TC exu bumpers (fenders)

[Derek Durst]

After a couple of GIBSONS, my wife uses her FENDERS for BUMPERS. Which has nothing to do with GUITARS or TCs.

> "Forstner, Peter" wrote: > > If they were guitars, it should be > > Fender vs. Gibson > and not > fenders vs. bumpers! > > I own all: Fender, Gibson, bumpers ... > > But none of them has to do with my TC. > > Regards > Peter Forstner - TC6325 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Huck [mailto:paulhuck@bellsouth.net] > Sent: Thursday, 25 January, 2001 04:35 > To: mrbadger@home.com; mg-tabc@egroups.com; joecurto@aol.com > Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] TC exu bumpers (fenders) > > And all this time I thought they were guitars ? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: joecurto@aol.com> > To: mrbadger@home.com>; mg-tabc@egroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 7:02 AM > Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] TC exu bumpers (fenders) > > > Fenders are bumpers for boats . > > > > > > > >

[C. Knight]

"C. Knight" wrote:

> I'm no expert on exu TCs but all the pictures I've seen of the exu TCs > leaving British docks show no bumpers (fenders?) fitted. I always > assumed the US dealers fitted locally sourced bumpers for the USA > market. Possibly later the MGY type ones were imported when they became > available. The book MG Log by Peter Haynes has a couple of pictures of > USA bound TCs with no bumpers.

Further to the above, John Thornley (Sales and Service Manager in 1948/9, later MG's Managing Director) is quoted in the above book as saying that only the first batch of EXU MGs were shipped with bumpers fitted. After that baulks of timber were fitted in place of bumpers, which explains the bumper less pictures. The 1954 version of "The Instruction Manual for the MG Series TC Midget" has a picture on page 12 of a TC with pre war style blade bumpers with rolled ends. The car bears the (American?) registration number 887-905. A little (more) drivel... Here in the UK, one of the many meanings of the word bumper is "a glass full to the brim - as for toasting someone's health". I assume Jimi Hendrix was also confused about Fenders and Bumpers when he put his Fender to his lips. After that I'm off to the pub to get a bumper of ale! Best wishes Cliff