John Twist is back to making MG Tech Talk training videos. We hired a new videographer and John had new vehicles in the shop in May 2025. We recorded videos about a banjo differential, rear hubs, suspension, steering column, sway bar, wheel splines, cooling systems, and exhaust manifold. Plus a video with guidelines for purchasing…
John Twist opened his University Motors MG repair shop in Grand Rapids on January 25, 1975. The rest is history! John hosted the University Motors 50th Birthday Party on Saturday,…
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by guest columnist Allen Bachelder The corner of 28th and Patterson in Grand Rapids Michigan looks totally normal. Just ten blocks north of the Gerald R Ford International Airport, a…
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During March 2023, John Twist and his assistant Martie started relocating his MG Technical books and archives. John’s 50 years of MG books, magazines, factory literature, and University Motors memorabilia…
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Ready to wake up your MG after cold weather hibernation? If you followed the Winter Storage Instructions, you should be in good shape. Here is John Twist’s Spring checklist to…
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John Twist celebrated the 48th Birthday of University Motors on January 21, 2023 in Grand Rapids, MI with his employees, customers, and friends. John opened a small British car repair…
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Dear Mr. Twist, Over the last few weeks I have been trying to research into the history of the MG Sports Car, but have not been successful in answering these…
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Excerpt from MG, Interrupted – 1937 MG VA Tourer: A father-son restoration project that lay dormant for 25 years is brought to completion. Written by David LaChance on 09/23/2018 for Hemmings.com Few things on this earth hold so much promise as a new restoration project, especially when you’re a 12-year-old boy who’s looking forward to…
[Excerpt from Superlative MGB! by Mark J. McCourt on 09/23/2018 at Hemmings.com] Internationally renowned MG specialist John Twist (Profiles in Excellence, HS&EC #65) has been deeply involved in the repair and restoration of MGBs since the early 1970s. He concurs on many points: “The MGB has a timeless design. The T types are dated, certainly,…
