I think you just came up with the Potpourrie recipe. Rip a small piece of
40 year old leather, soak a cloth wrapped wire in Castrol bean oil and
send about 100 Amps thru the wire. Put the remains in a bowl to grace the
garage with the smell of a lost age...
bengel wrote:
>
> Harold:
>
> You need to find the essence of the smell of a well used but unrestored
> older Brit-car. There is something about the leather, canvas, oil, grease
> and gasoline over the years that has a aroma that is as distinct to me as
> garlic.
> Most unrestored/older restorations of <40 yr old Healeys/MGs/TRs/Jags do ...
> When I smell it I'm immediately reminded of my MG-TC and TD I had years
> ago.... The modern restorations just don't have that smell..Maybe it's the
> real shellac, lacquer, and
> castor oil..(or maybe it's just the smell of well-fried cloth-covered Lucas
> wiring....:-) )
>
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