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There is another reason to hate the people who speed down our little residential street. The latest casualty of these idiots was our beloved cat Wellington. They didn’t even stop to find out who the owner was or to appologize.

Wellington was the most friendly, loving and well behaved cat you could hope for. He will be missed greatly. We take comfort in the fact that he lived a long, healthy and full life. He spent much of his time playing in the garden, chasing small critters and lounging around. I hope whoever was driving that car realizes how much pain they have caused all who knew Wellington, and that they become more responsible behind the wheel.

We had the extraordinary opportunity to welcome a group of travelers to our neck of the woods recently. Five Austin 7’s ranging from 1929 through 1938 were shipped from England to New Jersey while their owners flew to meet them. They then embarked on a 3-week cross-country journey along Route 66 to the Pacific Ocean! The final turn was onto the Santa Monica Pier where they celebrated, took photos and even witnessed a marriage proposal between one of the couples!

It was a pleasure and an honor to be able to caravan the final leg of this incredible journey in our MG TC with such a fine bunch of people driving such wonderful cars. The crews spent a week here in the Los Angeles area resting up and preparing for the journey home. During that time we made some great friends and went on a couple fun excursions with them.

There are still a few spots on our driveway where the Austins marked their territory during a barbeque we held as a farewell party. I sometimes point to them and exclaim “An Austin 7 was parked there!”

See their web site with daily journal entries, dozens of photos and lots of information at http://www.a7route66.typepad.com/.

We just got back from our 2,500 mile trip to Mount Hood, Oregon in the 1949 MG TC. Both the journey itself and GoF West were absolutely amazing. There is a trip log with over 130 photos photos in the Tales From The Road section.

The “secret project” mentioned a couple months ago has finally been revealed. All five of our cars now grace the pages of British Motoring Magazine! The TC and YB made the cover with their reluctant owners posing in period garb. The other three cars are in a 4-page article inside. The grill badge of the TC also made the inside cover.

You can request a free copy from the British Motoring Magazine web site or download it in PDF format, which isn’t nearly as good but it’s faster.

A new page has been added to the M.G. section entitled “Original Parts Reference“. I will be posting photos of new, original factory components and comparing some of them to modern reproductions.

There is also a new section in the M.G. Hall of Horrors page called “M.G. On A Stick“. I’ll leave you to figure it out on your own.

More images are being added to the Historical Photos pages, Modified Cars pages and a few others. There are also some new submissions on the M.G. Artwork page, most notably some amazing pen and ink drawings by George Hershell. With nearly 100 entries now, I will be splitting this page into multiple smaller pages, catagorized by the type of art they contain.

Steady work continues on the site. After far too long, the Garden Photo Gallery is finally coming back to life. A few photos have been added and more are on the way.

Only three days since the last update. I guess I’m on a roll here! I spent the morning rebuilding the MGB GT page. I have added some old photos I ran across from the previous owner which show the restoration and some history of the car. Photos are also being added to the MG TC and MG YB pages over the next few days.

I made a big update to the M.G. Artwork page tonight. There are now 75 examples in the gallery and more are on the way.

If you have submitted any photos, artwork or other content please be patient. I’m running a couple months behind getting things updated.

Well, I’ve been working on the MG TC quite a bit. Nearly all of the incorrect bits and pieces have been replaced with the proper components. The only thing harder than finding original MG TC parts is writing the check for them! But all the hard work has paid off in one small way. We won our first car show! In a shocking turn of events, the neglected old TC we found sitting outside for ten years has won first place in its class, MG pre-1962, at the Moss Motors / VARA Buttonwillow British Extravaganza.

At this event, Linda and I also got to ride along in a pair of 1934 MG NE race cars during the pre-war exhibition parade laps! This was the experience of the weekend for sure. Click the event link above for photos, which will hopefully be posted soon.

In another twist of insanity we have decided to drive the MG TC from Los Angeles to Mount Hood, Oregon for GoF West 2006 this July. This will be the second big trip in the TC, the first being the TCMG / ARR Sequoia Conclave last year. But this trip will be over triple the distance, around 2,200 miles round trip! This should be… interesting.

I recently mentioned our web site address (lbcnuts.com) to someone who commented that he always hated the term “LBC”. I suddenly realized that I felt the same way. Why I chose that name for the site is a mystery, but I have remedied the situation. As of today the new name, as you surely know by now, is MG Nuts.

The pond has started leaking. Some days it’s fine and the next it has two inches of water left. It just doesn’t make sense! I’m thinking either someone is playing a cruel joke on me or the raccoon has been very thirsty lately.

There is a secret project in the works that we are excited about but I can’t reveal what it is just yet. It does involve the cars – all of them. Stay tuned…

It seems like all I do these days is update the MG Pages. There are a few new pages in there and more photo uploads still to complete. This is becoming a second job!