The Texas MG Register 2016 Spring Gathering of the Faithful will be held for the 41st time in Salado on May 5-8

The theme “The TMGR Derby, Thoroughbred Horsepower” will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the introduction of the MGA and also the running of the Kentucky Derby.

The event starts at the Salado Winery on Thursday, May 5 at 4 p.m. There will be scenic drives, lunches, dinners and time to visit other MG owners during the weekend. The car show will start at 10 am on Saturday, May 7 and the Awards Banquet will be on Saturday night both at the Venue. The host hotel will be the Salado Holiday Inn Express.

British automobile pioneer Cecil Kimber and his MG Motorcar Company Ltd. could hardly have imagined the impact their first sports car would have on the automotive world.  And now 90 years later, and more than 30 years since the last MG rolled from the storied factory at Abingdon-on-Thames, that passion shows no sign of letting up.

This infatuation (some might say obsession!) is kept alive today by the more than 200 enthusiastic members of The Texas MG Register (TMGR).  The TX MG Register was formed 41 years ago – and celebrated their very first event in Salado at the Stagecoach Inn.  Since that time, TMGR members have always gathered in Salado during Mother’s Day weekend – enjoying the town and celebrating their little British cars.

TX MG Register members are custodians of more than 500 classic British automobiles, ranging from a 1930 M-Type fabric covered roadster to some of the last MGBs produced.  TMGR members are devoted to maintaining and enjoying one of the world’s favorite cars.

Most automotive historians agree that America’s affection with open, two seat sports cars began with the MGTC model of the 1940’s, a distinction acknowledged in later company advertising with the slogan “The sports car America loved first”.  Like many a bride, servicemen returning from England after World War II brought home the tiny British roadsters they fell in love with during the war.  Slightly more refined TD and TF models followed, and it was devotees of these “T Series” MGs who formed the original Texas MG Register in 1975.  In 1993 the club welcomed owners of “modern” MGA and MGB models, and became the TMGR as it is today; a diverse group of all ages, backgrounds and interests hailing from all parts of Texas, the nation and even as far away as Australia!

The TMGR’s bylaws establish that the club is “primarily dedicated to the preservation and enjoyment of MG cars.” Many enjoy disproving the myth of British automotive unreliability with a hearty challenge to both man and machine, driving hundreds, sometimes thousands of miles to Salado for this annual event.