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Wed 05 May 2004PastImperfectFrom the archives of Bob Montgomery, motoring historian80 YEARS OF MG: Currently celebrating 80 years since its inception, the MG marque occupies a special place in motoring history. In the early 1920s Cecil Kimber was the man in charge of the Morris Garages which were the Morris agents for Oxford and the firm from which the Morris empire had been born. At that time many manufacturers offered "special" versions of their production cars, usually lightly embellished and mildly tuned for the man in the street who could afford to pay a little bit extra for something a little more distinctive.