Max,
My humble apologies for my earlier post. I was wrong!
Simon
>From: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
>To: "Simon Matthews" <simon_atwork@hotmail.com>
>CC: "MG List" <mgs@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: ATW Rally pictures from Day 63
>Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 14:41:23 -0700
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>Well, maybe it wasn't a competitor's car, did you think of that? Because
>I guarantee you it is not a 190 -- not unless they replaced the front
>wings, headlamps, and hood. 190s have round headlamps, do not have the
>shark gills in the wings, and do not have the stiffening ribs in the
>hood. (They also have anemic fours vs awesome sixes).
>
>**Oh, I see that Barney confirms that it was not a rally car. That makes
>sense --pretty valuable car to trash bouncing around Mongolia, etc. 190s
>and 2XX's are "a-dime-a-dozen" in comparison.
>
>BTW (irrelevant aside) does anyone read "Sports Car Market" magazine?
>Keith Martin seems to have a particular lack of regard for 190SLs. Some
>of his funniest put-downs have applied to "fright pig" M-Bs at auction.
>
>Simon Matthews had this to say:
>
> >Max,
> >
> >Unfortunately for your theory that it is a MB-300, there is no such car
> >competing in the rally.
> >
> >There are 190's, 220'2, 230's and 250's. Given the photos I can find of
>the
> >2xx model cars, I think I would have to guess that it is a 190, of which
> >there are several competing, model years ranging from 1956-1965.
> >
> >Simon
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>
>--
>
>Max Heim
>'66 MGB GHN3L76149
>If you're near Mountain View, CA,
>it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
>
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