Whenever I write about a Mk1 MGF it brings back both good W and bad memories, having owned a tweaked MPi one for seven years. David Koskela, of Church Square Autos, is really rubbing salt into the wound today as I get to drive this immaculate VVC example to our photoshoot location. I’m grateful for the chance, reminding myself what I’m missing. It is such a different experience, compared to my tin-top daily, or my shed of an old F, which was also an N-reg. After retrieving my hat, to protect my baldy head from the sun’s unforgiving radiation, I make sure to show myself the boot key before closing the lid. A habit all F and TF owners ignore at their peril.
This particular MGF may have been built in the first year of production but it couldn’t be more different from my Bagpuss F, which was always mouldy and damp. Its smooth handling stands out first, as I
