I don't know about that, they seem to turn up in the Chronicle
classifieds under "Classics" from time to time, and occasionally in those
AutoTrader papers. But I would think you'd need to hit the Internet as
well. And of course clubs are a good source. Don't forget the "exotic
car" dealers, though they can be overpriced, and the specialists, like
O'Connor in Santa Clara -- he always has several MGs on the floor.
Editorgary@aol.com had this to say:
>We worry about how to get youngsters into the hobby -- I've got a young
>friend who has about $5,000-$7,000 to spend on a "fun car" and he's thinking
>MGB, GT6, or Jensen Healey. I'm at a loss to tell him how to find one. We
>live in the greater San Francisco Bay area, and I haven't seen one of these
>cars advertised in the local papers for literally years. Do we just live in
>the wrong place, or is it essential to hook up with a local club to find one
>through the informal network? (If the latter is true, then the reason that
>youngsters aren't coming into the hobby may be that they can't find the
>door.) Any thoughts, anyone?
>Cheers
>Gary Anderson
>
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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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