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> From: "Councill, David" <dcouncill@msubillings.edu>
> Date: August 12, 2006 9:53:38 AM MST
> To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Portland, OR area
> Reply-To: "Councill, David" <dcouncill@msubillings.edu>
>
> Any listers in or around the Portland, Oregon (NW USA) area?
>
> I took my son there last week as he wants to relocate there. Its
> seems to be
> the "in" city for a lot of the youth here in Montana. Since I had
> to haul a
> trailer with my son's belongings, I drove the BBC (Big British car)
> instead of
> my MGs. But I did see a red 69 MGB during a drive to Oceanside to
> see the
> Pacific Oceam before I headed back inland to Montana. I talked to
> the owner
> while he was getting petrol at an Oceanside gas station. He said he
> was having
> clutch problems which he described along the lines of slippage
> going uphill in
> third gear. It didn't sound like clutch to me but he said he was
> going to take
> it to a shop in Portland that specialized in MGs. Anyone know of
> this shop?
>
> The day after the Oceanside trip, I had to climb Mt. Hood (because
> it was
> there), a dormant 11,000 foot volcano. My son reported two MGB
> sitings in
> Portland while I was doing my climb.
>
> So it looks like there is a fair bit of MGB activity in Portland.
> It looks
> like if my son gets situated in Portland, I'll be heading over there
> occassionally so if there are any Portland listers, perhaps they
> can let me
> know more of what there is in the area. Its only about a 900 mile
> cruise from
> here.
>
> David Councill
> 67 MGBGT
> 72 MBG
> 74 Toyota Landcruiser FJ40
> 03 Land Rover Discovery SE7
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