Phil Williams's Journal

Well, I think I may have actually crossed the line between classic British car ownership and collector. This week we added a 1950 MG YT to the cars in the garage. The YT will require a lot of work to bring up to driving standards, but it is a fairly rare and interesting car and therefore worth the effort and cost.

We will be evaluating the car today to decide how to proceed as despite the good looks of the car from a few feet away, being stored in a partially assembled condition for over 15 years does take a toll. But I am very excited to begin the work.

This week the Bugeye went away to have some work done. We wanted to have the engine pulled so it could be cleaned up, adjusted, refurbished, and painted. While this is completed a new clutch and throwout bearing are order along with some upgrades to brakes and other hydraulics. While he is in the shop we plan to get new tires to replace the 18 year old Sears tires that are on the car and fix a problem with one of the wire wheels.

We took the 1949 MGYT to the Hunt Country Classic British Car show this year. We were honored by having the car selected as the Ambassadors choice. We view this as a great honor. During the announcement the ambassadors representative said the the MGYT represented everything that is the british automobile driving experience. The car also won first place in class, but as it was a rainy day this honor is tempered by the knowledge that the car was the on,y entry on the field. The first place win does however place the car in the Prince of Wales class for next years show.