- 21. Re: Lord Brocket rumor (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Brook <em92ssb@brunel.ac.uk>
- Date: Sun, 21 Apr 1996 13:03:09 BST
- Yes, he needed the cash quite badly. However, he would have gained much more fron the insurance than from selling the cars because he had *massively* over-insured them. Many of the cars that were su
- /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00627.html (7,997 bytes)
- 22. Re: Driving Skill (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Brook <em92ssb@brunel.ac.uk>
- Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1996 16:49:51 BST
- OK, so people who live a long way from motorways won't want to use them anyway. If they do want to, they can do a supplementary test; if they don't have a motorway licence and they are pulled over,
- /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00677.html (6,969 bytes)
- 23. Re: Denise Thorpe Rumor (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Brook <em92ssb@brunel.ac.uk>
- Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1996 23:04:20 BST
- If you are interested, you could buy yourself the title 'Lord/Lady of the Manor' or some other minor title of nobility. These are readily available (totally legally) where the title is currently def
- /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00692.html (8,036 bytes)
- 24. Re: Buying a title (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Brook <em92ssb@brunel.ac.uk>
- Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 15:05:02 BST
- How dare you !! That's informed debate that is. Not. If you watched Brit TV more often, you'd notice a strong correlation between the House of Commons and the London Zoo chimpanzee enclosure. Except
- /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00902.html (7,169 bytes)
- 25. Re: Tiskin (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Brook <em92ssb@brunel.ac.uk>
- Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 15:11:22 BST
- TVR Tuscan by any chance ???? Errr, but a TVR Tuscan wouldn't have seen 200 mph. Maybe 140mph on a good stretch of road. I thought they used the old Rover 3.5 litre V8 as well, not a Ford unit. Coul
- /html/mgs/1996-04/msg00903.html (7,734 bytes)
- 26. Re: re-black bumpers (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Brook <em92ssb@brunel.ac.uk>
- Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 18:21:58 GMT
- I find that the 'Back to Black' aerosol spray is good. In the UK, you can get it from all branches of Halfords etc. It's UKP3.99 for a 600ml tin. If you're not in the UK, you could see if Simoniz do
- /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00127.html (7,142 bytes)
- 27. Wire Wheels (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Brook <em92ssb@brunel.ac.uk>
- Date: Wed, 6 Mar 1996 00:04:18 GMT
- My 1978 GT has rubber bumpers (obviously) but also has wire wheels. I gather from a previous owner that they were last painted about 5 years ago, so they look a little scruffy. First, what is reckone
- /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00146.html (7,067 bytes)
- 28. Re: Gear changing (score: 1)
- Author: Rosaline Bowman <em92ssb@brunel.ac.uk>
- Date: Wed, 6 Mar 1996 23:44:15 GMT
- Yes, the decent Formula 1 teams have semi-automatic boxes. The driver can keep his hands on the wheel and change gear simultaneously using the 'paddles' on the wheel. It also means that it is imposs
- /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00197.html (7,089 bytes)
- 29. Gold Seal Engine (?) (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Brook <em92ssb@brunel.ac.uk>
- Date: Tue, 12 Mar 1996 23:07:43 GMT
- My 1978 MGB GT has what looks like a Gold Seal engine (i.e. the block is gold painted...) which I am told is definitely not the original engine. I am trying to find out where it came from and also wh
- /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00402.html (6,852 bytes)
- 30. Re: Sluggish Temp Gauge (fwd) (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Brook <em92ssb@brunel.ac.uk>
- Date: Thu, 14 Mar 1996 06:43:06 GMT
- You mean they're not supposed to do that? The needle on the gauge of my 1978 B only reaches 1/4 of the way between C and H after a pretty long run. And it still blows hot air out long before then. I
- /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00433.html (7,012 bytes)
- 31. Re: MONTEGO, WHAT IS THAT? (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Brook <em92ssb@brunel.ac.uk>
- Date: Thu, 14 Mar 1996 06:36:03 GMT
- Some parts in particular are definitely only to be found on the MG Montego. For example the voice synthesiser. Yes, the 'monty no-go' (as some called it in the UK due to its reputation for reliabili
- /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00434.html (7,506 bytes)
- 32. Moss Web Pages (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Brook <em92ssb@brunel.ac.uk>
- Date: Thu, 14 Mar 1996 21:28:38 GMT
- The Moss web pages now seem to be on line. A few functions don't work yet, but there is a lot of useful info. The URL is: http://www.moss-europe.co.uk/ Stephen Brook Brunel University London http://h
- /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00474.html (6,494 bytes)
- 33. Re: seat belt dies (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Brook <em92ssb@brunel.ac.uk>
- Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 15:33:53 GMT
- BUY SOME NEW SEAT BELTS. Any die that you buy, however much it may say that it does not damage the fabric, will have been formulated to work on clothes and linen, and to cover up any old faded colou
- /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00489.html (7,027 bytes)
- 34. Re: Fuel Stabilizer (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Brook <em92ssb@brunel.ac.uk>
- Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 15:42:22 GMT
- So you really don't care about any of the effects that the device could be having as long as it gets you through the next emissions test? Well personally I don't much care for something if I don't h
- /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00491.html (8,507 bytes)
- 35. Dodgy Speedo (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Brook <em92ssb@brunel.ac.uk>
- Date: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 08:15:16 GMT
- Sorry if anyone's already got this, but I didn't think my mailer sent it properly last time. Cheers. __________________________________________________ Help needed if I am to keep my driving licence!
- /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00604.html (7,231 bytes)
- 36. Dodgy Speedo - again (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Brook <em92ssb@brunel.ac.uk>
- Date: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 08:53:20 GMT
- Sorry, I forgot to mention tyre size on my previous posting. Thanks to Shel Bercovich for pulling me up on that. I am running 165/80R14 tyres. At least I think they have an 80% profile. Anyway, they
- /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00605.html (6,828 bytes)
- 37. Re: oil>>>>>slick (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Brook <em92ssb@brunel.ac.uk>
- Date: Fri, 22 Mar 1996 15:56:01 GMT
- The engine on my B is a Gold Seal unit re-built (I have now found out) around 30,000 miles ago. I am sad to inform you that although it burns a little (1 pint per 700 miles - ish) it has never yet p
- /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00701.html (7,280 bytes)
- 38. Re: Wooden Dash (score: 1)
- Author: Stephen Brook <em92ssb@brunel.ac.uk>
- Date: Wed, 27 Mar 1996 08:51:19 GMT
- You can get the MG Owners' Club accessories department on: 44 1954 231318 Phone 44 1954 231073 Fax Stephen Brook Brunel University London http://http2.brunel.ac.uk:8080/~em92ssb/
- /html/mgs/1996-03/msg00779.html (7,016 bytes)
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