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1. Hershey Swap Meet in October (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 20:28:20 -0700; Hello Fellow Listers: Can anyone tell me the exact dates of this year's Hershey Swap? I'm referring to the big antique car meet not any specifically LBC meet. I have the opportunity to attend for the; /html/mgs/1998-04/msg00570.html (6,726 bytes)
2. Hershey Swap Meet in October (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 11:17:00 -0700; Hello Fellow Listers: I sent this earlier but have had no response so I am re-posting. Can anyone tell me the exact dates of this year's Hershey Swap? I'm referring to the big antique car meet not an; /html/mgs/1998-04/msg00693.html (6,788 bytes)
3. RE: tonneau cover (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Sun, 1 Mar 1998 00:32:08 -0500; I dealt with the problem of an old, shrunken tonneau cover in a different way. Number one, it isn't going to go back to its original size and will always be a bear to fit. Number 2, there is a real d; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00000.html (9,668 bytes)
4. Re: Best Models? (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Tue, 3 Mar 1998 12:54:16 -0500; Of course the Midget runs.; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00159.html (7,756 bytes)
5. Re: What ever happened to... (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Tue, 3 Mar 1998 23:44:31 -0500; Ben. I'm "that guy". I parked the car for winter on New Years's Eve and have not run it since. I have been doing some minor jobs on it but will commence using again when the snow goes. John; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00186.html (6,971 bytes)
6. Re: What ever happened to... (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Wed, 4 Mar 1998 10:50:07 -0500; Hi Ben: So far my feelings are quite mixed. The engine is not terribly powerful and doesn't have a lot of torque. My MGB would blow the doors off it and a TR6 would have it for lunch. I have fiddled; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00203.html (10,789 bytes)
7. Re: GMB versus Firespit (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 10:32:15 -0700; Hello John: You have made some excellent points. However as the one who is "talking out of his armpit" you have agreed with my point regarding the durability of the engines. The MGB engine was improv; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00366.html (14,765 bytes)
8. Re: Happy Days are here again (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Sun, 8 Mar 1998 19:07:30 -0700; Hi Nory: Esso reintroduced the "Tiger in your Tank" promotion in Canada a couple of years ago and offered tiger tails for sale at $1 each. I bought a bunch and still use them on my cars for that adde; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00507.html (9,510 bytes)
9. Re: whitewater testing.... (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 14:11:47 -0700; Hi Mike: I must have done something right. Yours is one of several notes commenting on leaky MGB tops. I installed a new top on my '70 (which has a '73 top set up) in 1995 and have driven in some awf; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00563.html (8,443 bytes)
10. Re: VERY Happy Days are here again - Barchetta (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 11:10:03 -0700; "Barchetta" in Italian is a body type like "roadster" or "sedan" in English. I can't remember what body style it designates but it may be roadster or targa-type open car. John; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00629.html (8,522 bytes)
11. Re: Mystery Car (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 15:45:27 -0700; Hi Don: The Goliath was a member of the Lloyd-Hansa-Borgward group from Germany. The vehicles were first built as trucks then cars. After the war the Goliath was one of a large number of mini-cars wh; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00652.html (7,265 bytes)
12. Re: Magnettes in Moss Motoring (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 18:01:33 -0700; An early Farina Magnette (fins) showed up at the GOF West in 1996. The car was powder blue and the owners were from Salt Lake City. It was in quite decent condition. As I own a Farina Cambridge I was; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00666.html (8,057 bytes)
13. Re: Sedan? (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 17:23:55 -0700; Hi Chris: In North America a saloon is a place to drink booze. A sedan is a four door car. The term has been corrupted over the past 30 years to mean all cars with two or four doors but not cars with; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00733.html (7,810 bytes)
14. Re: Coupe (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 14:45:08 -0700; Very subtle Bill. I wonder how many people remember that a 2 door car - not a 2 dr. hardtop or a coupe - is correctly called a coach? The name was lost in the '60s when coaches became known as 2dr po; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00806.html (7,022 bytes)
15. Re: OF's Club-Day 1 response (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 15:35:38 -0700; I suggest stories and awards to prove your "OF-dom". A quick one from me: I fabricated two new sheetmetal clips to hold the fresh air intake duct onto the cowl of my TR7 (The Ugly Wedgling). I caref; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00882.html (9,191 bytes)
16. IOOOFs (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 23:16:33 -0700; Hello fellow OFers: I propose that what we need is a not a club but an Order. The International Order Of Old Farts. This way we can have degrees of membership from Knight 7th Class up to Knight First; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00914.html (7,700 bytes)
17. Re: IOOOFs (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Sat, 14 Mar 1998 12:27:22 -0700; I think in that case a neck ribbon for the insignia would be correct. John; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00961.html (9,159 bytes)
18. Re: IOOOFs (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Sat, 14 Mar 1998 12:27:37 -0700; Lawrie, I think that on that sort of occasion a "miniature" is one of the parameters of OF-dom. John; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00962.html (8,559 bytes)
19. Re: IOOOFs (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Sat, 14 Mar 1998 12:27:32 -0700; I should clarify that "undress occasions" refers to those times when the full uniform is not worn and regular clothing is called for. For example - Let us assume that the dress uniform is a tweed jac; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00963.html (9,113 bytes)
20. Re: IOOOFs (score: 1): Author: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen); Date: Sat, 14 Mar 1998 12:27:27 -0700; Hi Steve: It's a state of mind usually enforced by those you love who are younger. Anyone who owns a British roadster and a flat cap is automatically a member of the Order. John; /html/mgs/1998-03/msg00964.html (9,265 bytes)

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