Why Scarlet Fever ?.....

I'll let Rob Bell tell the story......

"I can assure you that this isn't because of a nasty throat infection by a group A beta-haemolytic streptococcus, oh no... Well the car was actually named by a good friend of Andy's, a chap called Steve Scott, owner of a highly modified rubber bumper MGB Roadster called "Foxy Lady". It was at a show, where the two cars had been parked next to each other that a lady came up to Steve wondering what Andy's MGF was called having seen the "Foxy Lady" graphics on the boot lid of his MGB. Well, what with Andy's MGF being red and having "FEV" as part of the registration number, he came up with the name "Scarlet Fever."

Well, the name has certainly stuck and endured. I'm not sure whether Andy was all that pleased to start with, but people started calling him 'Scarlet Fever' as well! D'oh! But he's grown to appreciate the connection. Through Andy's contribution to the MGF bulletin boards, and demonstrations of DIY dexterity at shows, both car and owner have become incredibly well known. I suspect that SF is possibly one of the most famous MGFs produced. And Andy? Well, he's a good friend to just about everyone he's ever met. MG is the marque of friendship, and I reckon Andy has an octagon running through him like the lettering in a stick of Brighton rock..."

Why The Scarlet Fever Pages ?.....

The Scarlet Fever Pages are extracts from the Save our Scarlet web site, which documents the accident and rebuild of the infamous F owned by Andy Phillips. Due to the nature of how that web site was constructed, it was impossible for me to make direct links to specific pages in MG F/TF Central, hence this web site which Andy Phillips has kindly allowed me to create based on his SOS site. This now allows me to make direct links in MG F/TF Central to the resources in Andy's SOS site.