VotW – Allegories In The Garage

July 16, 2014 Staff Classic Cars, MG Comments Off on VotW – Allegories In The Garage

For our video this week we have the second installment in Michael Austin’s “Allegories In The Garage” series. I first stumbled on Michael and his videos via the forums over on The MG Experience. If you haven’t hit that site, and are a fan of MGs, you owe it to yourself to do so.Allegories in the Garage - MGB

The video itself is a wonderful exploration of relevance and why we might chose to drive an MGB in this modern world. What can an old car, of antiquated design, without computers, without GPS, with a need for personal maintenance, provide for us in this day and age of automation and hands-off motoring?

To quote Michael on this, “This is a very personal and unusual series that I have decided to do. It is a reflection on life as viewed through the projects in my garage. Philosophical, insightful, and even a bit spiritual. Gear heads get it…. The rest, well, I guess I’ll find out! Episodes in this series are currently being created.”

 

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