- 41. Cars - with LBC content clearly marked (score: 1)
- Author: "Tony Woodruff" <tonyw@mailmedia.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 07:30:21 -0800
- I can't believe I'm chiming in here, but here goes: Side note: To all MGC owners and lovers I must hereby public apologize for my teenage ownership of a splended, rust free example....in Santa Barbar
- /html/mgs/2000-01/msg01420.html (7,344 bytes)
- 42. Re: Moss Motors (score: 1)
- Author: "Tony Woodruff" <tonyw@mailmedia.com>
- Date: Wed, 01 Dec 1999 08:06:49 -0800
- During the 15 years between the sale of my 1969 MGC and my current 67 MGB my 1984 issue Moss Catalog kept me dreaming about MG's to the point that I finally broke down and bought another one. Thanks
- /html/mgs/1999-12/msg00015.html (7,322 bytes)
- 43. RE: how come (score: 1)
- Author: "Tony Woodruff" <tonyw@mailmedia.com>
- Date: Thu, 02 Dec 1999 07:42:02 -0800
- The early ones (69 and older I believe) are all-red. I, frankly, don't care for the look of the multi-color ones! - Tony W - Why are the USA spec. MGB's with the red portion of the tail light on top
- /html/mgs/1999-12/msg00094.html (8,521 bytes)
- 44. Catalogs: Was Moss/Roadster Factory (score: 1)
- Author: "Tony Woodruff" <tonyw@mailmedia.com>
- Date: Fri, 03 Dec 1999 07:24:04 -0800
- What experience does anybody have with the "Proper MG"? They seem to have good prices, and they list stuff that I haven't seen elsewhere, like washer bottles. I'm particularly interested in the quali
- /html/mgs/1999-12/msg00142.html (6,920 bytes)
- 45. Re: Solenoid installation (score: 1)
- Author: "Tony Woodruff" <tonyw@mailmedia.com>
- Date: Thu, 09 Dec 1999 09:21:16 -0800
- This may or may not be the solution to your problem, but here's what happened to me last month: My car has an "external" solenoid mounted to the engine compartment, and the starter (clearly not origi
- /html/mgs/1999-12/msg00442.html (8,440 bytes)
- 46. Re: Original MGB costs through the years...? (score: 1)
- Author: "Tony Woodruff" <tonyw@mailmedia.com>
- Date: Thu, 09 Dec 1999 11:55:21 -0800
- snip Maybe that's "Per Hour"- sounds about right for a specialized, high quality mechanic in the early 70's.... - T -
- /html/mgs/1999-12/msg00459.html (8,551 bytes)
- 47. Re: Original MGB costs through the years...? (score: 1)
- Author: "Tony Woodruff" <tonyw@mailmedia.com>
- Date: Thu, 09 Dec 1999 13:06:40 -0800
- It's pretty clear I'm getting ripped off! Actually, my only experience with current mechanic's rates is at the local Japanese car dealership, where I see posted signs when I'm there getting warranty
- /html/mgs/1999-12/msg00463.html (8,476 bytes)
- 48. Re: Car Covers (less LBC content all the time) (score: 1)
- Author: "Tony Woodruff" <tonyw@mailmedia.com>
- Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 13:24:33 -0800
- <snip> We here in the Northwest US appreciate the list using us as the benchmark for wet areas. The fungus and other nasty stuff doesn't just grow in our cars, but also on our lawns! No respectable
- /html/mgs/1999-12/msg00633.html (7,311 bytes)
- 49. Car of the century (score: 1)
- Author: "Tony Woodruff" <tonyw@mailmedia.com>
- Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 07:20:39 -0800
- Anybody hear the five finalists for "Car of the Century"? this morning on NPR? Supposed to be a car that changed lives, innovated, had influence on other cars, etc. They were: Ford Model T Citroen (c
- /html/mgs/1999-12/msg00715.html (6,641 bytes)
- 50. Speedometer Reads High (score: 1)
- Author: "Tony Woodruff" <tonyw@mailmedia.com>
- Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 15:24:05 -0800
- I had my wife clock me this morning, and my speedo reads roughly 10% high. I believe the transmission to not be the original (the car is early - - more like a 66, but it has a full-synchro tranny), b
- /html/mgs/1999-12/msg00959.html (7,018 bytes)
- 51. Right-Rear noise (score: 1)
- Author: "Tony Woodruff" <tonyw@mailmedia.com>
- Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1999 12:31:51 -0800
- Hello fellow LBC friends, Now that winter is here, and the hood is up on the 67 MGB I can hear noises that weren't audible with the top down! Coming from the right rear is a sound that I can only des
- /html/mgs/1999-12/msg01147.html (7,170 bytes)
- 52. Re: Title/Plates Cost (score: 1)
- Author: "Tony Woodruff" <tonyw@mailmedia.com>
- Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 07:44:37 -0800
- Here in the rainy state of Washington, USA, this has been the subject of a recent tax revolt! Licensing for my 1997 minivan has been $700 per year here! My 1994 Mazda truck is around $300 per year. I
- /html/mgs/1999-12/msg01185.html (9,059 bytes)
- 53. Re: Superchargers (score: 1)
- Author: "Tony Woodruff" <tonyw@mailmedia.com>
- Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 07:29:18 -0800
- Yeah, I'd call it "reluctantly for sale" too, at that price, Tony W Prowling the 'Net for bits and pieces for my little car (at less than retail prices), I come upon the most fascinating car stuff...
