I thought about "hiring" (renting, in American, BTW, nudge,wink) an MGF, =
even for a couple of hours. then I remembered ya'll drive on the other =
side of the road and I'd hafta shift LEFT HANDED!!!! Hell, are the =
pedals in the same #!!&%**#!* place??? (gas on the right and clutch on =
the left?) 8-)
Don't know how much that might take away from the driving experience, =
concentrating on all that....not sure you folks would like a damn =
American (I refuse to use the term "Yank", cuz I'm not one) skittering =
through the suburbs of London, "all bloody confused and whatnot"...
Are there any good breweries or pubs in Gaydon? That way, maybe I can =
get my boss, the Colonel, to go with....he's a homebrew beer =
fanatic...hmmm...? Not sure about how much of an autophile he is...being =
that I'm new to the unit.
<sigh>...probably only time for the car dealerships...hehe, wonder how =
much havoc I can wreak on those poor, unsuspecting salespersons?
Maybe I can accost some poor Londoner owner of an MGF, or other =
sprightly LBC, for a spin (in a friendly, albeit typically arrogant =
American manner. hehe).
Thanks for the Info!
Dan
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From: Philip Raby
Sent: Sunday, December 07, 1997 3:52 PM
To: DANIEL RAY
Cc: 'MG List'
Subject: RE: MG trip to England=20
On 7/12/97 5:23 pm DANIEL RAY said
>I'm going to London on business in January for one week. I'll probably =
be=20
>working most of the time, but if by chance I get some time to explore, =
do=20
>you or any listers have any ideas for LBC places to visit in the London =
area?
You MUST visit the Heritage Motor Centre at Gaydon, a quick 100 miles up =
the Motorway from London. Lots of British sports cars including MGs. you =
could hire an MGF to make the trip. A day would be good, but you could =
do=20
it in half a day if you drive fast ;-)
Closer to London is Brooklands - the prewar race track. Most of it has=20
been built on, but some of the banking remains together with a pleasant, =
but small, museum.
In London itself, nothing springs to mind, but you'll find lots of=20
excellent new and used car dealers.
Have a good trip.
Cheers,
Philip Raby
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