- 1. Flash from British Field Meet (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Johnson <mit-eddie!hplabs!hpupora!mikej@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Sun, 2 Sep 90 20:31:29 PDT
- Well the field meet is over. This is just a quick flash. More detail will come in a few days. High-lites: Over 500 cars were registered for the first day. I personally saw the number 525 on a car. Th
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- 2. WARNING! WARNING! (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Johnson <mit-eddie!hplabs!hpupora!mikej@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Tue, 4 Sep 90 8:42:41 PDT
- Old cars with for sale signs are not of interest under normal conditions. BUT PUT SAID CARS ON A FIELD WITH OTHER CARS IN GOOD CONDITION AND MAJOR TROUBLE HAPPENS. What have I done?!! 1956 Jaguar Sa
- /html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00005.html (7,507 bytes)
- 3. Jag MK2.4 (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Johnson <mit-eddie!hplabs!hpupora!mikej@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Wed, 5 Sep 90 10:51:17 PDT
- Well we picked up the new Jag Saloon last night. If the drive over Cornelius Pass Road (elv. about 800-1000 feet AGL) is any indication this is going to be an interesting relationship. The car starte
- /html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00037.html (9,500 bytes)
- 4. fixdcat (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Johnson <mit-eddie!hplabs!hpupora!mikej@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Wed, 5 Sep 90 13:50:05 PDT
- OH!! I LIKE IT! Put one of those tiger tails from the gas station promotions of several years ago out the back and redye it to look black. -- -- Mike Johnson Systems Engineer UUCP: hpupora!mikej MEN
- /html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00045.html (7,343 bytes)
- 5. Re: Jag MK2.4 (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Johnson <mit-eddie!hplabs!hpupora!mikej@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Thu, 6 Sep 90 9:06:10 PDT
- Thanks. I enjoyed writing it. Glad someone else thought it was worth reading. "Mouse" I like that. How 'bout "The Mouse That Roared" on the papers, All Brit Field meet etc. and it will be known as "
- /html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00059.html (7,960 bytes)
- 6. Re: floorboards (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Johnson <mit-eddie!hplabs!hpupora!mikej@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Fri, 7 Sep 90 8:30:41 PDT
- I have been told that to remove the undercoating on my MK2.4 Jag to use a torch and scraper. Don't know if this would work ... well I am sure it would work but the question is can one control the fi
- /html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00082.html (7,642 bytes)
- 7. Re: Palo Alto british car meet {ripoff??} (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Johnson <mit-eddie!hplabs!hpupora!mikej@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Mon, 10 Sep 90 13:42:52 PDT
- What can I say ... We just do a better job up here -- -- Mike Johnson Systems Engineer UUCP: hpupora!mikej MENTOR GRAPHICS Account Team HPDESK: Mike Johnson /HP2413/03 Hewlett Packard HPDESK to UNIX
- /html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00111.html (7,356 bytes)
- 8. Portland vs Palo Alto (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Johnson <mit-eddie!hplabs!hpupora!mikej@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Tue, 11 Sep 90 16:30:38 PDT
- I will have to start with I have never been to the Palo Alto meet. Soapbox on ... It seems to me that the two meetings are more similar than some think. Including Teriann. The first day of Portland i
- /html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00134.html (8,142 bytes)
- 9. Re: Elan Values (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Johnson <mit-eddie!hplabs!hpupora!mikej@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Thu, 13 Sep 90 17:14:15 PDT
- The prices in the $30k range are asking prices. Also they are for 5/6 level cars. In the UK the prices were higher than that but are coming down now due to over supply. Lots of our cars going over t
- /html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00163.html (7,866 bytes)
- 10. 50 yrs of MG's (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Johnson <mit-eddie!hplabs!hpupora!mikej@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Fri, 14 Sep 90 12:29:30 PDT
- Just how old is Roger Garnett? And will he have time for 50 years of -- -- Mike Johnson Systems Engineer UUCP: hpupora!mikej MENTOR GRAPHICS Account Team HPDESK: Mike Johnson /HP2413/03 Hewlett Packa
- /html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00176.html (7,043 bytes)
