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See Don Hayter Talk
2002
For V8 enthusiasts, Don Hayter speaking
on how the MGBGTV8 was conceived and developed at the
Abingdon Factory in the early seventies was fascinating as
it revealed how the design genius and engineering skills of
a dedicated team combined to create a classic MG sportscar.
The V8 was brought into production on a modest development
budget at a time when the dead hand of BL seemed determined
to eliminate the independence, initiative and flair of the
Abingdon design and development team and its ability to create
new models of the MG marque. Well over the years since the
launch of the V8 in August 1973, many V8 enthusiasts have
wondered "how did they get the V8 package so right?"
It is an enjoyable car and most V8 enthusiasts recall on first
driving a V8 how they found it such an extraordinary car in
terms of driving pleasure and response with the smooth V8
power.
Don Hayter spoke at a meeting of V8 enthusiasts at Sandford
near Abingdon in February 2002 along with Geoff Allen his
former colleague at the Factory who was in Rectifications
Department for best part of 27 years. Their recollections
of the development and production of the V8 are fascinating.
Well for those who could not be there, a transcript of
the interesting session is now available to members of
the V8 Register on CD in Word and PDF formats. With this 23
page transcript you will be able to follow Don's recollections
and the lively questions from the V8 enthusiasts present as
though you had been there!
The Don Hayter Talk 2002 CD comes as a transcript
on a well presented CD in the usual plastic CD box with printed
inserts. The transcript is available in both Word and PDF
formats and the CD includes a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader
, the software needed to read PDF files.
You can buy the Don Hayter Talk 2003 CD online or by mail
order. For full information on the price, availability
and how to order a CD just click either:
get a copy to enable you to read PDF files.
© Copyright 2002: Copyright of the transcript
of the Don Hayter Talk 2002 is reserved by Don Hayter and
the V8 Register of the MG Car Club. The publication and distribution
of the transcript is made by the V8 Register with the kind
permission of Don Hayter.
How can I obtain
a Don Hayter Talk 2002 CD by mail order?
UK based members. Each Don Hayter Talk 2002 CD costs
£5.00 including First Class UK postage and packaging
and VAT. All cheques should be drawn payable to "V8
Register - MG Car Club".
Overseas members. We also supply the Don Hayter Talk
2002 CD to overseas members as a "Small Packet"
by airmail for just £6.00 including packaging
and airmail costs. For overseas
payments, see below.
Overseas payment arrangements for mail order
Payment by cheque. All cheques should be drawn in Sterling
(GBP) on a UK branch of a UK bank and made payable to "V8
Register - MG Car Club". We regret that cheques drawn
on overseas banks and/or in currencies other than Sterling (GBP)
will not be accepted because of the heavy bank collection charges
which the V8 Register, as beneficiary, has to pay the collecting
bank.
By far
the most convenient way of purchasing the Notes from overseas
is our new online sales system.
V8 Online Sales payment from overseas members. To help
our overseas members and overcome this difficulty, we have set
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Where do I send my mail order?
All mail orders and cheques should be sent to:
Victor Smith
V8 Registrar
14 The Mall
London SW14 7EN
Tel: +44 208 392 9434
Fax: +44 208 392 9673
v8registrar@v8register.net
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