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221. Re: Definitions (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 16:37:43 +0100; Walked right into that one, didn't I? <g> Has any manufacturer ever named a car a "Frigate" or a "Destroyer"? Toyota, of course, pinched "[Land] Cruiser". ATB -- Mike Ellie - 1963 White Herald 1200 C; /html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00245.html (8,226 bytes)
222. Re: norwegian vitesse (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 18:40:15 +0100; The best help I can give is to point you to the Herald mailing list at <triumph_herald@yahoogroups.com>. Whilst there are plenty of people on this list who have a great deal of experience with Herald; /html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00246.html (9,071 bytes)
223. Re: Definitions (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 20:08:00 +0100; Terry has sworn me to secrecy. Go on - have a stab at it. <g> I can't cope with the concept of a car that is ten years younger than I am being "vintage" - that would make me nearly antique, for goodn; /html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00251.html (9,136 bytes)
224. Re: norwegian vitesse (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Sat, 11 May 2002 11:13:15 +0100; Ah. Those bits! I hadn't realised they weren't present on Saloons etc. The Spare Parts Catalogue defines these as: Door restraint device assembly 703741 (2 per) plus Screw, restraint device fixing KX; /html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00263.html (8,805 bytes)
225. Re: Oddities (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Sun, 12 May 2002 18:18:42 +0100; Have you ever bought a replacement speedo drive cable? Same problem. You can't get the pre-assembled cable through the grommet in the firewall without removing the connection from one end. Just how c; /html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00272.html (8,452 bytes)
226. Re: Oddities (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Sun, 12 May 2002 22:55:39 +0100; I probably should have thought to buy a new grommet as well. There was no way my old one was going to let the cable go through it - even off the car (believe me, I tried for a *long* time...). ATB --; /html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00274.html (8,722 bytes)
227. Re: Oddities (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Sun, 12 May 2002 23:44:37 +0100; All I can tell you is that I bought a "set" from SixSpares - and they were not only plastic rather than rubber (which, to their credit, they did warn me about), but they were nowhere near a full set!; /html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00276.html (8,561 bytes)
228. Re: norwegian vitesse (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 11:29:03 +0100; Thanks, Richard. ATB -- Mike Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of "Eyewitness in the Crimea" http://www.greenhillbooks.com/booksheets/eyewitness_in_the_crimea.html /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing; /html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00279.html (7,683 bytes)
229. Re: Temperatures, oil pressure, and springs (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 20:23:36 +0100; I saw that other post, and was astonished by it. Carly has the stock radiator, no oil cooler, no electric fans, and typically the temperature gauge sits around 1/4 in the winter, and just below 1/2 i; /html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00331.html (9,867 bytes)
230. Re: What Car? (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 21:16:45 +0100; Mark IV Spitfire wearing a new set of clothes? ATB -- Mike "It's a masterpiece," said the Dean. "A Triumph!" - "Soul Music" by Terry Pratchett /// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list /// or try htt; /html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00334.html (6,961 bytes)
231. Re: Insurance (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 09:28:10 +0100; You don't say where you are. If you are in the UK, I'll send you a summary of my researches into Classic Car insurance. If in the US or elsewhere, I can't help, I'm afraid. ATB -- Mike Michael Hargre; /html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00381.html (7,443 bytes)
232. Re: MOT failure (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 18:54:20 +0100; I think we all of us feel like that at some point. Only you can really decide whether that is the correct decision, but, from what you say, you've fixed most of the expensive bits already. You and I; /html/spitfires/2002-05/msg00427.html (8,183 bytes)
233. Re: End of an era? (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2002 16:57:18 +0100; I am happy to confirm that this is a beautiful car. I haven't "inspected" her, so don't take that statement as a guarantee of mechanical and electrical perfection, but she certainly looks the part. I; /html/spitfires/2002-04/msg00052.html (9,122 bytes)
234. Re: Fiddly Jobs (was RE: steering knuckle joint) (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2002 16:43:01 +0100; Obviously neither of you have ever replaced the door/window seals, or removed and refitted the speedometer... ATB -- Mike Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of "Eyewitness in the Crimea" http://www.gre; /html/spitfires/2002-04/msg00053.html (8,172 bytes)
235. Re: grease??!!! (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2002 18:29:44 +0100; Only if you've got the transmission tunnel cover, the dashboard support bracket and the carpets back in - otherwise it is one of the easiest jobs I've ever had to do on a Spitfire. ATB -- Mike Michae; /html/spitfires/2002-04/msg00054.html (7,588 bytes)
236. Re: Window Winder pins removal (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 08:23:48 +0100; Maybe it is because I have done it so often, but I never have any problem with these pins. To remove, simply pull back the plastic escutcheon, wind the handle so the pin is aligned vertically, and wi; /html/spitfires/2002-04/msg00075.html (9,113 bytes)
237. Re: Car-o-Scope (pointless fun) (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 11:32:23 +0100; OK, I've just done the same test. I'll report back to the list with the results when they appear. ATB -- Mike Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of "Eyewitness in the Crimea" http://www.greenhillbooks.; /html/spitfires/2002-04/msg00097.html (8,718 bytes)
238. Re: Car-o-Scope (pointless fun) (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 09:45:56 +0100; OK, here are my results (with my comments interspersed in brackets): You certainly are a bit of a nut case, aren't you, when it comes to taking chances (well, at least compared to other Triumph Spitf; /html/spitfires/2002-04/msg00114.html (11,967 bytes)
239. Re: Car-O-Scope results... (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 10:07:56 +0100; Seems to me that their model is not quite right. All of those who have reported back on taking the test so far are apparently too concerned with status, and care too much about their cars, to drive a; /html/spitfires/2002-04/msg00120.html (7,720 bytes)
240. Re: Car-o-Scope (pointless fun) (score: 1): Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>; Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 11:07:56 +0100; <snip> I filled out the Car-O-Scope questionnaire yesterday, and got my results this morning. You guys are nuts. How can you possibly say that I am too fond of taking risks to drive a Triumph Spitfir; /html/spitfires/2002-04/msg00123.html (11,516 bytes)

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