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My first car as a university student was an MG TD. I have had many MGs since and I currently have nine, from a 1929 MG M-type fabric body Midget to an MGR V8. I also inherited a 1947 MGTC racer with a 5-litre RV8 engine, seen at Bathurst at 200mph.

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