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361. Re: Going topless - or "Thats the spirit!" (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 21:33:32 +0000
Thanks for that. It saves me wondering what tapes to put in the car next. :-) I haven't listed to the Floyd in ages - and it must be even longer since I played any Lynyrd Skynyrd. The problem with au
/html/spitfires/2002-02/msg00705.html (10,237 bytes)

362. Re: Going topless - or "Thats the spirit!" (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 08:02:09 +0000
I think you'd better find yourself a '67, '68 or '69 (the only differences between these being (a) the length of beard required of the driver, and (b) the music - the radio in the '68 plays "Inna Gad
/html/spitfires/2002-02/msg00722.html (10,756 bytes)

363. Re: Going topless - or "Thats the spirit!" (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 19:43:51 +0000
With those preferences, seek out a copy of "Inna Gadda Da Vida" by Iron Butterfly at your earliest possible opportunity - you *will* like it. ATB -- Mike Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of "Eyewitne
/html/spitfires/2002-02/msg00739.html (9,543 bytes)

364. Re: Going topless - or "Thats the spirit!" (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 19:40:36 +0000
I don't think the boot-rack is big enough to carry a picnic basket containing both summertime and sunshine. Even an English summertime (which lasts for three - or occasionally even four - days). Isn'
/html/spitfires/2002-02/msg00740.html (10,069 bytes)

365. Re: Going topless - or "Thats the spirit!" (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 19:37:40 +0000
Hey, I didn't even buy mine until after the birth of my first! The second (baby, not Spitfire) is due at the end of July, and I'm sure he or she will have his or her first drive in a Spit before the
/html/spitfires/2002-02/msg00741.html (10,307 bytes)

366. Re: British-American Terminology (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 19:16:10 +0000
GO FASTER "Put your foot down" (See "The Italian Job" for an example of how this phrase should be delivered.) "Give it some oomph" "Step on it" "Put your foot to the floor" GOING FAST "Belting along/
/html/spitfires/2002-02/msg00774.html (8,142 bytes)

367. Re: Info wanted.....NON LBC delete if not interested (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 09:06:20 +0000
I can't imagine that you'd be happy with it. It doesn't have Lucas electrics; the roof can't be slashed by vandals; the seats are too comfortable; the top speed is in excess of what you are used to;
/html/spitfires/2002-01/msg00067.html (8,726 bytes)

368. Re: Nigerian Funds (NO TRIUMPH CONTENT) (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 18:43:52 +0000
Yup. 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 list /// or
/html/spitfires/2002-01/msg00234.html (9,113 bytes)

369. Re: Warm enough in Ontario (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 21:21:22 +0000
We've had the warmest January day since records began (late 1600s, I think) here in UK. It's been up around 55-60F (12-15C) for most of this last week. And guess what? Carly's in the body shop, havin
/html/spitfires/2002-01/msg00300.html (7,908 bytes)

370. Just wanted to share some good news... (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 18:47:40 +0000
Dear All, I've been pretty quiet on this ng recently, partly because I've been up to my ears in other things, and partly because I've been having lots of work done on Carly (ah, c'mon, you remember C
/html/spitfires/2002-01/msg00326.html (8,561 bytes)

371. Under-rider (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 19:18:58 +0000
Dear All, Does anyone have a spare black plastic under-rider for a 1500? I tried to buy one today, but failed. I was offered a ghastly fibre-glass "replacement" at fifteen quid, and was told that new
/html/spitfires/2002-01/msg00341.html (7,021 bytes)

372. Re: Under-rider (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 20:03:10 +0000
Two e-mails from confused Americans later, I return to the subject with an attempt at describing the part in question - my terminology obviously doesn't travel very well: These are the small black pl
/html/spitfires/2002-01/msg00344.html (7,464 bytes)

373. Re: Under-rider + sump gaskets (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 07:38:57 +0000
Dear John, Excellent idea - and, no, I haven't. I've become so used to getting my second-hand parts from TRGB that I had forgotten all about the Graveyard. That is very kind of you, and much apprecia
/html/spitfires/2002-01/msg00354.html (8,257 bytes)

374. Under-rider (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 18:02:39 +0000
John, Pat Catchpole in Milton Keynes thinks that he might have one. He won't be able to check until the weekend, though. Can you hold fire on checking at the Graveyard for me until I hear from him? M
/html/spitfires/2002-01/msg00366.html (7,950 bytes)

375. Re: Triumphs and Shakespeare (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 18:04:14 +0000
I think I'll have this one engraved on a plaque, and screwed to the dashboard. ATB -- Mike Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of "Eyewitness in the Crimea" http://www.greenhillbooks.com/booksheets/eyew
/html/spitfires/2002-01/msg00367.html (7,391 bytes)

376. Rotten *^&^&%&** car! (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 18:05:53 +0000
Having just spent the best part of a thousand pounds having the engine stripped, the pistons, rings and bearings replaced and the whole thing put back together again, 175 miles later, the $%^&%& gear
/html/spitfires/2001-12/msg00038.html (8,345 bytes)

377. Re: Rotten *^&^&%&** car! (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 11:51:43 +0000
That's how I'm coping at the moment (that and trying never to park where I can't drive out forwards). I'm just glad it's not a heavier car.... ATB -- Mike Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of "Eyewitn
/html/spitfires/2001-12/msg00046.html (8,614 bytes)

378. Re: Rotten *^&^&%&** car! (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 11:58:57 +0000
Quite - and then, what else is going to go wrong?? So far I have repaired or replaced the battery, all the electrics, the Clutch slave and master cylinders, the Brake master cylinder, the accelerator
/html/spitfires/2001-12/msg00047.html (9,839 bytes)

379. Re: Rotten *^&^&%&** car! (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 11:50:23 +0000
Wow. Thanks very much indeed for the detailed explanation. All UK 1500s had a single-rail gearbox, so I'm not sure how much of the above will apply. I am told by others that I would be mad to try to
/html/spitfires/2001-12/msg00048.html (10,717 bytes)

380. Re: Rotten *^&^&%&** car! (score: 1)
Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 11:45:22 +0000
I think you're right. Almost everything else in the car has been fixed up over the past few months, so I guess that the gearbox was bound to go sooner or later. The only thing remaining unchanged sho
/html/spitfires/2001-12/msg00049.html (9,324 bytes)


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