On Tue, 20 Jan 1998 16:12:06 -0500 "Cordell, Ralph PhD" <rzc4@cdc.gov>
writes:
>While I'm a newbie to this list, I've been part of the turbo buick
>list
>for several years. I got my '59 MGA as a graduation present from my
>folks back in '68. She was my first car and I helped my dad rebuild
>her. We went through college together - tear gassed at SIU back in
>spring of '70 during the campus unrest (embarrassed to say the MG
>logo
>on the trunk was replaced by a peace sign for a while after that).
>Dated my first love and a lot of "lusts" in that car (told my dad if I
>wanted to go somewhere I'd take the MG but if I wanted to get some
>where
>I'd take his Impala). The "A" has spent the last 20+ years in various
>garages - my dad had the title and kept on saying he was going to fix
>it
>up again. A bit of sib rivalry kept it with my dad until last May, I
>bought it from my sister, loaded it on a trailer and trucked it down
>to
>Atlanta. At the time my wife said it was a "piece of junk" and she
>would never ride in it. I told her she would be the first of my girl
>friends not to ride in it. Finally, after hundreds of hours and
>thousands of dollars, it is near completion. My wife changed her mind
>several months ago when I got the clear coat on the Oriental Red paint
>job. What started as a new top/paint job/interior has now grown to
>include rewiring and detailing the once derelict engine compartment.
>I'd now eat off the engine except I'd be afraid to get crumbs on it.
>The MG emblem is now proudly back on the trunk as well as on the dash,
>hood (I never knew they had a nose piece), wheels, shift knob and
>steering wheel. The dash pots are hand-polished and the Morris Garage
>emblem on the radiator tank has been polished til it shines. Its not
>a
>perfect job but I've done it all myself and will take both the credit
>and the blame. Tweren't grease & grime but memories I found in that
>car.
>
>ralph cordell
>'59 MGA
>'84 Turbon Regal
>'87 Grand National
>'96 Roadmonster (wife's car)
>
Welcome to the list Ralph - and what a cool story, it must be very
gratifying to restore a car with so much personal history!
mike robson
60 roadster
70 BGT
72 roadster
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