The Abingdon Rough Riders was informally organized in 1956 in the San Francisco Bay Area when several MGTC owners decided to create a club dedicated to the MGTC 1945 - 1949.  In August of 1957 the club was incorporated in the State of California as The Abingdon Roughriders Touring Society.  Founding members were Lucien Remy, Bob Winkelmann and Jack Vandermale.

Through the years the club has changed the membership requirement to owners of pre-1949 MG roadsters, , as well as changing other aspects of the club, but the main reason for the association has been enjoyment of the cars and the people who find them very special and that continues. 

Current membership is around 100, with some members owning more than one MG.  Most members are within driving distance of the Bay Area but we currently have members in twelve other states and have had members in other countries.  The club is loosely organized, with one annual meeting in January and a driving event each month, ending the year with a holiday party.  We meet with the TC Motoring Guild of Southern California for a weekend each year early in October, somewhere halfway between the Bay Area and Los Angeles.  We have been doing this every year since 1957. 

The Club has a badge – represented on the home page – and a monthly newsletter – also on the web site.  

From the first Conclave in 1957