MGB: MGC, Abingdon's Garnd Tourer

Hello,
Does anyone knwo where I can get a copy of Robson's book about the "C".
Amazon and Abe books don't have it.
Thanks,
Robin

That would be Grand, not garnd, although I suspect there are times when garnd is more appropriate!

Might try MGCC or MGOC or Britbooks. It is a good read.
Ron

It is out of print.

You may want to check Amazon.com or E-Bay.

Robin,

PM sent.

Mark

http://www.midlifeclassiccars.com/

Cliff his wife and son own this. Tell him Hey from me....

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http://www.midlifeclassiccars.com/

Cliff his wife and son own this. Tell him Hey from me....[/quote]

http://www.midlifeclassiccars.com/product_results.aspx?keyword=robson

I know Cliff as well....great man...I always asked him for tractor books....at car shows.

Always wanted to restore an old MM tractor.
Ron

I didn't realize that Morris Minor made tractors?;)

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I know Cliff as well....great man...I always asked him for tractor books....at car shows.[/quote]

You into tractors??? I HOPE you have been to the Old Thrashers Day in Mt Pleasent Iowa at least once!

MM=Minneapolis Moline....but I think you knew that....;)
There happens to be a lot of history between tractor and sport cars makers in Europe anyway. Fordson was the source of the TR 3 trans, Aston Martin owner David Bradley (hence the DB nomenclature) amassed his fortune in the agri vehcile biz as did Ferrucio Lamborghini....
Lucas gennys and starters are at least as well known in the tractor biz. FWIW

My dad worked for Minnie Mo from the early 50's until their demise, or merger with White in the 70's. I grew up going to fairs, tractor pulls, Nebraska tests, etc, etc. Met a few cute farmers daughters too. Growing up in the midwest in the 60's and 70's was a good life. Brings back fond memories.

Ron

lot's of us old farm boys out there, I grew up on a Iowa farm, and My dad had lots of threshing stories he told me. I learned the ""Rube Goldberg" art from my Midwest farm days.

Russ

I'm surrounded by soybeans and corn.

Rick,
So that's why you always thrash around in your MG's ... (:
Tony

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Met a few cute farmers daughters too. Growing up in the midwest in the 60's and 70's was a good life. Brings back fond memories.

Ron[/quote]

Nothing like those corn fed girls...

My dad was raised on a farm...they rented some land down on the Miss River flood plains near Ware Illinois. He had no talent to weld but he could use bailing wire and etc to fix just about anything. I considered him the Master of Rube Goldberg devices.

I have no idea what tractors have to do with MGC's, but the first vehicle I drove was a Nuffield on my father's farm. The first car was an early Land Rover, which was much slower than the Nuffield.

This implies you may be or UK origin and with the last name perhaps a Scot. We upon the MGC site of the forum are an eclectic sort even Ron who is trying in ernest to own any MGC in the world along with, if I occasion the matter in fact, a Minn/Moline. Rick, a pal of mine for more years than I care to mention, has never broached the subject he too is tractor admirer...i think it has to do with the C series engine being the power plant of the upper scale agri industrial engines of the UK in its day...The C series after all was also diesel powered thus capable of 15:1 + compression and also the deferred "up scale" lorie motor in its day.

Robin, kindly share with us the how and why of Abingdon's GT motor being anything other than an M 1 touring tractor....!
:smoking:

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I know Cliff as well....great man...I always asked him for tractor books....at car shows.[/quote]

Fordson was the source of the TR 3 trans, Aston Martin owner David Bradley (hence the DB nomenclature) amassed his fortune in the agri vehcile biz as did Ferrucio Lamborghini....
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David Brown owned AM at one time. Standard Motors built Ferguson tractors which is where the TR engines originated.

Aston Martin owner David Bradley (hence the DB nomenclature) amassed his fortune in the agri vehcile biz as did Ferrucio Lamborghini....

David Brown was the owner of Aston Martin Lagonda, LTD indeed started out in the tractor business,

Yes, sorry, Robert. I didn't want to be the first to jump in, but it was David BROWN who bought into Aston-Martin. But I thought that he was primarily in the lorry business and was best know for producing gearboxes. Maybe that's how he got interest in A-M?
Is this right, or is my memory getting past it's prime as well?

But Triumphs are still closer to tractors!

C Ya,
Mark

:beer:

yep blew it on all accounts....I'll crawl back in my hole.

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Hello,
Does anyone knwo where I can get a copy of Robson's book about the "C".
Amazon and Abe books don't have it.
Thanks,
Robin[/quote]

Robin, did you ever find any copies of this book available anywhere? I am interested in finding one as well.
Thanks..Don

MGC Abingdon's Grand Tourer ==> There was a copy listed for sale in the last issue of Now C Here.

That was my spare copy, and it has since been sold.