Have fun finding a support list for your pick up wise guy. It was nice
knowing you. Safety Fast or in your case just plain Slow, David Deutsch
You wrote:
>
>Yes, I meant to type transition, not transmission.
>
>Anyway, along the lines of "everything has a price", somebody found
the
>price for my '78 Midget. I am now MG-less. A guy down the hill in
the
>city was looking for a car for his 17 year old son to drive. He
offered me
>a trade towards his 1928 Ford AA Express pickup. The '28 is a decent
>amateur restoration, is all there, and is all stock.
>
>I had a hardtop in the works for the Midget, but shipping costs ran to
>high, which it turns out is probably okay since the new owner said the
car
>will remain in his garage during rainy days. In other words, he will
be
>keeping tight reins on his 17 year old son.
>
>Once I get things settled at home again with the new '28 Ford, then I
>figure I'll begin looking for an older MG this time, maybe a TF, or
maybe
>one of them mechanically braked 1930's MG's, or a little bugeye, or
???
>
>Anyways, this is to say thanks for the education, thanks for the
insights,
>thanks for the help, thanks for the friendships, and see you sometime
in
>the future once I'm MG'd again. I'll be hovering around out here in
the
>shadows for awhile, then I'll be offline for some time after that.
>
>And if any of you are ever broke down on the road and some old 1928
pickup
>stops to assist, it might just be me.
>
>Take care, and Safety Fast.
>
>Mike Jaquet (was, 1978 MG Midget)
> (is, 1928 Ford AA Express long bed pickup)
> (talk about a contrast, now I go even slower)
>
>
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