old-car-nut/

I went out to Woodworth and looked at the car. It was in piles in several buildings….But..It had never been wrecked and All parts were original.
The owner had purchased it from the man who bought it brand new off the showroom floor in California in 1953. I bought it and brought it to my home..Sold a 1947 Chevy 2 door sedan to make room for it. I took the MG to a friends shop and started a two-year restoration on the car. Still have most of the parts receipts..Started with a bare frame and totally rebuilt the car, inside and out. A labor of love. Today a similar car is worth 17 to 25 thousand dollars, running.

That was from March 2012 so not sure if the story goes beyond the fact it is now up for sale?

Perfect Martin! :lol: