MGs On The Rocks

[edward ericson]

Having postponed the long-planned Roast Beef Run I decided to risk a trip 40 minutes up RT 24 here in Maryland to check out MGs on the Rocks, the 32nd annual meeting and all-Brit show by MGs of Baltimore.

Great show, despite the threat of rain. Plus, it didn’t rain.

Here’s a few snaps:

Overall scene was B-heavy, as is usually the case:

Beer was served…or smuggled in. Not sure.

This one’s by far my favorite car on the lot: ’53 club racer with patina to spare.

-Dig that crazy cut-off switch . . . you could actually do it from outside the car!

There was lots of other great stuff there, including some better-preserved TDs. This one was hands-down the cleanest–another ’53:

My entry for best shift knob:

This badass V-8 B:

Several very nice E-Types:

And such uncategorizable awesomeness as this:

with its awesome 2-cylinder, air-cooled, race-ready, awesome powerplant . . .

This guy drove from York PA. Morris Minor has 38 ground-pounding horsepower! He says it’ll do 65 mph as long as there are no hills:

Dude even has the original “Club” for it:

 . . .turns out the “Club” originates in the ’50s. And it was called the “Krookloc.”

My favorite plaque/sticker:

[Peter C. King]

 

Thanks for the memories.

Did you see an MGA coupe?

[Paul Mossberg]

Nice pics Ed.
thanks!

Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

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[newkitman]

Most excellent photos Ed. Thanks. Not sure if I like the cleanest dash or the best shifter photo the best. Now if the TD had THAT shifter, oh wow! 

Allen Caron
VW based 53MGTD - "MoneyPenny"
"If one thing matters, everything matters" - from the book The Shack

[edward ericson]

Several Nice MGA’s there but I did not notice any A coupes.

[Bill Gould]

OK, guys, take me to school. What in the heck is that slick little red beauty with the big No. 5 on the door and boot? And does it really have only two cylinders? 

1981 Lafer TI
1600 cc Type 1 engine

[edward ericson]

I think it’s a Berkeley, probably an SE-328 “Deluxe.” The owner wasn’t near it when I passed so I just spent a half hour on the Google.

Air-cooled, 18-horses, and a fiberglass body. Maybe I should’ve said “yes” when the guy at the gate asked me if I wanted to put Bridget on the show field.

Here’s another shot of that engine, through the grille:

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[Bill Gould]

Just when I thought I had a pretty good handle on the postwar British sports car scene, along comes something like that. Wow. Just . . . wow.

Thanks, Ed. I’d never have known even where to start looking for that.

1981 Lafer TI
1600 cc Type 1 engine

[ray10]

Here is a little more info on the berkeley 

http://microcarmuseum.com/tour/berkeley-b65.html

TDREPLICA Map

http://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=7f9174ad614e43b680deba085b0abf48

[Bill Gould]

OK, I’ve just added Madison, GA, to my list of must-see places.

1981 Lafer TI
1600 cc Type 1 engine

[newkitman]

My BIL lives in Madison, GA. Just 60 minutes north of me. They have a lot of cars there. It started by collecting Bubble Cars. Not sure but  they used to only be open on week days and not weekends.

Allen Caron
VW based 53MGTD - "MoneyPenny"
"If one thing matters, everything matters" - from the book The Shack

[edward ericson]

More Berkeley love.

Super nice resto & some neat old slides of racing Berkeleys from back in the day.

Again I say: British fiberglass cars with air-cooled engines. These things are our blood brothers.

[James Cochran]

Awesome Ed, thanks for sharing and being our eyes when we can’t be there!

[john barry]

Ed Thanks fo rthe pics   awesome !.. jebarry40939.4962384259

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