Tom McCooey: I wrote a book about restoring my parents wedding car. MG Magnette, Montego, BMW 3 series, 5 series S5E9
We welcome Tom McCooey, a journalist and author onto our podcast to chat about his parents cars, and in particular an MG Magnette called Maggie.
The car had previously last been used in 1983 and was his parent's wedding car. After his father passed away in 2016, his mother offered him the car and he set about restoring it.
Financially it should never have been saved, but the vehicle lives, and was the basis for a book which is now available to buy.
Maggie – A Lifelong MG Love Affair - Scratching Shed Publishing
Beyond this car we chat about a Mk2 Fiesta with no rear seat belts, mini disc players and ipods, a Montego Estate with the 'vomit seats' a pair of aging BMWS which sounded posh, but Tom assures us really weren't.
These were later replaced by the Zafira, and then a Vauxhall Agila, which he learnt to drive in.
In this episode we also discuss how Tom's father passed away, likewise what led to Andy's Dad and Jon's Dad's checking out early, and what we would have done given the opportunity to take on our Father's cars.
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