MG Enthusiast

FROM MG TB TO GMTV

Celebrity petrolheads come in all shapes and sizes but mention them in public and names like Jeremy Clarkson, James May, Richard Hammond or Chris Evans who, for most people, will immediately come to mind. What about former Blue Peter and GMTV presenter Anthea Turner? She may not look like the obvious example of a spannerwielding car enthusiast but the TV star knows her way around an engine and her first love affair was with a 1939 MG TB. It was a car she loved so much that, when she ordered a new MGF in 1998, she had it painted to match.

‘FOH’, as it was as they were driven along.

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