Old MG’s never die

And they don’t fade away either. Now take for instance this 1927 MG saloon. We’re pretty sure you all know MG stands for Morris Garages and that the first MG’s were nothing more than souped-up Morrises. This particular car is a MG 14/40, based on the Morris Oxford. It was kept by the MG factory as a demonstrator and running prototype. One of the experiments was sprinkling the grained black fabric body with silver dust to reproduce a mottled effect. This special paintjob earned the car its nickname Owld Speckled ‘un. Later, when the MG-factory moved to Abingdon, the car became a factory hack and its name changed to Old Speckled Hen. Over time the car got lost, but the name stayed and when the Abingdon based Morland brewery wanted to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the MG car factory, they brewed a special beer also called Old Speckled Hen. Not long ago, the real Old Speckled Hen was found in a forgotten corner in a Cardiff garage and lovingly restored to its original condition by Fred Body, here seen getting into his car (Text Rutger Booy, photo by John Day of the MG Car Club Vintage Register).

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