Dave Rees, Chief Spannerman, with one of his strange cars

This has nothing to do with Rogers Motors, at least not directly. But I need to put these words down, and this is a place where I am allowed to do it, since we own the website...Our beloved pooch, Maggie, was hit and killed by a car this evening, December 19, 2017. She was our constant companion and very much a family member. Maggie often accompanied us to swap meets, keeping a low profile under the table, as she did so well. She was with us during the day in the office, went with us to find...

Rogers Motors March, 2016 Blog Newly-Acquired Original Jaguar and MG Parts Inventory The Rogers Motors team (both of us!) have been at it again, sourcing rare original parts for British cars. XJ6 Jaguar Steering WheelIn the MG department, we acquired 1½ MGA coupes, one of them a complete car, so all parts are available from those. Rare SFT700 Yellow Fogs Examples include: 1500 Engine to rebuild, $700 Instruments, $60-275 Coupe Doors and Parts, window regulators, door latches Windscreen, $250...

I can definitively state that Lucas did, in fact, make amber L549 tail lenses. As far as I can tell, they were made from late 1954 through early 1957, and XK140s and Mark VIIM and VIII cars sometimes were fitted with these. My own 140 FHC has them, as does a Mark VIII parts car we have here. An old friend purchased his MGA roadster in New York in 1956, and it came with amber L549 lenses, which is still wears today, and I spoke with a fellow who bought a TR3 new in 1956 which came with amber...