Old Speckled Hen, a special beer for the Abingdon factory.
One of the sponsors of the event, brewers Morland, exhibited this replica car. In 1927, M.G. produced a one off prototype - a four seater saloon with a fabric body painted gold and curiously stippled with black. The car was kept as a run-around when the factory moved to Abingdon in 1929. The car's disitinctive colouring led locals to name it 'Old Speckled Un'. Word of mouth changed this over time to 'Old Speckled Hen'.

In 1979 M.G. celebrated the Golden Jubilee of the Abingdon factory and to commemorate the event asked Morland to brew a special beer. In fond memory of the old factory car, Morland named the new ale 'Old Speckled Hen'.

Today M.G. enthusiasts still endorse the link with 'Old Speckled Hen' and every year over 100 M.G. cars gather at the old factory site to take part in the 'Old Speckled Hen' Tour around Oxfordshire.

This replica has been created using solely packaging and promotional materials which carry the Old Speckled Hen name and items used in the brewery. For example the wheels are the ends of 9 gallon beer barrels, the grills are the bases of drip trays, the gear stick is a pump handle and the rear view mirror is an Old Speckled Hen pump clip. All the paintwork is torn up bottle labels, posters and packaging.