- 1. Re: Crazy/Jag XJ12 question (score: 1)
- Author: grif@win.icl.co.uk
- Date: Wed, 3 Aug 94 08:56:04 BST
- to which Dave replied: I thought that the XJ12 had a GM transmission in it anyway (I won't go into the ``its sacrilege to replace the wonderful, smooth, Jag V12 with a, rough, V8'' argument :-). Phil
- /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00084.html (6,612 bytes)
- 2. Re: Hot sweaty synthetic oils (score: 1)
- Author: grif@win.icl.co.uk
- Date: Wed, 27 Jul 94 09:28:42 BST
- I agree with Scotty; when I rebuilt the engine on my '63 mini about 5 years ago, when it had done about 200K miles the poeple who did the machining (Avonbar in Surry England) recomended that I use Mo
- /html/british-cars/1994-07/msg00632.html (7,049 bytes)
- 3. Re: Mini engine out (score: 1)
- Author: grif@win.icl.co.uk
- Date: Tue, 7 Jun 94 09:55:45 BST
- When I had my mini engine re-built last I took it to AvonBar in Surrey; it was a bit expensive but I am pleased with the results. Of the many things I had done was to get the block thoroughly cleaned
- /html/british-cars/1994-06/msg00206.html (7,398 bytes)
- 4. Re: Morris Mini Help (score: 1)
- Author: grif@win.icl.co.uk
- Date: Thu, 16 Jun 94 13:05:53 BST
- As far as I know the only official 1300cc engined Mini was the Inocenti Cooper, this looked like a real Mini as opposed to the box like Inocenti-Mini. The Cooper S's engine was officially 1275 (plus
- /html/british-cars/1994-06/msg00577.html (6,914 bytes)
- 5. Re: Need price info on a Mini Minor (score: 1)
- Author: grif@win.icl.co.uk (Phil Griffiths)
- Date: Tue, 17 Aug 93 10:08:06 BST
- Hello there, I can't give a figure of the value in the US of this mini, however being a '61, (a MK 1, outside door hinges) it shouldn't have an 1100cc engine! If it were a '71 clubman (square front)
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00681.html (7,107 bytes)
- 6. Re: Aston Martin DB7 (score: 1)
- Author: grif@win.icl.co.uk (Phil Griffiths)
- Date: Thu, 3 Jun 93 15:35:56 BST
- My reaction on first hearing about this car on BBC2's Top Gear programme was - I want one, now who'll give me the 80,000 Pounds I need! Oh well, in 8-10 years they should have deprecated enough so th
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00065.html (9,577 bytes)
- 7. METOL FX1 (score: 1)
- Author: grif@win.icl.co.uk (Phil Griffiths)
- Date: Mon, 7 Jun 93 15:35:50 BST
- Hello there all SOL & Jagers, This is probably an FAQ, since I guess this stuff is a slick-50 type product, however... An old acquaintance of my Dad aquired some of this stuff, viz METOL FX1, and rev
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00156.html (6,934 bytes)
- 8. re: [jesup@cbmvax.cbm.commodore.com: Re: Octane, lead] (score: 1)
- Author: grif@win.icl.co.uk (Phil Griffiths)
- Date: Fri, 25 Jun 93 11:32:29 BST
- Even further east, a litre of 4*, i.e. 97 Octane leaded, is about 52p/Litre, which means we have to pay about as much for bog-standard petrol as you guys out "east" pay for racing "gas", sigh. [3$/U
- /html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00568.html (7,364 bytes)
- 9. Re: Corrections to British <-> American Terms (score: 1)
- Author: grif@win.icl.co.uk (Phil Griffiths)
- Date: Thu, 9 Jul 92 10:28:30 BST
- more wasted bandwidth ... lots deleted In the UK there are two ``tons''. The metric-ton, the tonne is 1000 Kg i.e. about 2204.6 lbs The ton, sometimes long ton is 2240 lbs The US ton is known as: Th
- /html/british-cars/1992-07/msg00160.html (9,198 bytes)
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