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British Motorcar Festival

British Motorcar Festival

Abingdon Spares was once again on the road, this time to Bristol, Rhode Island for the British Motorcar Festival, Saturday, June 8th. This is a beautiful ocean side venue for a car show. This is a smaller show, approximately 100...

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British by the Sea 2019!

British by the Sea 2019!

Abingdon Spares was at the CT MG Club's British By The Sea annual British Car and Bike Gathering this past weekend. This is one of the largest single day gatherings of British Cars and Bikes in the area. The shoreline...

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Car Show Season gets underway!

Car Show Season gets underway!

Abingdon Spares was out and about last weekend, on another beautiful sunny Saturday. We stopped at the first of the season Cars & Coffee at the Klingberg Family Center in New Britain, CT. The featured class this weekend was vintage...

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Wayne Carini at Abingdon Spares!

Wayne Carini at Abingdon Spares!

Wayne Carini, the host of the TV show "Chasing Classic Cars", joined us here at Abingdon Spares for Cars & Coffee on May 11th! Wayne brought down his beautiful 1934 MG PA Airline Coupe, one of the best looking of...

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VSCCA Spring Sprints May 3-4, 2019

VSCCA Spring Sprints May 3-4, 2019

Abingdon Spares was at the VSCCA Spring Sprints at Lime Rock Park this past weekend. The T-Type racers were well represented with at least 6 or 7 MG TCs and TDs enjoying the spirited racing under cool and cloudy conditions...

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Cars and Coffee with Wayne Carini

Cars and Coffee with Wayne Carini

Saturday May 11th, 10AM - Noon Wayne Carini of "Chasing Classic Cars", will be joining us for Cars and Coffee on Saturday, May 11th, at our shop in Deep River, CT. Wayne will be bringing his MG PA Airline Coupe,...

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Amelia Island 2019

Amelia Island 2019

The 2019 concours season kicks off with the Amelia Island Concours in early March. The 2019 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance proved to be a spectacle beyond imagination. Matt went down to Amelia this year again and sent back some fabulous...

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Kimber Festival 2019

Kimber Festival 2019

The Kimber Festival 2019 The Kimber Festival, an annual event held to promote research into all things MG, was held this year at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia, April 12 – 13.  The Kimber Festival is hosted by...

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Abingdon Spares February Tech Session!

Abingdon Spares February Tech Session!

Abingdon Spares February Tech Session draws a crowd! Our 2/16/19 Tech Session on the MGB/MGA rear axle, in conjunction with the Connecticut MG Club brought out over 30 MG aficionados for a very informative tech session. Jon Day explained the...

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Abingdon Spares January Tech Session

Abingdon Spares January Tech Session

A couple of dozen MG enthusiasts braved the January weather to attend our first tech session of the season on Saturday, January 12th! Folks warmed up with coffee and donuts while Jon Day from the Connecticut MG Club gave us...

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Cars & Coffee at Abingdon Spares!

Cars & Coffee at Abingdon Spares!

Abingdon Spares hosted Cars & Coffee on November 10th. A very good crowd of British Cars and their drivers joined us at our Deep River, CT location. The weather cooperated, the day was sunny with a brisk wind that kept...

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New England MGT Register GOF 103

New England MGT Register GOF 103

Abingdon Spares was in Concord, NH in September for the NEMGTR GOF 103. Lots of great T-Types for the car show, and of course lots of great folks from the T Registry. We were only there for the day, cool...

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