Moss Equals British

From Moss Motoring 1986

From left to right; Moss owner H. Goldman and his ’69 XKE, Donna, Customer Service Manager, and her ’73 MGB, R.B. from R&D with his ’53 Riley Saloon, Craig in Sales and his ’53 MGTD, and Randy from Moss Distributing with his ’70 TR6.

When Al Moss started Moss Motors in 1948 he catered to British sports cars. Of course, at that time, beyond the MGTC the selection was limited but Moss equaled British and that’s all he worked on in 1986, Moss still equals British. Now even more so. What has changed in 38 years? With the opening of the import market in the 1950′, names such as Triumph, Austin Healey and Jaguar became part of the American sports car scene. In time, Moss equals British has come to mean Moss equals all the most popular British sports cars.

Carleen from Sales on her way in her 1964 MGB.

Our enthusiasm for these makes is not buried deep in the corporate soul, but rather guides the company on a daily basis. Let’s take a look at how this works. Moss employees own over 65 British cars representing 8 manufacturers and 27 different models. Many of these cars are used as everyday transportation. Laura and Craig from our sales department drive a TR6 and an MGTD rain or shine. There is no better way to tell what a car needs than to use it and find out for yourself. Moss employees supply a continual source of new product suggestions based on their own experience with the cars.

Al Moss at the wheel of ‘the TC’ at the Palm Springs Vintage Grand Prix.

Moss product development is another benefactor of our car enthusiasts. The TR6 belonging to Dave in Art & Adver­tising has played guinea pig for a number of products including upholstery and the new tube shock conversion kits. The number of cars available within the company pro­vide a terrific stomping ground for our product staff. Chris and his able crew are often found snooping about garages and parking lots looking for ‘samples’. Product testing is carried out in a real world setting when Moss people install and use parts on their own cars. A number of Moss people have driven coast to coast in anything from a TC to a TR6. Eric from the research department pulled a trailer from Maryland to California behind an MGZB Magnette. He has since used it to pull his TR2 project car around.

Laura from our Sales Dept with her ’54 MGTF and ‘her baby’ a ’74 1/2 TR6.

Sales and customer service both benefit from car ownership. They have at their disposal first hand know­ledge supported by a vast array of factory parts lists, shop manuals, and reference books. If a customer has a pro­blem, the circumstances can often be duplicated on one of our own cars and a solution found in a minimum of time.

Chris K, the General Manager here at Moss, owns the ’53 MGTD parked in the driveway and a ’57 MGA.

Of course, car enthusiasm is not only limited to activities around Moss Motors. A healthy number of car club mem­berships are distributed among the Moss crew. Our people and cars are regularly seen at shows across the country. In the past two years, we have established a series of marque days at each of our three locations. These popular, car oriented events encourage interaction between Moss and our customers. After working with people to help them res­tore their’ pride and joy’, it is nice to see the finished cars come out to a show.

A favourite question asked of us is ‘how do you find all those obsolete parts?’ Needless to say, finding sources for limited production of complicated items is no small task. Our product people rely heavily on experience and close relations with English manufacturers to obtain original and reproduction parts for your car. Our association with British Motor Heritage Ltd. produces much useful information to help insure the accuracy of reproduction parts.

Chris N. out Product Development Manager coming to work in his 1967 MGB GT.

We at Moss are proud of our British sports car background. Howard Goldman, the owner of Moss Motors, purchased his first MG TC from Al Moss in 1949. Lawrie, our sales manager, has built two MG Specials from ‘left over’ parts. From experience gained before coming to Moss Motors and time spent here on the job, Moss employees can claim better than 300 years of combined involvement in British cars. So, the next time your British sportscar needs parts, remember ‘Moss equals British’.

Pete is the Manager of our East Coast Facility and is shown here with his ’62 Mini Cooper and his ’75 MGB.

Pictured from left to right: Tim from Sales with his ’68 Mini Cooper, Eric from R&D with his ’65 TR4, Steve from our Returns Dept with his ’69 MGB, Dave, Director of Art and Advertising with his ’74 TR6, and Bob from R&D with his ’54 AH100.

Colin works in Purchasing and owns a ’54 MGTF and a rare 1971 TVR.