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International Women’s Day
Celebrating the Women Driving Our Industry Forward This International Women’s Day, we’re shining a spotlight on the incredible women across SNG Barratt, Moss Motors, and Rimmer Bros. who help keep the classic car world turning. From procurement and design to HR and executive support, their dedication, expertise, and passion help shape the success of our…
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SNG | Moss | Rimmer announces the appointment of Paul Morrison as Global Chief Financial Officer
Goleta, CA, Bridgenorth & Lincoln, England, January 6, 2025 – SNG Barratt (“SNG”), Moss Motors (“Moss”) and Rimmer Bros (“Rimmer”), global specialty suppliers of restoration and replacement parts primarily for classic British vehicles, announced the appointment of Paul Morrison as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. In his role, Mr. Morrison will oversee the financial operations across the…
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SNG Barratt Merges with Moss Motors and Rimmer Bros
Goleta, California | Bridgnorth, United Kingdom, December 19, 2024 SNG Group Limited (“SNG Barratt”) today announced that it has merged with a group of leading specialty automotive parts suppliers for British marque vehicles that includes Moss Motors (“Moss”) and Rimmer Bros (“Rimmer”). The combined group is a portfolio company of Radial Equity (“Radial”). SNG Barratt…
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Confessions of A Teenage MG Driver
by Charles Cutler I grip the large metal-spoked steering wheel of my 1975 MGB, zipping between humdrum hybrids and stale SUVs, my red British roadster releasing the smell of carbureted happiness in its wake. I’m an average 19-year-old guy, but I’ve been photographed, waved at, and propositioned—all because of this classic British car. It is…
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Maiden Voyage
by Ned Serleth I inspected my machine from grille to tailpipe. This was going to be my car’s first ever road adventure since its completion. All fluids met approval; the radiator, oil pan, and master cylinder passed inspection. My insurance agent had picked my pocket once again, and a new license plate adorned the rear….
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Taking the Lead: Lifetime Love Affair
by Kathy Cook Al and I fell in love just after high school. But I was not Al’s first love. He had already fallen in love with MGs. In 1972, during our senior year in college, Al picked up a disassembled MGTD. He and I both went to law school and during the summers Al…
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Sharing Your British Car With The World
by Glen & Jill MooreWe purchased another British car. Yes, we already had a collection of MGs in the garage. Is this a disease or just an obsession? Took all the paperwork to the county tax collector’s office to pay the sales taxes, get the car an updated title, and obtain a license plate. In…
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Future Barn Finds
by Jake Voelckers Fall started a few weeks early in 2023. That’s when my brothers, Adam and Evan, and I started discussing our second annual trip home to New York. Last year was the first time we met up there in the fall, just us, at our childhood home. We planned to gather parts we…
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A Golden Gate Opportunity
by Greg Cory An unusual bit of luck and an opportunity was presented to the Golden Gate Austin-Healey Club (GGAHC). It was an inquiry from an attorney who wanted to run an ad for a car. He described it as a “very rough” Austin-Healey and sent a couple of pictures. I gave him a call…
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The DS420 Limousine
by John Quilter Jaguar, who once owned Daimler, was in need of a much larger limousine car for the livery trade, funeral homes, for UK and foreign royalty and high government officials, so the DS420 was born circa 1962 on a 21-inch wheelbase stretch of the Jaguar Mark X saloon. The DS420 had a long-running history, the last being made in…