Original print signeret af John Thornley
Varenummer: JOHN T
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Her er der tale om noget helt unik. Et print signeret af selveste Mr. MG - mere behøve der vis ikke og siges.
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38cm x 28cm
38cm x 28cm
"John Thornley, OBE was one of the founders of the MG Car Club and served as its first Secretary. Later, he went on to become Director and General Manager of the MG Car Company. John Thornley’s first MG was an M-Type he bought in 1930, and soon after he met with two other enthusiasts and formed the MG Car Club. John went to Abingdon and managed to get Cecil Kimber to authorize the MG logo for the club’s badge. He was at this time an accountant in London, but he then persuaded Kimber to give him an office at the MG Factory to run the fledgling MGCC and he moved to Abingdon.
Thornely envisaged the MGB and saw into production the MGB GT, the "poor man’s E-Type” as he put it, and many other MG successes achieved against the odds. He remained convinced to the end that the Triumph "suits” who gained control of BLMC were responsible for the ultimate demise of the MG in 1980. During his tenure as head of the company, the MG Factory became the world’s largest producer of sports cars. Even when in retirement, Thornely still retained a great interest in MG and he was outraged at the decision to close the MG factory and personally wrote to MG dealers around the world to request their support to protest the closure".
