![]() He met and was impressed with Kimber and offered him a job in 1921, as sales manager at his Morris Garages in Oxford. Morris was a very demanding customer and often visited the companies who supplied his business with parts. One of the company’s customers was William Richard Morris, aka Lord Nuffield. Kimber’s interest in mechanical things led him to work in the automotive field at a company that manufactured axles and transmissions. His injury made him unfit for military service in WWI but may have saved his life, since so many men of his generation died in that war. ![]() After a serious accident on his motorcycle, which left him with one leg shorter than the other, Kimber’s father disowned him. His father, a manufacturer of printing ink, was not pleased with his son’s lack of interest in printing ink or with his interest in motorcycles. ![]() Kimber was born in 1889, in England, and developed a love for gadgets and mechanical things, including motorcycles. Without him, there would never have been an MG, and the marque would not have become one of the most recognizable sports cars in history. One of those very nice cars is the 1955 MG TF owned by club member Scott MacAllister.Īny discussion of MG cars must start with Cecil Kimber. The club I found, Southern British Car Club (SBCC) is a group of great LBC (Little British Car) enthusiasts, and they own a wide variety of British cars, most of them very nice. I have a split personality when it comes to cars – I prefer Italian and British automobiles. When I moved to Tennessee a few years ago, one of the first things I did was look for a British car club.
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