Spring has sprung and planning has been made! The nice Weather has been been the deciding factor. With only lawn seating available we will travel to the Glewwe Castle Brewery again to toast Cecil Kimber. Driving our MG's!
Departing Joseph's Grill in St. Paul after our kickoff brunch between 11:30 & 12 for a 60 minute drive.
https://www.glewwe-castle.com/sales/upcoming-events.html
Today we celebrate what would be his 137th birthday of April 12th 1888.
And from the MG car club page:
Happy Birthday to the Father of MG, Cecil Kimber, who was born on this day in 1888.
Kimber was born in London and in his youth was a keen motorcyclist until an accident saw him move from two wheels to four.
He became Managing Director of MG in 1930, a year after the firm moved to Abingdon.
Kimber was instrumental in making MG the force it would become, with a global reputation for engaging and affordable sportscars.
His untimely death in 1945 is still regarded as a tragedy amongst fans of the marque. Harold Hastings, Midlands Editor of Motor magazine and Cecil’s longstanding acquaintance, was quoted in MG by McComb: “There is no doubt that he was an idealist…. What part he could have played in the post-war motoring world… is difficult to foresee, as his idealism would have become steadily more out of keeping with the hard commercialism of recent years. Of one thing I am quite sure, however, and that is that he would have battled on to keep the M.G. an exclusive enthusiast’s car.”
Kimber's attitude of what made MG special is best summed up with one of his famous quotes: "The secret and charm of an MG is the way they handle. Whether you're dawdling along enjoying the spring sunshine or shaking out a reef and making the knots along an empty arterial road..."
Kim:
A Biography of M.G. Founder Cecil Kimber
Jon Pressnell