- /html/mgs/1999-12/msg01286.html (8,190 bytes)
- 54. Re: Hardtops, part II (score: 1)
- Author: "Tony Woodruff" <tonyw@mailmedia.com>
- Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 10:26:49 -0800
- I'm noticing that Proper MG has a "reproduction" of the Factory Hard Top available for $669-US (on sale). You can see it at http://www.propermg.com/mgh001.htm. (No financial interest, and all the oth
- /html/mgs/1999-12/msg01306.html (7,334 bytes)
- 55. Congratulations (score: 1)
- Author: "Tony Woodruff" <tonyw@mailmedia.com>
- Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1999 15:11:55 -0800
- Congratulations to Sir Stirling Moss, knighted yesterday by the Queen. Tony W 67 MGB (never raced by Mr. Moss)
- /html/mgs/1999-12/msg01370.html (6,142 bytes)
- 56. Removing the dash switches (score: 1)
- Author: "Tony Woodruff" <tonyw@mailmedia.com>
- Date: Mon, 01 Nov 1999 08:36:06 -0800
- With regard to my 67 MGB-GT I can't seem to be able to remove the dashboard switches (e.g. heater fan, wiper motor, dash lights, etc.) As you all know, there is a slotted ring around the center of th
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00020.html (7,089 bytes)
- 57. Re: Fuel smell (score: 1)
- Author: "Tony Woodruff" <tonyw@mailmedia.com>
- Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 07:59:06 -0800
- I just replaced my fuel tank 2 weeks ago for precisely the same reason! The fuel smell was overpowering. I replaced the tank and when I dropped the old one I found that the filler tube at the top of
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00071.html (10,192 bytes)
- 58. Re: Not entirely off subject... but close. (score: 1)
- Author: "Tony Woodruff" <tonyw@mailmedia.com>
- Date: Fri, 05 Nov 1999 08:44:33 -0800
- My wife's idea (and I actually like it and am doing it) is to print out the 1 in 20 e-mails that has something new and useful on it, then make a 3-ring binder to keep in the garage. The idea is that
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00217.html (8,853 bytes)
- 59. It was just an oil change..... (score: 1)
- Author: "Tony Woodruff" <tonyw@mailmedia.com>
- Date: Sat, 06 Nov 1999 16:55:00 -0800
- But now it's so much more.... I gave my 67 MGB Roadster it's first oil change (I've only owned it for 4 weeks) and got it refilled, etc. Now it won't start. When I turn the key to engage the starter
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00290.html (7,471 bytes)
- 60. Update! Re: It was just an oil change..... (score: 1)
- Author: "Tony Woodruff" <tonyw@mailmedia.com>
- Date: Sat, 06 Nov 1999 18:50:40 -0800
- I just drained the oil from my "catch" pan into the recycling bucket. At the bottom of the "catch" pan was a short (3-4 inch) semi-thick red wire. Interesting thing is that it has a MALE connector on
- /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00300.html (8,232 bytes)
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