MgS Abingdon Factory by Brian Moylan
Back in print! The MG workforce was a mixture of skilled people coming from depressed areas of the UK, together with the few MG car workers who moved from Oxford to Abingdon. With over 160 photos depicting factory life, car building and the war effort, this is a fascinating story.
Long-time competitions department employee Brian Moylan, author of Works Rally Mechanic' and Anatomy of the Works Minis', also published by Veloce, wrote the extensive to this book, which comprises an extraordinary collection of pictures of the MG factory throughout its lifePerhaps unsurprisingly, given the author's credentials, the competitions side of the company is given considerably more space, as are its wartime activities with military vehicles and the factory's development and new production methods. This book helps to paint a fine picture of the British motor industry as it once was. – Speedscene.
Brian Moylan started working for MG in 1950 as a mechanic in the service/repair shop. In 1955 he was drafted in to the Racing Department. which was the centre for all BMC competition work. During his time there he was fortunate enough to work on several rally winning Minis including the 1967 Monte Carlo Rally winner. Just before the factory closed in 1980 Bryan was offered the position of manager of a small satellite Morris Garages outlet. Bryan has always been involved in the MG Car Club, serving on the committee of the local Centre in various capacities. Since his retirement he has started giving slide shows on MG history and writing articles for the leading Classic Car magazines, plus three books on MG and rally connected subjects. Bryan also works closely with the Abingdon Museum setting up MG Exhibitions and is currently working towards having a permanent exhibition in the Museum. _x000B_
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781787111158 |
| ISBN 10 | 1787111156 |
| Title | MgS Abingdon Factory |
| Author | Brian Moylan |
| Series | Those Were The Days |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | David & Charles |
| Year published | 2017-03-30 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |