- 161. Re: Key Locks (score: 1)
- Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
- Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 13:59:45 CDT
- Well, I think the answer at best is that you want to lock occupants in, not outsiders out. The fondly-remembered family Austin had large paddlelike inside door releases (which I'm sure were shared wi
- /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00453.html (7,594 bytes)
- 162. Coyote vs. Acme (was Re: Fw- British Cars Digest) (score: 1)
- Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
- Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 17:27:54 CDT
- I have vague, foggy memories of reading this many years ago (say, late-'70's or early-'80's) in the National Lampoon. -- Andy
- /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00460.html (6,812 bytes)
- 163. Re: stuck pistons, kroil (score: 1)
- Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
- Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 09:57:23 CDT
- The bottle jacks are indeed gravity-feed, but you might be able to improvise a solid spacer between the piston and the base of the jack which would enable you to operate the jack more-or-less right s
- /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00468.html (8,475 bytes)
- 164. Re: TR7 avail. (score: 1)
- Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
- Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 09:48:06 CDT
- This sounds fascinating. Pushed into the weeds? Is there a body in the trunk? (Okay, not a very BIG body :-) Is it stolen? Tongue only partly in cheek here, I suspect it might be a bit premature to o
- /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00469.html (7,190 bytes)
- 165. LBCs in Film (score: 1)
- Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
- Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 20:03:17 CDT
- This may precipitate a whole lot of followups with references to better films than this, but: We rented "King Ralph" starring John Goodman the other day, and as it was set in England, it had some gli
- /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00480.html (6,778 bytes)
- 166. Re: Dealing with insurance droids on damaged collector cars (score: 1)
- Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
- Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 15:12:13 CDT
- (Long message alert...) A point I haven't seen mentioned is that too often the adjuster (who works for the insurance company, not you :-( ) will total out an older car almost automatically, since the
- /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00492.html (11,335 bytes)
- 167. Re: Hmmmmmm. (score: 1)
- Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
- Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 16:24:57 CDT
- I hope not. However, for the record, and in case this happens to anyone else: I received a reply to a recent posting of mine from the postmaster of stclair@lsil.com, indicating that the person is No
- /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00519.html (7,071 bytes)
- 168. Re: Emissions inspections (more) (score: 1)
- Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 12:11:27 CDT
- IL Chicago area 81 -> Idle/2500 Scattered Free See IL Chicago area -> 80 Idle only Test Sites Note Note: State is considering expansion of test area beyond Chicago and St. Louis (MO) vicinity. Inspec
- /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00534.html (8,371 bytes)
- 169. Re: It would be a better story if we'd actually made it (score: 1)
- Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 10:14:15 CDT
- Now THIS is what I subscribe to British Cars to read! Great stuff. -- Andy
- /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00547.html (7,592 bytes)
- 170. Looking to buy '60's Jag XJS or DB4/DB5 (score: 1)
- Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 11:32:55 CDT
- Not me, unfortunately, but William Clay Ford (yes, THAT Ford). Here's a little extract from today's Chicago Sun-Times on Ford, who was in town to open a display on recycling car parts: <begin_quote>
- /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00549.html (7,257 bytes)
- 171. Re: XJS (score: 1)
- Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 14:30:35 CDT
- You know, I wondered about that myself as I typed it in, but I am not a Jag aficionado. I concluded that between the auto columnist who wrote the article and the Vice-President of Ford, one of those
- /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00567.html (7,588 bytes)
- 172. Re: XJS (score: 1)
- Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 15:33:19 CDT
- All right, people, I just called the Chicago Sun-Times, and wound up talking to Dan Jedlicka's voicemail system. I left a detailed message about all this hoo-ha over whether or not a '60's XJS exists
- /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00574.html (6,974 bytes)
- 173. Re: XJS (score: 1)
- Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 16:12:37 CDT
- Well, I just got off the phone with my voicemail system, and wouldn'tcha know it, while I was talking to the spouse about what a busy day I was having, Dan Jedlicka had been promptly returning my pho
- /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00577.html (7,118 bytes)
- 174. Re: GT6 Electrical problem-sort of solved. (score: 1)
- Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
- Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 10:16:06 CDT
- I can't picture the exact bit you're referring to, but usually if you're looking at a diddly little part that has an "M" on it, it's one of those handy-dandy "HELP!" parts made by Motormite, who put
- /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00582.html (7,222 bytes)
- 175. Re: stripping frames, bodies (score: 1)
- Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
- Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 15:50:47 CDT
- This sounds like the sort of process I saw illustrated in recent issues of "Cars & Parts" during their restoration of a '57 Chevy convertible (btw, am I the only one on this list who reads this magaz
- /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00604.html (7,559 bytes)
- 176. Re: Miata Mystery (score: 1)
- Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
- Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 19:02:53 CDT
- and those speakers built into the headrests, too... -- Andy
- /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00613.html (6,486 bytes)
- 177. Re: VIN plates (score: 1)
- Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
- Date: Mon, 01 Jun 1992 10:05:25 CDT
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Heh-heh. I don't think so! Maybe the three key numbers combined form a unique combination, but one of the biggest running jokes in the British newspapers has always been the appar
- /html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00012.html (7,578 bytes)
- 178. Re: SOL Logos - The Continuing Saga (score: 1)
- Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
- Date: Tue, 02 Jun 1992 07:07:40 CDT
- Peachy. As soon as they're ready, my check will be in the mail. After all the yakking back and forth about this (1.40 megs worth, apparently), it still looks like decals are the most flexible way to
- /html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00030.html (8,036 bytes)
- 179. Re: Engine painting... (score: 1)
- Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
- Date: Thu, 04 Jun 1992 11:09:43 CDT
- ...and also stretch bandwidth to the breaking point. On further reflection, drop me a note if you want it, and when I find it, I'll Email it to you. Andrew C. Green Datalogics, Inc. Internet: acg@dlo
- /html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00078.html (6,972 bytes)
- 180. Re: Engine painting... (score: 1)
- Author: acg@hermes.dlogics.com
- Date: Thu, 04 Jun 1992 10:53:19 CDT
- ..and to give final credit where credit is due, it was columnist Dave Barry. If you haven't read any of his books or columns, leave work immediately, go to any bookstore and buy all the books of his
- /html/british-cars/1992-06/msg00080.html (7,616 bytes)
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