Well, there s a coincidence. I am currently reading a book called The Real James Herriott which is the biography of Alf Wight, who was the author of the (loosely autobigraphical) All Creatures Great and Small books which he wrote under the nom de plume James Herriott. This is written by his son, also a vet in the same practice on which the stories in the books are based. So far, though, all references to vehicles is very sketchy and certainly no MG is mentioned.On Sunday, 14 April 2019, 13:22:43 BST, Roger Bateman rogerbateman@rocketmail.com [mg-tabc] mg-tabc-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Re: TC on TV .. (with some TC content)
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Tweed
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Re: TC on TV .. (with some TC content)
There is a wonderful programme on Channel 5 here in the UK at the moment ... 'The Yorkshire Vet'. It's a fly-on-the-wall series following the work of the Skeldale Veterinary Centre in Thirsk North Yorkshire. The centre is run by Peter Wright who was apprentice to Alf Wight .. aka James Herriot. There are no 'holds barred' as it were, and Peter along with his partner at the practice, Julian Norton, show what it's like to be a vet. In the latest series, Julian has left the Skeldale premises and joined a smaller practice in Boroughbridge ... still in North Yorks, but a few miles from the county town of York. There are reports that he left the Skeldale practice in protest of it becoming absorbed into a large corporate concern with around 200 practices on it's books. Hats off to him for having the courage of his convictions, shame that cannot be said for a certain woman that's tearing democracy to shreds!
Now the TC content. Yesterday our local MG group had arranged for a guided visit to P&A Woods .. a name well known and respected by owners of Rolls Royce and Bentley marques. After the tour we scurried off for a spot of lunch at a nearby pub recommended by the receptionist. Very nice it was too! (the lunch wasn't bad either!)
Unfortunately on the drive home, TC 0632 had a coming together with a Fiat 500 driven by a young lady who did not see the line of MG's and other makes coming from her left. Poor girl was distraught and just kept saying 'I didn't see you'. Thankfully no 'human' body was hurt but the same cannot be said for the bodies of the Fiat and the TC!
On the face of it, it looked like nothing more than a crumpled offside front wing, a 'fender bender', and still drivable .. but the 20 odd mile journey home was more than enough to establish there was damage to the steering geometry. I haven't been underneath for a proper look but poking my phone under the front has shown a bent and slightly twisted axle! Little wonder the ride home was 'interesting' with one wheel having positive and the other negativecamber, but both toeing out! We'll see what Brown & Gammons make of it, but I have a feeling we might be doing the NC500 in Liz's 'TF.
TweedTC 0632 ... a bit bent out of shape.Cambridge UK
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Re: TC on TV .. (with some TC content)
#ygrps-yiv-1862568260 P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;} Hi Tweed, I had 2 front axles and a TA chassis straightened a while back. Several people recommended the guy below to do the work and I can confirm that he is very good at reasonable prices - ex-Naylor chassis man I believe. I delivered and collected and all done in about a week.
Russell Truman Railway Road Metalcraft Units 3&4 Idle, Bradford BD10 9RJ 01274 612492 - I think this is his phone number
Good Luck,
Jeff
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[b]Subject:[/b] Re: [mg-tabc] Re: TC on TV .. (with some TC content) There is a wonderful programme on Channel 5 here in the UK at the moment ... 'The Yorkshire Vet'. It's a fly-on-the-wall series following the work of the Skeldale Veterinary Centre in Thirsk North Yorkshire. The centre is run by Peter Wright who was apprentice to Alf Wight .. aka James Herriot. There are no 'holds barred' as it were, and Peter along with his partner at the practice, Julian Norton, show what it's like to be a vet. In the latest series, Julian has left the Skeldale premises and joined a smaller practice in Boroughbridge ... still in North Yorks, but a few miles from the county town of York. There are reports that he left the Skeldale practice in protest of it becoming absorbed into a large corporate concern with around 200 practices on it's books. Hats off to him for having the courage of his convictions, shame that cannot be said for a certain woman that's tearing democracy to shreds!
