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    Cecil Kimber Just Pulled a 720 in His Grave: MG's New Backronym

    By Davey G. Johnson, 8:45 PM on Wed Jan 10 2007, 300 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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    To be fair, MG isn't an acronym, having originally stood for "Morris Garages," but "backbreviation" is not yet in the regular dork parlance. Regardless, Nanjing just pulled a stupid in retrofitting the age-old brand with the new "Modern Gentleman" marque. British motoring as we know it is truly, truly dead. Help us Charles Morgan, you're our only hope. – Davey G. Johnson

    MG is Now "Modern Gentleman" [Motorauthority via Autoblog]

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