- 11. Lotus Lug Nuts (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Johnson <mit-eddie!hplabs!hpupora!mikej@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Mon, 17 Sep 90 13:42:56 PDT
- Watch out. Lotus lug nuts are spec at 45Lb. And yes they do strip at ~60Lb. Darn it. -- -- Mike Johnson Systems Engineer UUCP: hpupora!mikej MENTOR GRAPHICS Account Team HPDESK: Mike Johnson /HP2413/
- /html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00198.html (6,944 bytes)
- 12. Re: rollover (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Johnson <mit-eddie!hplabs!hpupora!mikej@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Tue, 18 Sep 90 10:30:29 PDT
- with apologies to teriann and iii) means don't put lots of stuff on the roof. Ever watch a fully loaded Land Rover *navigate* an autox course. Entertaining but frightening. anti-sway bars? can you s
- /html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00207.html (7,987 bytes)
- 13. Re: Trip to England (& France) (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Johnson <mit-eddie!hplabs!hpupora!mikej@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Wed, 19 Sep 90 13:49:24 PDT
- Alan Well the timing is not too good. England can be nasty during winter. However you will have an wonrderful time anyway. It is not possible to move around England, or the UK for that matter, witho
- /html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00226.html (9,527 bytes)
- 14. Re: Car Quandry (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Johnson <mit-eddie!hplabs!hpupora!mikej@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Thu, 20 Sep 90 10:15:20 PDT
- Get sand, lots of sand. The rancheroo doesn't have any weight in the back. This is good for trainning you how to drive in snow in empty parking lots. But, it gets exciting in traffic. The canvas bag
- /html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00230.html (8,926 bytes)
- 15. Re: your mail (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Johnson <mit-eddie!hplabs!hpupora!mikej@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Thu, 20 Sep 90 12:01:38 PDT
- I don't know. One could lay on the floor, with toes on the line on the wall, and throw up to the board. Would of course limit ones "back swing". Might be a good idea to enlist the help of a friend,
- /html/british-cars/1990-09/msg00235.html (7,459 bytes)
- 16. A Lotus Trip (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Johnson <mit-eddie!hplabs!hpupora!mikej@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Tue, 7 Aug 90 10:12:00 PDT
- I took the Lotus, a '74 Europa, to pick up my wife from Fort Townsend WA. We took the weekend to go around the Olympic Peninsula. Car went well. Gets hot in the sun. We started to drive up to Hericai
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00048.html (9,165 bytes)
- 17. 50-50 body work (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Johnson <mit-eddie!hplabs!hpupora!mikej@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Fri, 17 Aug 90 8:08:53 PDT
- First time I heard of 50-50 paint jobs was in Autoweek some years ago. Has anyone seen or hear from Satch since his interlude with a student? -- -- Mike Johnson Systems Engineer UUCP: hpupora!mikej M
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00183.html (7,874 bytes)
- 18. Re: Monterey Historics @ Laguna Seca (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Johnson <mit-eddie!hplabs!hpupora!mikej@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Tue, 21 Aug 90 13:28:37 PDT
- Hey TeriAnn; Nice piece of reporting! And you are gettingbetr at tipnign ot -- -- Mike Johnson Systems Engineer UUCP: hpupora!mikej MENTOR Account Team HPDESK: Mike Johnson /HP2413/03 Hewlett Packar
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00232.html (8,009 bytes)
- 19. Re: morals vs. money (HELP ME!) (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Johnson <mit-eddie!hplabs!hpupora!mikej@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Wed, 22 Aug 90 10:36:09 PDT
- Tim; I have not sold cars off-shore. However a Japanese person tried to out bid me for my Europa when I bought it last year. (Thank goodness the dealer I was working with was as good as his word. I
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00244.html (8,890 bytes)
- 20. Portland All British Field Meet (score: 1)
- Author: Mike Johnson <mit-eddie!hplabs!hpupora!mikej@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Wed, 22 Aug 90 10:49:58 PDT
- Is anyone coming to the Portland, Or. All British Field Meet? Event is over Labor day at Portland International Raceway. Put on by the local Jag club with lots of help from other clubs in the other a
- /html/british-cars/1990-08/msg00245.html (7,844 bytes)
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