Now the TC content. Yesterday our local MG group had arranged for a guided visit to P&A Woods .. a name well known and respected by owners of Rolls Royce and Bentley marques. After the tour we scurried off for a spot of lunch at a nearby pub recommended by the receptionist. Very nice it was too! (the lunch wasn't bad either!)
Unfortunately on the drive home, TC 0632 had a coming together with a Fiat 500 driven by a young lady who did not see the line of MG's and other makes coming from her left. Poor girl was distraught and just kept saying 'I didn't see you'. Thankfully no 'human' body was hurt but the same cannot be said for the bodies of the Fiat and the TC!
On the face of it, it looked like nothing more than a crumpled offside front wing, a 'fender bender', and still drivable .. but the 20 odd mile journey home was more than enough to establish there was damage to the steering geometry. I haven't been underneath for a proper look but poking my phone under the front has shown a bent and slightly twisted axle! Little wonder the ride home was 'interesting' with one wheel having positive and the other negative camber, but both toeing out! We'll see what Brown & Gammons make of it, but I have a feeling we might be doing the NC500 in Liz's 'TF.
Tweed TC 0632 .... a bit bent out of shape. Cambridge UK
On Sunday, 14 April 2019, 13:22:43 BST, Roger Bateman rogerbateman@rocketmail.com [mg-tabc] mg-tabc-noreply@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Well, there s a coincidence. I am currently reading a book called The Real James Herriott which is the biography of Alf Wight, who was the author of the (loosely autobigraphical) All Creatures Great and Small books which he wrote under the nom de plume James Herriott. This is written by his son, also a vet in the same practice on which the stories in the books are based. So far, though, all references to vehicles is very sketchy and certainly no MG is mentioned.
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Re: TC on TV .. (with some TC content)
Speaking of TC's in Movies , I have photos of the remains of the MGTC used in the movie " Eye of the Needle" at Richardsons in Staines , my pal cut up the remains and exported it to the US
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There is a wonderful programme on Channel 5 here in the UK at the moment ... 'The Yorkshire Vet'. It's a fly-on-the-wall series following the work of the Skeldale Veterinary Centre in Thirsk North Yorkshire. The centre is run by Peter Wright who was apprentice to Alf Wight .. aka James Herriot. There are no 'holds barred' as it were, and Peter along with his partner at the practice, Julian Norton, show what it's like to be a vet. In the latest series, Julian has left the Skeldale premises and joined a smaller practice in Boroughbridge ... still in North Yorks, but a few miles from the county town of York. There are reports that he left the Skeldale practice in protest of it becoming absorbed into a large corporate concern with around 200 practices on it's books. Hats off to him for having the courage of his convictions, shame that cannot be said for a certain woman that's tearing democracy to shreds!
Now the TC content. Yesterday our local MG group had arranged for a guided visit to P&A Woods .. a name well known and respected by owners of Rolls Royce and Bentley marques. After the tour we scurried off for a spot of lunch at a nearby pub recommended by the receptionist. Very nice it was too! (the lunch wasn't bad either!)
Unfortunately on the drive home, TC 0632 had a coming together with a Fiat 500 driven by a young lady who did not see the line of MG's and other makes coming from her left. Poor girl was distraught and just kept saying 'I didn't see you'. Thankfully no 'human' body was hurt but the same cannot be said for the bodies of the Fiat and the TC!
On the face of it, it looked like nothing more than a crumpled offside front wing, a 'fender bender', and still drivable .. but the 20 odd mile journey home was more than enough to establish there was damage to the steering geometry. I haven't been underneath for a proper look but poking my phone under the front has shown a bent and slightly twisted axle! Little wonder the ride home was 'interesting' with one wheel having positive and the other negative camber, but both toeing out! We'll see what Brown & Gammons make of it, but I have a feeling we might be doing the NC500 in Liz's 'TF.
Tweed TC 0632 .... a bit bent out of shape. Cambridge UK
Well, there s a coincidence. I am currently reading a book called The Real James Herriott which is the biography of Alf Wight, who was the author of the (loosely autobigraphical) All Creatures Great and Small books which he wrote under the nom de plume James Herriott. This is written by his son, also a vet in the same practice on which the stories in the books are based. 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