All the parts required to repair an english car can be found within a twenty
foot radius of where you come to rest.
Tony
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Kelly" <lollipop487@attbi.com>
To: "Anthony Tabacco" <atabacco@california.com>; "Richard Urschel"
<osp13@mybluelight.com>
Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 8:53 AM
Subject: Re: Rules and Miata dress code
> When my MGTD's exhaust system fell off in Ohio on a long trip (yes, I was
> really stupid), I took a coat-hanger (also a necessity when driving old
Brit
> cars, along with duct tape), yanked it out from under the car and kicked
it
> over to the side of the road. Ran it pipeless until I sold the car, and
the
> new buyers didn't mind because it sounded so good. :)
> And then, crossing over the Missouri river, my hard top (replacing the
very
> ragged soft-top) almost went into the river when a gust of wind came
along.
> That's when the coat hanger came back into use to better fasten the top
> down.
> --Pat Kelly
>
> ----------
> >From: "Anthony Tabacco" <atabacco@california.com>
> >To: "Richard Urschel" <osp13@mybluelight.com>
> >Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: Re: Rules and Miata dress code
> >Date: Fri, Dec 13, 2002, 8:17 AM
> >
>
> > Rich, on the way to the dealer trade an 1100 Sprite for a TR4A, the
entire
> > exhaust system of the car fell out on the road. I just stopped and
picked it
> > up (we always carried gloves, remember?) and stuck it in the passernger
> > seat. The dealer took that pretty much in stride. Funny thing is that
the
> > same thing later happened to the TR, and they have that split system
with
> > the resonator and everything. Hey, I've had intake manifolds, rear
> > splines(!!!), generators, fall off.
> >
> > Tony
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Richard Urschel" <osp13@mybluelight.com>
> >> Beats me. As a driver of an old British car the
> >> peculiar wording of 13.2.K allows me to remove
> >> anything I want since it's going to fall off anyway.
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