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MAY/JUNE 2013, VOLUME 38 / NO. 5
Face First I still don’t remember what happened. The Central Virginia Chapter of NAMGAR had participated in Motor Trend’s annual Auto Show in Richmond with a great display of vintage automobiles. But, as the show concluded, a heavy, wet snow began to fall. So I offered the use of my…
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MARCH/APRIL 2013, VOLUME 38 / NO 4
Wired It’s 2:00 a.m., I’ve just returned home from a four hundred mile trip in the MGA …and I’m wired! Partially from a fun drive in the "A", but mostly I’m enthusiastic because of where I just came from. Three days earlier, I had left Richmond to drive to Asheville,…
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JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2013. VOLUME 38 / NO 3
Windows As a child, did your mom ever take you window-shopping? I remember the days when mine would drag me away from my Hot Wheels and head to the mall for one of her dreaded shopping marathons. I never understood how she could go from store to store all afternoon…
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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER, 2012, VOLUME 39 / NO. 1
Nobody Does It Better It was a cold and blustery fall evening in Richmond, Virginia when suddenly, a large gust of wind began to peel the top material away from the MGA header bow. I soon found myself alternating hands as I attempted to hold the top on with one…
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JULY/AUGUST 2012, VOLUME 37 / NO. 6
The Adventures of NAMGAR Bill Marshall had only been on the job as Chapter Coordinator for a short period when he posed to me the question, “Why does NAMGAR have Chapters?” “Well...,” I began. But after that, I wasn’t sure exactly what to say. The simple answer was, “Because that’s…
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MAY/JUNE 2012, VOLUME 37 / NO 5
Evolution As I turned my ticket stub in to the gatekeeper and passed through the turnstile, I couldn’t help but think how strange it was to spend $45 to see a handful of MGAs that I’ve seen before. But I certainly wasn’t alone in spending the money, as a huge…
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MARCH/APRIL 2012, VOLUME 37 / NO 4
We’re All Wright It was a cold and rainy morning when John Drake boarded a plane in Portland, Oregon. Dee Johnson was already ahead of him, being chauffeured directly from San Diego. Carol Shamonsky was just breaking away from her winter retreat outside of Orlando. And I was boarding a…
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JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2012, VOLUME 37 / NO 3
The Guy Next Door For a lucky few who purchased an MGA or Magnette when they were new, and are still the original owners, you’ve had the pleasure of knowing every mile logged. And for a few other owners, you may also know your car’s history back to day one.…
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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2011, VOLUME 37 / NO 2
Windtones of Change Like the unmistakable sound of a Windtone horn announcing an MGA’s arrival, so too is the familiar white envelope in our mailboxes that indicates another great issue of MGA! has just arrived. And as every issue of MGA! calls our attention with its familiarity, we are truly…
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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2011, VOLUME 37 / NO. 1
Simple Ideas It’s funny how something that starts out as a simple idea can sometimes lead to much more. For example, you might check the oil level in your MG one day, and notice that the master cylinder is beginning to leak brake fluid. So, you decide to replace the…
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